[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 643 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 643

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the 
  University of New Mexico, to construct and occupy a portion of the 
  Hibben Center for Archaeological Research at the University of New 
                    Mexico, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 18, 2003

 Mr. Domenici introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the 
  University of New Mexico, to construct and occupy a portion of the 
  Hibben Center for Archaeological Research at the University of New 
                    Mexico, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hibben Center for Archaeological 
Research Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) when the Chaco Culture National Historical Park was 
        established in 1907 as the Chaco Canyon National Monument, the 
        University of New Mexico owned a significant portion of the 
        land located within the boundaries of the Park;
            (2) during the period from the 1920's to 1947, the 
        University of New Mexico conducted archaeological research in 
        the Chaco Culture National Historical Park;
            (3) in 1949, the University of New Mexico--
                    (A) conveyed to the United States all right, title, 
                and interest of the University in and to the land in 
                the Park; and
                    (B) entered into a memorandum of agreement with the 
                National Park Service establishing a research 
                partnership with the Park;
            (4) since 1971, the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, 
        through memoranda of understanding and cooperative agreements 
        with the University of New Mexico, has maintained a research 
        museum collection and archive at the University;
            (5) both the Park and the University have large, 
        significant archaeological research collections stored at the 
        University in multiple, inadequate, inaccessible, and cramped 
        repositories; and
            (6) insufficient storage at the University makes research 
        on and management, preservation, and conservation of the 
        archaeological research collections difficult.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Hibben center.--The term ``Hibben Center'' means the 
        Hibben Center for Archaeological Research to be constructed at 
        the University under section 4(a).
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Chaco Culture 
        National Historical Park in the State of New Mexico.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) Tenant improvement.--The term ``tenant improvement'' 
        includes--
                    (A) finishing the interior portion of the Hibben 
                Center leased by the National Park Service under 
                section 4(c)(1); and
                    (B) installing in that portion of the Hibben 
                Center--
                            (i) permanent fixtures; and
                            (ii) portable storage units and other 
                        removable objects.
            (5) University.--The term ``University'' means the 
        University of New Mexico.

SEC. 4. HIBBEN CENTER FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary may, in cooperation with the 
University, construct and occupy a portion of the Hibben Center for 
Archaeological Research at the University.
    (b) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide to the 
        University a grant to pay the Federal share of the construction 
        and related costs for the Hibben Center under paragraph (2).
            (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the construction 
        and related costs for the Hibben Center shall be 37 percent.
            (3) Limitation.--Amounts provided under paragraph (1) shall 
        not be used to pay any costs to design, construct, and furnish 
        the tenant improvements under subsection (c)(2).
    (c) Lease.--
            (1) In general.--Before funds made available under section 
        5 may be expended for construction costs under subsection 
        (b)(1) or for the costs for tenant improvements under paragraph 
        (2), the University shall offer to enter into a long-term lease 
        with the United States that--
                    (A) provides to the National Park Service space in 
                the Hibben Center for storage, research, and offices; 
                and
                    (B) is acceptable to the Secretary.
            (2) Tenant improvements.--The Secretary may design, 
        construct, and furnish tenant improvements for, and pay any 
        moving costs relating to, the portion of the Hibben Center 
        leased to the National Park Service under paragraph (1).
    (d) Cooperative Agreements.--To encourage collaborative management 
of the Chacoan archaeological objects associated with northwestern New 
Mexico, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the 
University, other units of the National Park System, other Federal 
agencies, and Indian tribes for--
            (1) the curation of and conduct of research on artifacts in 
        the museum collection described in section 2(4); and
            (2) the development, use, management, and operation of the 
        portion of the Hibben Center leased to the National Park 
        Service under subsection (c)(1).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated--
            (1) to pay the Federal share of the construction costs 
        under section 4(b), $1,574,000; and
            (2) to pay the costs of carrying out section 4(c)(2), 
        $2,198,000.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts made available under subsection (a) 
shall remain available until expended.
    (c) Reversion.--If the lease described in section 4(c)(1) is not 
executed by the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, any amounts made available under subsection (a) shall revert 
to the Treasury of the United States.
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