[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1018 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 524
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1018

                          [Report No. 111-254]

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement 
   with Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to 
construct a curatorial center for the use of Cane River Creole National 
 Historical Park, the National Center for Preservation Technology and 
         Training, and the University, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2009

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

                             August 5, 2010

               Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement 
   with Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to 
construct a curatorial center for the use of Cane River Creole National 
 Historical Park, the National Center for Preservation Technology and 
         Training, and the University, 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 ``National Park Service and 
Northwestern State University Collections Conservation Center Act''.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Cane River Creole National Historical Park has 
        a nationally significant museum collection of more than 
        1,000,000 objects that is housed in leased space that fails to 
        meet National Park Service museum standards;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) there is no land within the boundary of the 
        historical park in Natchitoches Parish that is above the 500-
        year floodplain, which is the level required for constructing 
        curatorial facilities under National Park Service 
        policies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the historical park has a longstanding 
        partnership with Northwestern State University, with which the 
        historical park is required under the enabling legislation for 
        the historical park to coordinate a Cane River region 
        comprehensive research program, including a program for 
        curation methods;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in 1992, the National Center for Preservation 
        Technology and Training, which is administered by the National 
        Park Service, was established at Northwestern University under 
        section 403 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 470x-2);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the National Center for Preservation 
        Technology and Training requires additional space to house 
        equipment and workspace connected with the development and 
        dissemination of preservation and conservation skills and 
        technologies; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) contingent on the approval by the Board of 
        Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, 
        Northwestern State University is willing to make available land 
        suitable for the National Park Service to construct a facility 
        for curatorial and workspace needs of the National Center for 
        Preservation Technology and Training if the University is able 
        to use space in the facility for educational purposes relating 
        to the Williamson Museum collection of the 
        University.</DELETED>

SEC. <DELETED>3</DELETED>2. COLLECTIONS CONSERVATION CENTER.

    Section 304 of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and 
National Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc-2) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(f) Collections Conservation Center.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into an 
        agreement with Northwestern State University (referred to in 
        this subsection as the `University') to construct a facility on 
        land owned by the University to be used--
                    ``(A) to house the museum collection of the 
                historical park;
                    ``(B) to provide additional space for use by the 
                National Center for Preservation Technology and 
                Training; and
                    ``(C) to provide space to the University for 
                educational purposes relating to the Williamson Museum 
                collection, if the University pays an appropriate 
                rental fee to the National Park Service, as determined 
                in the agreement entered into under this paragraph.
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Use of fee.--Proceeds from the rental fees 
        collected under paragraph (1)(C) shall be available, without 
        further appropriation, for the historical park.''.</DELETED>
            ``(2) Use of fee.--Proceeds from the rental fees collected 
        under paragraph (1)(C) shall be available until expended, 
        without further appropriation, for the historical park.
            ``(3) Terms of lease.--The Secretary may enter into a lease 
        with the University for a term of not more than 40 years if the 
        land made available by the University under paragraph (1) is 
        leased at a nominal cost to the Secretary.''.

SEC. <DELETED>4</DELETED>3. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    The Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National 
Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in the third sentence of section 304(e) (16 U.S.C. 
        410ccc-2(e)), by striking ``of Technology'' and inserting 
        ``Technology''; and
            (2) in section 305(a) (16 U.S.C. 410ccc-3(a)), by striking 
        ``interest'' and inserting ``interests''.
                                                       Calendar No. 524

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1018

                          [Report No. 111-254]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement 
   with Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to 
construct a curatorial center for the use of Cane River Creole National 
 Historical Park, the National Center for Preservation Technology and 
         Training, and the University, and for other purposes.

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                             August 5, 2010

                        Reported with amendments