[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H3105-H3106]
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                CHACOAN OUTLIERS PROTECTION ACT OF 1995

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 517) to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, designating the 
Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites, and for other purposes.

                                H.R. 517

       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 ``Chacoan Outliers 
     Protection Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 501(b) of Public Law 96-550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``San Juan Basin;'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof, ``San Juan Basin and surrounding areas;''.

     SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO CHACO CULTURE ARCHEOLOGICAL PROTECTION 
                   SITES.

       Subsection 502(b) of Public Law 96-550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii-
     1(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) Thirty-nine outlying sites as generally depicted 
     on a map entitled `Chaco Culture Archeological Protection 
     Sites', numbered 310/80,033-B and dated September 1991, are 
     hereby designated as `Chaco Culture Archeological Protection 
     Sites'. The thirty-nine archeological protection sites 
     totaling approximately 14,372 acres identified as follows:

``Name:                                                           Acres
    Allentown.......................................................380
    Andrews Ranch...................................................950
    Bee Burrow......................................................480
    Bisa'ani........................................................131
    Casa del Rio.....................................................40
    Casamero........................................................160
    Chimney Rock..................................................3,160
    Coolidge........................................................450
    Dalton Pass.....................................................135
    Dittert.........................................................480
    Great Bend.......................................................26
    Greenlee Ruin....................................................60
    Grey Hill Spring.................................................23
    Guadalupe.......................................................115
    Halfway House....................................................40
    Haystack........................................................565
    Hogback.........................................................453
    Indian Creek....................................................100
    Jaquez...........................................................66
    Kin Nizhoni.....................................................726
    Lake Valley......................................................30
    Manuelito-Atsee Nitsaa...........................................60
    Manuelito-Kin Hochoi............................................116
    Morris 41........................................................85
    Muddy Water...................................................1,090
    Navajo Springs..................................................260
    Newcomb..........................................................50
    Peach Springs.................................................1,046
    Pierre's Site...................................................440
    Raton Well.......................................................23
    Salmon Ruin.......................................................5
    San Mateo........................................................61
    Sanostee......................................................1,565
    Section 8........................................................10
    Skunk Springs/Crumbled House....................................533
    Standing Rock...................................................348
    Toh-la-kai.......................................................10
    Twin Angeles.....................................................40
    Upper Kin Klizhin...............................................60.

       ``(2) The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be kept on 
     file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
     offices of the National Park Service, the office of the State 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management located in Santa 
     Fe, New Mexico, the office of the Area Director of the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs located in Window Rock, Arizona, and the 
     offices of the Arizona and New Mexico State Historic 
     Preservation Officers.''.

     SEC. 4. ACQUISITIONS.

       Section 504(c)(2) of Public Law 96-550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii-
     3(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall seek to use a combination of land 
     acquisition authority under this section and cooperative 
     agreements (pursuant to section 505) to accomplish the 
     purposes of archeological resource protection at those sites 
     described in section 502(b) that remain in private 
     ownership.''.
     [[Page H3106]] SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO THE NAVAJO NATION.

       Section 506 of Public Law 96-550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii-5) is 
     amended by adding the following new subsection at the end 
     thereof:
       ``(f) The Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
     National Park Service, shall assist the Navajo Nation in the 
     protection and management of those Chaco Culture 
     Archeological Protection Sites located on lands under the 
     jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation through a grant, contract, 
     or cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Act (Public Law 93-638), as 
     amended, to assist the Navajo Nation in site planning, 
     resource protection, interpretation, resource management 
     actions, and such other purposes as may be identified in such 
     grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. This cooperative 
     assistance shall include assistance with the development of a 
     Navajo facility to serve those who seek to appreciate the 
     Chacoan Outlier Sites.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Utah [Mr. Hansen] will be recognized for 20 minutes, and the gentleman 
from New Mexico [Mr. Richardson] will be recognized for 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Utah [Mr. Hansen].
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 517, a bill to 
improve the management and protection of the Chaco outliers in the Four 
Corners region.
  Mr. Speaker, in 1980 Congress recognized the outstanding collection 
of archeological sites related to the Anasazi ruins at Chaco Canyon and 
established the Chaco outliers as additional resources worthy of 
recognition and protection. Subsequent analysis by the interagency team 
overseeing the management of these sites has led to the development of 
this legislation; which deletes some sites, adds other sites, and 
modifies the boundaries at some existing sites.
  This is a good bill. I particularly want to note that this 
legislation provides for cooperative management of these sites by the 
Federal Government, native Americans, and private property owners. This 
is a good model which underscores the point that the Federal Government 
does not need to own cultural resources in order to ensure their 
protection.
  I commend the gentleman from New Mexico [Mr. Richardson] for his 
longstanding efforts to complete work on this bill, and I am pleased 
that we are able to move it early in the session. I urge all my 
colleagues to support the bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, first let me congratulate the chairman 
of the subcommittee, the gentleman from Utah [Mr. Hansen], for his 
outstanding bipartisan work, and, I must say, most productive work that 
he has initiated in our subcommittee. I think it is close to 10 bills 
that are moving through the House, perhaps even more, and I want to 
thank the gentleman for his fairness, his bipartisanship, and his 
immense productivity. I hope it continues throughout this session.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak in strong support of H.R. 517, 
legislation I introduced in January to protect outlying sites at the 
Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Site in my congressional 
district in northwestern New Mexico.
  The entire New Mexico congressional delegation has spent the better 
part of 10 years working to pass this legislation, which would correct 
several inequities resulting from passage of the last Chaco-related 
legislation in 1980. I am pleased that Chairmen Hansen and Young and 
their staffs have recognized the importance of this legislation by 
ensuring its timely consideration in the House early in this session. I 
would like to thank them for their leadership.
  The name Chaco Canyon comes from the Chaco culture, the single most 
important prehistoric culture in the Western United States, which is 
known to have lived in the area. The Chaco culture site in New Mexico 
contains spectacular archaeological remains of the native American 
past, which have long been recognized as representing an archaeological 
peak in Anasazi Indian prehistory.
  The Resources Committee considered this bill earlier this year, and 
did not make any changes to the bill as introduced. The bill would 
authorize alterations in the area including the addition of the Morris 
41 site to the list of what will now be 39 outlying sites, the addition 
of clarifying language regarding the role of the National Park Service 
in working fully with the Navajo Nation to ensure that the sites are 
managed responsibly, and the addition of new language authorizing the 
acquisition of lands for the purpose of completing the inclusion of the 
new outlying sites.
  New Mexico's senior Senator, Pete Domenici, has joined me in 
introducing identical legislation in the Senate. I am pleased that 
Senator Domenici has secured a subcommittee markup of this legislation 
in the Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation for 
tomorrow. With the Senator's fine leadership, I look forward to the 
swift consideration and passage of this legislation in the Senate as 
well.
  I am confident that the provisions of H.R. 517 are reflective of the 
unique needs of this culturally significant site. I welcome the passage 
of H.R. 517 today and look forward to its enactment into law in the 
very near future.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I, too, yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Utah [Mr. Hansen] that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, H.R. 517.
  The question was taken.
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 5, rule I, and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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