[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H3105-H3106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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