[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2807-S2810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS EXPANSION ACT
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1727) to authorize
funding for the expansion annex of the historic Palace of the
Governors, a public history museum located, and relating to the history
of Hispanic and Native American culture, in the Southwest and for other
purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, with amendments; as follows:
(The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in
italic.)
S. 1727
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This act may be cited as ``Palace of the
Governors Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS EXPANSION.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has an enriched legacy of Hispanic
influence in politics, government, economic development and
cultural expression.
(2) The Palace of the Governors has been the center of
administrative and cultural activity over a vast region of
the Southwest since its construction as New Mexico's second
capitol in Santa Fe by Governor Pedro de Peralta in 1610.
(3) The Palace of the Governors is the oldest continuously
occupied public building in [the] the contiguous United
States and has been occupied for 390 years.
(4) Since its creation the Museum of New Mexico has worked
to protect and promote Southwest, Hispanic and Native
American arts and crafts.
(5) The Palace of the Governors is the history division of
the Museum of New Mexico and was once proposed by Teddy
Roosevelt to be part of the Smithsonian Museum and known as
the ``Smithsonian West.''
(6) The Museum has a extensive and priceless collection of:
(A) Spanish Colonial and Iberian Colonial paintings
including the Sagesser Hyde paintings on buffalo hide dating
back to 1706.
(B) Pre-Columbian Art.
(C) Historic artifacts including:
(i) Helmets and armor worn by the Don Juan Onate expedition
conquistadors who established the first capital in the United
States, San Juan de los Caballeros, in July of 1598.
(ii) The Vara Stick used to measure land grants and other
real property boundaries in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
[(iii) The Columbus, New Mexico Railway Station clock that
was shot, stopping the pendulum, freezing for all history the
moment when Pancho Villa's raid began. It marks the beginning
of the last invasion of the continental United States.]
[(iv)] (iii) The field desk of Brigadier General Stephen
Watts Kearny who was posted to New Mexico during the Mexican
War and whose Army of the West traveled the Santa Fe trail to
occupy the territories of New Mexico and California.
[(v)] (iv) More than 800,000 other historic photographs,
guns, costumes, maps, books and handicrafts.
(7) The Palace of the Governors and the Sagesser Hyde
paintings were designated National Treasures by the National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
(8) The facilities both for exhibiting and storage of this
irreplaceable collection are so totally inadequate and
dangerously unsuitable that there existence is endangered and
their preservation is in jeopardy.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Annex.--The term ``Annex'' means the Palace of the
Governors, Museum of New Mexico addition to be located
directly behind the historic Palace of the Governors
building at 110 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Interior.
(c) Construction of the Annex.--Subject to the availability
of appropriations, the Secretary shall award a grant to New
Mexico to pay for the Federal share of the costs of the final
design, construction, furnishing and equipping of the Palace
of the Governors Expansion Annex that will be located
directly behind the historic Palace of the Governors at 110
Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(d) Grant Requirements.--
(1) In general.--In order to receive a grant awarded under
subsection (c), New Mexico, acting through the Office of
Cultural Affairs--
(A) shall submit to the Secretary, within 30 days of the
date of enactment of this section, a copy of the
architectural blueprints
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for the Palace of the Governors Expansion Annex.
(B) shall exercise due diligence to obtain an appropriation
from the New Mexico State Legislature for at least $8
million.
(C) shall exercise due diligence to expeditiously execute a
memorandum of understanding recognizing that time is of the
essence for the construction for the Annex because 2010 marks
the 400th anniversary of the continuous occupation and use of
the Palace of the Governors.
(2) Memorandum of understanding.--The memorandum of
understanding described in paragraph (1) shall provide--
(A) the date of completion of the construction of the
Annex.
(B) that Office of Cultural Affairs shall award the
contract for construction of the Annex in accordance with the
New Mexico Procurement Code; and
(C) that the contract for the construction of the Annex
shall be awarded pursuant to a competitive bidding process.
(3) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs
described in subsection (c) shall be 50 percent.
(4) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the costs
described in section (c) shall be in cash or in kind fairly
evaluated, including land, art and artifact collections,
plant, equipment, or services. The non-Federal share shall
include any contribution received by New Mexico for the
design, land acquisition, library acquisition, library
renovation, Palace of the Governors conservation, and
construction, furnishing, equipping of the Annex, or
donations of art collections to the Museum of New Mexico
prior to the date of enactment of this section. The non-
Federal share of the costs described in subsection (c) shall
include the following:
(A) Cost of the land at 110 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
(B) Library acquisition expenditures.
(C) Library renovation expenditures.
(D) Palace conservation expenditures.
(E) New Mexico Foundation and other endowment funds.
(F) Donations of art collections or other artifacts.
(e) Use of Funds for Construction.--Furnishing and
Equipment.--Subject to funds being appropriated, the funds
received under a grant awarded under subsection (c) shall be
used only for the final design, construction, management,
inspection, furnishing and equipment of the Annex.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subject to funds
being appropriated, there is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary to carry out this section a total of
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and succeeding fiscal years.
Funds appropriated pursuant to the authority of the preceding
sentence shall remain available until expended but are
conditioned upon the New Mexico State legislature
appropriating at least $8 million between date of enactment
and 2010 and other non-federal sources providing enough
funds, when combined with the New Mexico State legislature
appropriations, to make this federal grant based on a fifty-
fifty match.
The amendment (No. 3099) was agreed to, as follows:
Amendment No. 3099
(Purpose: To provide a complete substitute)
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palace of the Governors
Annex Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS ANNEX, SANTA
FE, NEW MEXICO.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States has a rich legacy of Hispanic
influence in politics, government, economic development, and
cultural expression;
(2) the Palace of the Governors--
(A) has been the center of administrative and cultural
activity over a vast region of the Southwest since its
construction as New Mexico's second capitol in Santa Fe by
Governor Pedro de Peralta in 1610;
(B) is the oldest continuously occupied public building in
the continental United States, having been occupied for 390
years; and
(C) has been designated as a National Historic Landmark;
(3) since its creation, the Museum of New Mexico has worked
to protect and promote Southwestern, Hispanic, and Native
American arts and crafts;
(4) the Palace of the Governors houses the history division
of the Museum of New Mexico;
(5) the Museum has an extensive, priceless, and
irreplaceable collection of--
(A) Spanish Colonial paintings (including the Segesser Hide
Paintings, paintings on buffalo hide dating back to 1706);
(B) pre-Columbian Art; and
(C) historic artifacts, including--
(i) helmets and armor worn by the Don Juan de Onate
expedition conquistadors who established the first capital in
the territory that is now the United States, San Juan de los
Caballeros, in July 1598;
(ii) the Vara Stick used to measure land grants and other
real property boundaries in Dona Ana County, New Mexico;
(iii) the Columbus, New Mexico Railway Station clock that
was shot, stopping the pendulum, freezing for all history the
moment when Pancho Villa's raid began;
(iv) the field desk of Brigadier General Stephen Watts
Kearny, who was posted to New Mexico during the Mexican War
and whose Army of the West traveled the Santa Fe trail to
occupy the territories of New Mexico and California; and
(v) more than 800,000 other historic photographs, guns,
costumes, maps, books, and handicrafts;
(6) the Palace of the Governors and its contents are
included in the Mary C. Skaggs Centennial Collection of
America's Treasures;
(7) the Palace of the Governors and the Segesser Hide
paintings have been declared national treasures by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation; and
(8) time is of the essence in the construction of an annex
to the Palace of the Governors for the exhibition and storing
of the collection described in paragraph (5), because--
(A) the existing facilities for exhibiting and storing the
collection are so inadequate and unsuitable that existence of
the collection is endangered and its preservation is in
jeopardy; and
(B) 2010 marks the 400th anniversary of the continuous
occupation and use of the Palace of the Governors and is an
appropriate date for ensuring the continued viability of the
collection.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Annex.--The term ``Annex'' means the annex for the
Palace of the Governors of the Museum of New Mexico, to be
constructed behind the Palace of the Governors building at
110 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(2) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the State Office of
Cultural Affairs.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New
Mexico.
(c) Grant.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to the
Office to pay 50 percent of the costs of the final design,
construction, management, inspection, furnishing, and
equipping of the Annex.
(2) Requirements.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, to receive a grant under this paragraph (1),
the Office shall--
(A) submit to the Secretary a copy of the architectural
blueprints for the Annex; and
(B) enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
Secretary under subsection (d).
(d) Memorandum of Understanding.--At the request of the
Office, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding with the Office that--
(1) requires that the Office award the contract for
construction of the Annex after a competitive bidding process
and in accordance with the New Mexico Procurement Code; and
(2) specifies a date for completion of the Annex.
(e) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the costs
of the final design, construction, management, inspection,
furnishing, and equipping of the Annex--
(1) may be in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including
land, art and artifact collections, plant, equipment, or
services; and
(2) shall include any contribution received by the State
(including contributions from the New Mexico Foundation and
other endowment funds) for, and any expenditure made by the
State for, the Palace of the Governors or the Annex,
including--
(A) design;
(B) land acquisition (including the land at 110 Lincoln
Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico);
(C) acquisitions for and renovation of the library;
(D) conservation of the Palace of the Governors;
(E) construction, management, inspection, furnishing, and
equipping of the Annex; and
(F) donations of art collections and artifacts to the
Museum of New Mexico on or after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(f) Use of Funds.--The funds received under a grant awarded
under subsection (c) shall be used only for the final design,
construction, management, inspection, furnishing and
equipment of the Annex.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), subject to the
availability of appropriations, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(2) Condition.--Paragraph (1) authorizes sums to be
appropriated on the condition that--
(A) after the date of enactment of this Act and before
January 1, 2010, the State appropriate at least $8,000,000 to
pay the costs of the final design, construction, management,
inspection, furnishing, and equipping of the Annex; and
(B) other non-Federal sources provide sufficient funds to
pay the remainder of the 50 percent non-Federal share of
those costs.
The bill (S. 1727), as amended, was passed, as follows:
S. 1727
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 ``Palace of the Governors
Annex Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS ANNEX, SANTA
FE, NEW MEXICO.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
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(1) the United States has a rich legacy of Hispanic
influence in politics, government, economic development, and
cultural expression;
(2) the Palace of the Governors--
(A) has been the center of administrative and cultural
activity over a vast region of the Southwest since its
construction as New Mexico's second capitol in Santa Fe by
Governor Pedro de Peralta in 1610;
(B) is the oldest continuously occupied public building in
the continental United States, having been occupied for 390
years; and
(C) has been designated as a National Historic Landmark;
(3) since its creation, the Museum of New Mexico has worked
to protect and promote Southwestern, Hispanic, and Native
American arts and crafts;
(4) the Palace of the Governors houses the history division
of the Museum of New Mexico;
(5) the Museum has an extensive, priceless, and
irreplaceable collection of--
(A) Spanish Colonial paintings (including the Segesser Hide
Paintings, paintings on buffalo hide dating back to 1706);
(B) pre-Columbian Art; and
(C) historic artifacts, including--
(i) helmets and armor worn by the Don Juan de Onate
expedition conquistadors who established the first capital in
the territory that is now the United States, San Juan de los
Caballeros, in July 1598;
(ii) the Vara Stick used to measure land grants and other
real property boundaries in Dona Ana County, New Mexico;
(iii) the Columbus, New Mexico Railway Station clock that
was shot, stopping the pendulum, freezing for all history the
moment when Pancho Villa's raid began;
(iv) the field desk of Brigadier General Stephen Watts
Kearny, who was posted to New Mexico during the Mexican War
and whose Army of the West traveled the Santa Fe trail to
occupy the territories of New Mexico and California; and
(v) more than 800,000 other historic photographs, guns,
costumes, maps, books, and handicrafts;
(6) the Palace of the Governors and its contents are
included in the Mary C. Skaggs Centennial Collection of
America's Treasures;
(7) the Palace of the Governors and the Segesser Hide
paintings have been declared national treasures by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation; and
(8) time is of the essence in the construction of an annex
to the Palace of the Governors for the exhibition and storing
of the collection described in paragraph (5), because--
(A) the existing facilities for exhibiting and storing the
collection are so inadequate and unsuitable that existence of
the collection is endangered and its preservation is in
jeopardy; and
(B) 2010 marks the 400th anniversary of the continuous
occupation and use of the Palace of the Governors and is an
appropriate date for ensuring the continued viability of the
collection.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Annex.--The term ``Annex'' means the annex for the
Palace of the Governors of the Museum of New Mexico, to be
constructed behind the Palace of the Governors building at
110 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(2) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the State Office of
Cultural Affairs.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New
Mexico.
(c) Grant.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to the
Office to pay 50 percent of the costs of the final design,
construction, management, inspection, furnishing, and
equipping of the Annex.
(2) Requirements.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, to receive a grant under this paragraph (1),
the Office shall--
(A) submit to the Secretary a copy of the architectural
blueprints for the Annex; and
(B) enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
Secretary under subsection (d).
(d) Memorandum of Understanding.--At the request of the
Office, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding with the Office that--
(1) requires that the Office award the contract for
construction of the Annex after a competitive bidding process
and in accordance with the New Mexico Procurement Code; and
(2) specifies a date for completion of the Annex.
(e) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the costs
of the final design, construction, management, inspection,
furnishing, and equipping of the Annex--
(1) may be in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including
land, art and artifact collections, plant, equipment, or
services; and
(2) shall include any contribution received by the State
(including contributions from the New Mexico Foundation and
other endowment funds) for, and any expenditure made by the
State for, the Palace of the Governors or the Annex,
including--
(A) design;
(B) land acquisition (including the land at 110 Lincoln
Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico);
(C) acquisitions for and renovation of the library;
(D) conservation of the Palace of the Governors;
(E) construction, management, inspection, furnishing, and
equipping of the Annex; and
(F) donations of art collections and artifacts to the
Museum of New Mexico on or after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(f) Use of Funds.--The funds received under a grant awarded
under subsection (c) shall be used only for the final design,
construction, management, inspection, furnishing and
equipment of the Annex.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), subject to the
availability of appropriations, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(2) Condition.--Paragraph (1) authorizes sums to be
appropriated on the condition that--
(A) after the date of enactment of this Act and before
January 1, 2010, the State appropriate at least $8,000,000 to
pay the costs of the final design, construction, management,
inspection, furnishing, and equipping of the Annex; and
(B) other non-Federal sources provide sufficient funds to
pay the remainder of the 50 percent non-Federal share of
those costs.
Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I am pleased that the Palace of the
Governors Annex Act has passed the Senate.
In conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month, I introduced the Palace
of the Governors Expansion Act last October. The palace is a symbol of
Hispanic influence in the United States and truly shows the coming
together of many cultures in the New World--the various native
American, Hispanic, and Anglo peoples who have lived in the region for
over four centuries.
Since introducing this bill last October, the situation has become an
emergency. Walls are crumbling, water pipes are leaking, plumbing is
backing up threatening priceless documents.
The bill would authorize the construction of the Palace of the
Governors' Annex. It would preserve a priceless collection of Spanish
colonial, Iberian colonial paintings, artifacts, maps, books, guns,
costumes, photographs. The collection includes such historically unique
items as the helmets and armor worn by the Don Juan Onate expedition
conquistadors who established the first capital in the United States,
San Juan de los Caballeros, in July 1598. It includes the Vara Stick, a
type of yardstick used to measure land grants and other real property
boundaries in Dona Ana County, NM.
We have all heard of Geronimo. The collection includes a rifle
dropped by one of his men during a raid in the Black Range area of
western New Mexico.
We have all heard of Pancho Villa. His activities in the Southwest
come alive when viewing some of the artifacts included in the Palace of
the Governors Collection. The Columbus, NM, railway station clock was
shot in the pendulum, freezing for all history the moment that Pancho
Villa's raid and invasion began. It is part of the collection, but you
wouldn't know it because there is no room to display it.
Brig. Gen. Stephen Watts Kearny was posted to New Mexico during the
Mexican War. He commanded the Army of the West as they traveled from
the Santa Fe Trail to occupy the territories of New Mexico and
California. As Kearny traveled, he carried a field desk which he used
to write letters, diaries, orders, and other historical documents. It
is part of the collection, but you can't see it because there is no
display space for it in the Palace of the Governors.
Many of us have read books by D.H. Lawrence, but none of us has seen
the note from his mother that is part of the collection.
There are more than 800,000 other historic photographs, guns,
costumes, maps, books, and handicrafts.
Where are these treasures that Teddy Roosevelt wanted to make part of
the Smithsonian housed now?
Where is this collection designated as a National Treasure by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation kept?
In the basement of a 400-year-old building.
It is a national travesty.
This legislation would right this wrong by authorizing funds for a
Palace of the Governors Expansion Annex. The entire project will cost
$32 million. The legislation authorizes a $15 million federal grant if
the museum can match the grant on a 50-50 basis.
The Palace of the Governors has acquired a half block behind the
current palace. Obtaining this valuable real estate is evidence of the
ingenuity and
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commitment of those involved in preserving the collection. Real estate
near Santa Fe's plaza is seldom for sale at any price, much less an
affordable price.
The Palace of the Governors has been the center of administrative and
cultural activity over a vast region in the Southwest since its
construction as New Mexico's second capitol by Governor Pedro de
Peralta in 1610. The building is the oldest continuously occupied
public building in the United States. Since its creation, the Museum of
New Mexico has worked to protect and promote Hispanic, Southwest, and
native American arts and crafts.
I hope the House will act expeditiously on this legislation to save
this important collection.
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