[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 71 (Monday, May 11, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5331]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Ms. LANDRIEU:
  S. 1018. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter 
into an agreement with Northwestern State University of 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; to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1018

       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''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (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;
       (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;
       (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;
       (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);
       (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
       (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.

     SEC. 3. 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.
       ``(2) Use of fee.--Proceeds from the rental fees collected 
     under paragraph (1)(C) shall be available, without further 
     appropriation, for the historical park.''.

     SEC. 4. 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. 41ccc-3(a)), by striking 
     ``interest'' and inserting ``interests''.

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