[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 23235-23236]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HIBBEN CENTER ACT

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a 
message from the House of Representatives on the bill (S. 643) to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the 
University of New Mexico, to construct and occupy a portion of the 
Hibben Center for Archaeological Research at the University of New 
Mexico.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

                                 S. 643

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 643) entitled 
     ``An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in 
     cooperation with the University of New Mexico, to construct 
     and occupy a portion of the Hibben Center for Archaeological 
     Research at the University of New Mexico, and for other 
     purposes'', do pass with the following amendment:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Hibben Center Act''.

     SEC. 2. LEASE AGREEMENT.

       (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior may enter 
     into an agreement with the University of New Mexico to lease 
     space in the Hibben Center for Archaeological Research at the 
     University of New Mexico for research on, and curation of, 
     the archaeological research collections of the National Park 
     Service relating to the Chaco Culture National Historical 
     Park and Aztec Ruins National Monument.
       (b) Term; Rent.--The lease shall provide for a term not 
     exceeding 40 years and a nominal annual lease payment.
       (c) Improvements.--The lease shall permit the Secretary to 
     make improvements and install furnishings and fixtures 
     related to the use and curation of the collections.

     SEC. 3. GRANT.

       Upon execution of the lease, the Secretary may contribute 
     to the University of New Mexico:
       (1) up to 37 percent of the cost of construction of the 
     Hibben Center, not to exceed $1,750,000; and
       (2) the cost of improvements, not to exceed $2,488,000.

     SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

       The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
     the University of New Mexico, Federal agencies, and Indian 
     tribes for the curation of and conduct of research on 
     artifacts, and to encourage collaborative management of the 
     Chacoan archaeological artifacts associated with northwestern 
     New Mexico.

     SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act.

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