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CHACOAN OUTLIERS PROTECTION ACT OF 1995
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Public Law 104-11
104th Congress
An Act
To amend title V of Public Law 96-550, designating the Chaco Culture
Archeological Protection Sites, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: May 18,
1995 - [H.R. 517]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America <<NOTE: Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of
1995. Arizona. New Mexico.>> in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. <<NOTE: 16 USC 410ii note.>>
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
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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.''.
SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO THE NAVAJO NATION. <<NOTE: Contracts. Grants.>>
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 land 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,
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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.''.
Approved May 18, 1995.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 517 (S. 226) (S. 719):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-56 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 104-19 accompanying S. 226 and 104-49 accompanying
S. 719 (both from Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 141 (1995):
Mar. 14, considered and passed House.
Apr. 27, considered and passed Senate.
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