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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1562

To amend title V of Public Law 96–550, designating the Chaco Culture

Archeological Protection Sites, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 31, 1993

Mr. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend title V of Public Law 96–550, designating the

Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites, and for

other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chacoan Outliers Pro5 tection Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

7 (a) Section 501 of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C.

8 410ii) is amended in the title by striking ‘‘Congressional

9 findings’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Congressional

10 findings and purpose’’.
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1 (b) Section 501(b) of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C.

2 410ii(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘San Juan Basin;’’ and

3 inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘San Juan Basin and surround4 ing areas;’’.

5 SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO CHACO CULTURE ARCHEOLOGICAL

6 PROTECTION SITES.

7 Subsection 502(b) of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C.

8 410ii–1(b)) is amended to read as follows:

9 ‘‘(b)(1) Thirty-eight outlying sites as generally de10 picted on a map entitled ‘Chaco Culture Archeological

11 Protection Sites’, numbered 310/80,033–B and dated Sep12 tember 1991, are hereby designated as ‘Chaco Culture Ar13 cheological Protection Sites’. The thirty-eight archeologi14 cal protection sites totaling approximately 14,287 acres

15 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

Jacques .............................................................................................. 66

Kin Nizhoni ........................................................................................ 726

Lake Valley ........................................................................................ 30
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Manuelito-Atsee Nitsaa ...................................................................... 60

Manuelito-Kin Hochoi ........................................................................ 116

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.

1 ‘‘(2) The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be

2 kept on file and available for public inspection in the ap3 propriate offices of the National Park Service, the office

4 of the State Director of the Bureau of Land Management

5 located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the office of the Area

6 Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs located in Win7 dow Rock, Arizona, and the offices of the Arizona and

8 New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officers.’’.

9 SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE TO THE NAVAJO NATION.

10 Section 506 of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii–

11 5) is amended by adding the following new subsection at

12 the end thereof:

13 ‘‘(f) The Secretary is directed, subject to appropria14 tions, to assist the Navajo Nation in the protection and

15 management of those Chaco Culture Archeological Protec16 tion Sites located on lands under the jurisdiction of the

17 Navajo Nation through a grant, contract, or cooperative
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1 agreement entered into pursuant to the Indian Self-Deter2 mination and Education Act (Public Law 93–638), as

3 amended, to assist the Navajo Nation in site planning, re4 source protection, interpretation, resource management

5 actions, and such other purposes as may be identified in

6 such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.’’.

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