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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1561

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to formulate a program for the

research, interpretation, and preservation of various aspects of colonial

New Mexico history, 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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to formulate a

program for the research, interpretation, and preservation of various aspects of colonial New Mexico history,

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 ‘‘Colonial New Mexico

5 Commemorative Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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1 (1) in 1598, almost a decade before the first

2 permanent English settlement was established at

3 Jamestown, Spanish colonists entered New Mexico,

4 beginning more than 2 centuries of colonization that

5 would indelibly mark the character of the American

6 Southwest;

7 (2) because of the flow of history, New Mexico

8 has remained a unique area of the Spanish border9 lands;

10 (3) as a result of its remoteness, New Mexico

11 changed more slowly than other settlements and has

12 retained many significant remnants of colonial cus13 toms, language, and attitudes; and

14 (4) the interaction of the American Indian and

15 Hispanic colonial heritages resulted in customs, ar16 chitecture, and many other manifestations that are

17 unique to today’s American culture.

18 (b) PURPOSE.—In order to enhance the preservation,

19 interpretation, and public understanding of various as20 pects of colonial New Mexico, the purpose of this Act is

21 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to formulate a

22 program for the research, interpretation, and preservation

23 of various aspects of colonial New Mexico history.

24 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

25 As used in this Act:
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1 (1) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’

2 means the Colonial New Mexico Preservation Advi3 sory Committee established by section 6.

4 (2) PLAN.—The term ‘‘plan’’ means the com5 prehensive management plan described in section 5.

6 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

7 the Secretary of the Interior.

8 SEC. 4. DUTIES OF SECRETARY.

9 (a) PLAN.—

10 (1) PREPARATION.—The Secretary shall pre11 pare the comprehensive management plan in accord12 ance with section 5.

13 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—In close consultation

14 with the Office of Cultural Affairs of the State of

15 New Mexico and the Committee, the Secretary

16 shall—

17 (A) coordinate the activities of Federal,

18 State, and local governments, and private busi19 nesses and organizations, to carry out the plan

20 and the purpose of this Act; and

21 (B) consistent with standards established

22 by the Secretary for the preservation of historic

23 properties and for educational programs, and

24 consistent with the National Historic Preserva25 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), prepare guide-
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1 lines and standards for projects, as identified in

2 the plan, that will further public understanding

3 of colonial New Mexico history.

4 (b) GRANTS.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—From funds appropriated,

6 donated, or otherwise made available to the Sec7 retary, the Secretary shall award grants to tribal,

8 governmental, and nongovernmental entities to con9 serve and protect structures, objects, and sites, and

10 help support cultural events, that have outstanding

11 significance in the commemoration of colonial New

12 Mexico, except that the Federal share shall not ex13 ceed 50 percent of the cost of each project.

14 (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal

15 share may be in the form of cash or services, includ16 ing donation of labor for project implementation.

17 (c) SURVEYS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGA18 TIONS.—The Secretary shall contract for surveys and ar19 chaeological and historical investigations of sites relating

20 to colonial New Mexico, including the preparation of re21 ports and maps, and the curation of artifacts.

22 (d) PUBLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall publish

23 study reports and educational materials.

24 (e) NOMINATIONS TO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HIS25 TORIC PLACES.—The Secretary shall prepare thematic
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1 nominations to the National Register of Historic Places

2 of colonial sites and resources in New Mexico.

3 (f) STAFF OF OTHER AGENCIES.—On a reimbursable

4 basis, the Secretary may procure the services of personnel

5 detailed from the State of New Mexico or other Federal

6 agencies.

7 (g) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may seek and ac8 cept donations of funds or services from public and private

9 entities to carry out this Act.

10 SEC. 5. COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after funds

12 are made available for purposes of this Act, the Secretary,

13 in consultation with the Committee, the State of New

14 Mexico, units of local government, and private groups,

15 shall prepare a comprehensive management plan to pro16 vide direction for commemorative actions and projects.

17 (b) CONTENTS.—The plan shall—

18 (1) establish a process and procedures for un19 dertaking research relating to colonial New Mexico

20 and a program for regular publication of research

21 materials and findings;

22 (2) develop a survey program to further evalu23 ate known resources and identify sites and features

24 that require additional study;
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1 (3) identify a core system of interpretive sites

2 and features that would provide a comprehensive

3 overview of the colonial New Mexico story;

4 (4) prepare interpretive materials to address

5 the colonial New Mexico story and identify locations

6 where this material will be available to the public;

7 (5) evaluate and recommend high priority sites

8 and resources that need protection and assistance;

9 (6) with the assistance of site owners, prepare

10 options for the protection and management of high

11 priority colonial New Mexico resources;

12 (7) evaluate and recommend highway routes, in

13 existence on the date of the plan, that could be des14 ignated by the State of New Mexico as colonial New

15 Mexico tour routes; and

16 (8) evaluate the feasibility of and need for de17 veloping commemorative centers in New Mexico in

18 accordance with section 7(a).

19 SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the De21 partment of the Interior the Colonial New Mexico Preser22 vation Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary with

23 respect to the administration of this Act.

24 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—
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1 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Committee shall be

2 composed of 15 members who have knowledge of

3 New Mexico colonial history and culture and who

4 shall be appointed by the Secretary, of whom—

5 (A) three members shall be appointed from

6 recommendations submitted by the Governor of

7 New Mexico, of whom one member shall rep8 resent the Office of Cultural Affairs of the

9 State of New Mexico;

10 (B) one member shall be appointed from

11 recommendations submitted by the All Indian

12 Pueblo Council;

13 (C) one member—

14 (i) shall be from the general public;

15 and

16 (ii) shall have knowledge of colonial

17 history in New Mexico;

18 (D) four members—

19 (i) shall be appointed from rec20 ommendations submitted by local govern21 ments in New Mexico; and

22 (ii) shall represent Hispanic commu23 nities;
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1 (E) one member shall be appointed from

2 recommendations submitted by the President of

3 the University of New Mexico;

4 (F) one member shall be appointed from

5 recommendations submitted by the President of

6 New Mexico State University;

7 (G) one member shall be appointed from

8 recommendations jointly submitted by the Nav9 ajo and Apache tribal governments;

10 (H) one member shall have professional ex11 pertise in the colonial history of New Mexico;

12 (I) one member shall have professional ex13 pertise in architectural history; and

14 (J) one member shall be the Secretary or

15 the Secretary’s designee and shall serve in an

16 ex-officio capacity.

17 (2) CHAIRPERSON.—

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall

19 elect a chairperson from among its members.

20 (B) TERM.—The chairperson shall serve

21 for a term of 2 years.

22 (3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Committee

23 shall be filled in the manner in which the original

24 appointment was made.

25 (4) TERMS.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the

2 Committee shall be appointed for a term of 5

3 years.

4 (B) MEMBERS FILLING VACANCIES.—A

5 member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve

6 for the remainder of the term for which the

7 member’s predecessor was appointed.

8 (C) EXTENDED SERVICE.—A member of

9 the Committee may serve after the expiration of

10 the member’s term until a successor is ap11 pointed.

12 (5) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commit13 tee shall serve without compensation.

14 (6) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from

15 their homes or regular places of business in the per16 formance of services for the Committee, members of

17 the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, in18 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same

19 manner as persons employed intermittently in the

20 Government service are allowed expenses under sec21 tion 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

22 (c) MEETINGS.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall meet

24 at least twice annually or at the call of the chair-
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1 person or a majority of the members of the Commit2 tee.

3 (2) QUORUM.—A simple majority of members

4 of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 (d) HEARINGS.—To carry out this section, the Com6 mittee may hold public hearings, take testimony, and

7 record the views of the public regarding the plan and im8 plementation of the plan.

9 (e) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall terminate

10 10 years after completion of the appointment of the first

11 group of members.

12 SEC. 7. COMMEMORATIVE CENTERS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may develop

15 commemorative centers, operate educational pro16 grams, provide technical assistance, conduct cultural

17 events, and prepare media materials, except that the

18 Federal share of a project shall not exceed 50 per19 cent of the total cost of development.

20 (2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal

21 share may be in the form of cash or services.

22 (b) ESPAN ̃OLA PLAZA CENTER.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with the

24 Committee, the Secretary may pay to the city of

25 Espan ̃ola, New Mexico, the Federal share of plan-
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1 ning, developing, and operating a commemorative

2 center as an element of the Spanish Commemorative

3 Plaza.

4 (2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share may

5 not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the

6 Espan ̃ola Plaza project.

7 (3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal

8 share may be in the form of cash or services.

9 SEC. 8. GALISTEO BASIN STUDY.

10 In accordance with the National Park Service docu11 ment entitled ‘‘Alternative Concepts for Commemorating

12 Spanish Colonization’’ and dated February 1991, the Sec13 retary shall undertake a special resource study of the

14 major prehistoric and historic sites in the Galisteo Basin

15 relating to colonial New Mexico. The study shall include

16 evaluations of significance, site integrity, threats, and pro17 tection and management options.

18 SEC. 9. PUEBLO TRAIL.

19 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The Masau Trail, as des20 ignated by title II of Public Law 100–225 (16 U.S.C.

21 460uu–11 et seq.), is redesignated as the Pueblo Trail.

22 (b) LEGAL REFERENCES.—Any reference in any

23 record, map, or other document of the United States to

24 the Masau Trail is deemed to be a reference to the Pueblo

25 Trail.
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1 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

2 (1) The title heading of title II of Public Law

3 100–225 (16 U.S.C. 460uu–11 et seq.) is amended

4 by striking ‘‘MASAU’’ and inserting ‘‘PUEBLO’’.

5 (2) Public Law 100–225 (16 U.S.C. 460uu et

6 seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Masau’’ each place it

7 appears in sections 201, 204, and 510 and inserting

8 ‘‘Pueblo’’.

9 SEC. 10. ANNUAL REPORTS.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit an an11 nual report to Congress that lists with respect to this

12 Act—

13 (1) actions taken by the Secretary;

14 (2) entities to which any grants were made dur15 ing the fiscal year and any recipients of technical

16 assistance; and

17 (3) actions taken to protect and interpret sig18 nificant sites, structures, and objects relating to

19 colonial New Mexico.

20 (b) COST ESTIMATES.—The report shall include de21 tailed cost estimates of projects that are proposed to be

22 funded under this Act during the next fiscal year.
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1 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to the De3 partment of the Interior $5,000,000 to carry out this Act,

4 to remain available until expended.

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