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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1970

To designate the Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection Sites, to provide

for the protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin of New

Mexico, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 26, 1999

Mr. UDALL of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To designate the Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection

Sites, to provide for the protection of archaeological sites

in the Galisteo Basin of New Mexico, 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 ‘‘Galisteo Basin Archae5 ological Protection Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
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1 (1) The Galisteo Basin and surrounding area of

2 New Mexico are the location of many well preserved

3 prehistoric and historic archaeological resources of

4 Native American and Spanish colonial cultures.

5 (2) These resources include the largest ruins of

6 Pueblo Indian settlements in the United States,

7 spectacular examples of Native American rock art,

8 and ruins of Spanish colonial settlements.

9 (3) These resources are threatened by natural

10 causes, urban development, vandalism, and uncon11 trolled excavations.

12 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide

13 for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the

14 nationally significant archaeological resources in the

15 Galisteo Basin in New Mexico.

16 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF GALISTEO BASIN ARCHAE17 OLOGICAL PROTECTION SITES.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The archaeological sites listed in

19 subsection (b), as generally depicted on the map entitled

20 ‘‘Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection Sites’’ and

21 dated May 1999, are hereby designated as the ‘‘Galisteo

22 Basin Archaeological Protection Sites’’.

23 (b) SITES DESCRIBED.—The archaeological sites re24 ferred to in subsection (a) consist of 26 sites in the
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1 Galisteo Basin, New Mexico, totaling approximately 4,022

2 acres, as follows:

Name Acres

Arroyo Hondo Pueblo ........................................................................ 21

Burnt Corn Pueblo ............................................................................ 110

Camino Real Site ............................................................................... 1

Chamisa Locita Pueblo ...................................................................... 40

Comanche Gap Petroglyphs ............................................................... 768

Espinoso Ridge Site ........................................................................... 160

La Cienega Pueblo and Petroglyphs .................................................. 126

La Cienega Pithouse Village .............................................................. 179

La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs ................................................................ 186

La Cieneguilla Pueblo ........................................................................ 12

Lamy Pueblo ...................................................................................... 30

Lamy Junction Site ........................................................................... 65

Las Huertas ....................................................................................... 20

Pa’ako Pueblo .................................................................................... 29

Petroglyph Hill ................................................................................... 90

Pueblo Blanco .................................................................................... 533

Pueblo Colorado ................................................................................. 120

Pueblo Galisteo/Las Madres .............................................................. 284

Pueblo Largo ...................................................................................... 60

Pueblo She ......................................................................................... 120

Rote Chert Quarry ............................................................................. 1

San Cristobal Pueblo ......................................................................... 390

San Lazaro Pueblo ............................................................................. 416

San Marcos Pueblo ............................................................................ 152

Tonque Pueblo ................................................................................... 97

Upper Arroyo Hondo Pueblo ............................................................. 12

Total Acreage 4,022

3 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Secretary shall

4 keep the map referred to in subsection (a) on file and

5 available for public inspection in appropriate offices in

6 New Mexico of the Bureau of Land Management and the

7 National Park Service.

8 (d) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary may

9 make minor adjustments to the boundaries of the archae10 ological protection sites by publishing notice thereof in the

11 Federal Register.
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1 SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL SITES.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—

3 (1) continue to search for additional Native

4 American and Spanish colonial sites in the Galisteo

5 Basin area of New Mexico; and

6 (2) within 3 years after the date funds are first

7 available to carry out this Act, and periodically

8 thereafter, submit to the Congress recommendations

9 for additions to, deletions from, and modifications of

10 the boundaries of sites included in, the list of ar11 chaeological protection sites in section 4(b).

12 (b) ADDITIONS ONLY BY STATUTE.—Additions to or

13 deletions from the list in section 3(b) may be made only

14 by an Act of Congress.

15 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer

17 Federal lands located within the archaeological protection

18 sites in accordance with this Act, the Archaeological Re19 sources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.),

20 the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation

21 Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), and other applicable laws,

22 in a manner that will protect, preserve, and maintain the

23 archaeological resources of those sites and provide for re24 search thereon.

25 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 complete fiscal

2 years after the date funds are first made available

3 to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall prepare

4 and transmit to the Committee on Energy and Nat5 ural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on

6 Resources of the House of Representatives a general

7 management plan for the identification, research,

8 protection, and public interpretation of the archae9 ological resources of Federal lands located within the

10 archaeological protection sites and non-Federal lands

11 that are the subject of cooperative agreements under

12 section 6.

13 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall de14 velop the general management plan in consultation

15 with the Governor of New Mexico, the New Mexico

16 State Land Commissioner, affected Native American

17 pueblos, and other interested persons.

18 SEC. 6. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

19 The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements

20 with the owners of non-Federal lands located within the

21 archaeological protection sites. The purposes of such an

22 agreement shall be to protect, preserve, maintain, and ad23 minister the archaeological resources and associated lands

24 of such a site. Where appropriate, such an agreement may
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1 also provide for public interpretation of an archaeological

2 protection site.

3 SEC. 7. ACQUISITIONS.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire lands

5 and interests therein within the boundaries of the archae6 ological protection sites, and access thereto, by donation,

7 purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or by ex8 change.

9 (b) CONSENT OF OWNER REQUIRED.—The Secretary

10 may acquire lands or interests therein under this section

11 only with the consent of the owner thereof.

12 (c) STATE LANDS.—The Secretary may acquire

13 under this section lands or interests therein owned by the

14 State of New Mexico or a political subdivision thereof only

15 by donation or exchange.

16 SEC. 8. WITHDRAWAL.

17 Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal lands

18 within the archaeological protection sites are hereby

19 withdrawn—

20 (1) from all forms of entry, appropriation, or

21 disposal under the public land laws;

22 (2) from location, entry, and patent under the

23 mining laws; and

24 (3) from disposition under all laws relating to

25 mineral and geothermal leasing.
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1 SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

2 In this Act:

3 (1) ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROTECTION SITE.—The

4 term ‘‘archaeological protection site’’ means any ar5 chaeological site designated as one of the Galisteo

6 Basin Archaeological Protection Sites by section 3.

7 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

8 the Secretary of the Interior.

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