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Calendar No. 524 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1018 

[Report No. 111–254] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with 

Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to construct 

a curatorial center for the use of Cane River Creole National Historical 

Park, the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, 

and the University, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 11, 2009 

Ms. LANDRIEU introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

AUGUST 5, 2010 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 

an agreement with Northwestern State University in 

Natchitoches, Louisiana, to construct a curatorial center 

for the use of Cane River Creole National Historical 

Park, the National Center for Preservation Technology 

and Training, and the University, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘National Park Service 

5 and Northwestern State University Collections Conserva6 tion Center Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds that— 

9 (1) Cane River Creole National Historical Park 

10 has a nationally significant museum collection of 

11 more than 1,000,000 objects that is housed in leased 

12 space that fails to meet National Park Service mu13 seum standards; 

14 (2) there is no land within the boundary of the 

15 historical park in Natchitoches Parish that is above 

16 the 500-year floodplain, which is the level required 

17 for constructing curatorial facilities under National 

18 Park Service policies; 

19 (3) the historical park has a longstanding part20 nership with Northwestern State University, with 

21 which the historical park is required under the ena22 bling legislation for the historical park to coordinate 

23 a Cane River region comprehensive research pro24 gram, including a program for curation methods; 


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1 (4) in 1992, the National Center for Preserva2 tion Technology and Training, which is administered 

3 by the National Park Service, was established at 

4 Northwestern University under section 403 of the 

5 National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 470x–2); 

7 (5) the National Center for Preservation Tech8 nology and Training requires additional space to 

9 house equipment and workspace connected with the 

10 development and dissemination of preservation and 

11 conservation skills and technologies; and 

12 (6) contingent on the approval by the Board of 

13 Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, 

14 Northwestern State University is willing to make 

15 available land suitable for the National Park Service 

16 to construct a facility for curatorial and workspace 

17 needs of the National Center for Preservation Tech18 nology and Training if the University is able to use 

19 space in the facility for educational purposes relating 

20 to the Williamson Museum collection of the Univer21 sity. 

22 SEC. 32. COLLECTIONS CONSERVATION CENTER. 

23 Section 304 of the Cane River Creole National His24 torical Park and National Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 

25 410ccc–2) is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(f) COLLECTIONS CONSERVATION CENTER.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 

3 into an agreement with Northwestern State Univer4 sity (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Univer5 sity’) to construct a facility on land owned by the 

6 University to be used— 

7 ‘‘(A) to house the museum collection of the 

8 historical park; 

9 ‘‘(B) to provide additional space for use by 

10 the National Center for Preservation Tech11 nology and Training; and 

12 ‘‘(C) to provide space to the University for 

13 educational purposes relating to the Williamson 

14 Museum collection, if the University pays an 

15 appropriate rental fee to the National Park 

16 Service, as determined in the agreement entered 

17 into under this paragraph. 

18 ‘‘(2) USE OF FEE.—Proceeds from the rental 

19 fees collected under paragraph (1)(C) shall be avail20 able, without further appropriation, for the historical 

21 park.’’. 

22 ‘‘(2) USE OF FEE.—Proceeds from the rental fees 

23 collected under paragraph (1)(C) shall be available 

24 until expended, without further appropriation, for the 

25 historical park. 


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1 ‘‘(3) TERMS OF LEASE.—The Secretary may 

2 enter into a lease with the University for a term of 

3 not more than 40 years if the land made available by 

4 the University under paragraph (1) is leased at a 

5 nominal cost to the Secretary.’’. 

6 SEC. 43. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

7 The Cane River Creole National Historical Park and 

8 National Heritage Area Act (16 U.S.C. 410ccc et seq.) 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in the third sentence of section 304(e) (16 

11 U.S.C. 410ccc–2(e)), by striking ‘‘of Technology’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘Technology’’; and 

13 (2) in section 305(a) (16 U.S.C. 410ccc–3(a)), 

14 by striking ‘‘interest’’ and inserting ‘‘interests’’. 


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Calendar No. 524 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1018 

[Report No. 111–254] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter 

University, and for other purposes. Preservation Technology and Training, and the National Historical Park, the National Center for curatorial center for the use of Cane River Creole versity in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to construct a into an agreement with Northwestern State UniAUGUST 5, 2010 

Reported with amendments 


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