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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 517

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 15, 1995

Received

AN ACT

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

5 Protection Act of 1995’’.
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1 SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

2 Section 501(b) of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C.

3 410ii(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘San Juan Basin;’’ and

4 inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘San Juan Basin and surround5 ing areas;’’.

6 SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO CHACO CULTURE ARCHEOLOGICAL

7 PROTECTION SITES.

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

9 410ii–1(b)) is amended to read as follows:

10 ‘‘(b)(1) Thirty-nine outlying sites as generally de11 picted on a map entitled ‘Chaco Culture Archeological

12 Protection Sites’, numbered 310/80,033–B and dated Sep13 tember 1991, are hereby designated as ‘Chaco Culture Ar14 cheological Protection Sites’. The thirty-nine archeological

15 protection sites totaling approximately 14,372 acres iden16 tified 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

Jaquez ................................................................................................ 66

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

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. ACQUISITIONS.

10 Section 504(c)(2) of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C.

11 410ii–3(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall seek to use a combina13 tion of land acquisition authority under this section

14 and cooperative agreements (pursuant to section

15 505) to accomplish the purposes of archeological re-
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1 source protection at those sites described in section

2 502(b) that remain in private ownership.’’.

3 SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO THE NAVAJO NATION.

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

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

6 the end thereof:

7 ‘‘(f) The Secretary, acting through the Director of

8 the National Park Service, shall assist the Navajo Nation

9 in the protection and management of those Chaco Culture

10 Archeological Protection Sites located on lands under the

11 jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation through a grant, con12 tract, or cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to

13 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act (Public

14 Law 93–638), as amended, to assist the Navajo Nation

15 in site planning, resource protection, interpretation, re16 source management actions, and such other purposes as

17 may be identified in such grant, contract, or cooperative

18 agreement. This cooperative assistance shall include as19 sistance with the development of a Navajo facility to serve

20 those who seek to appreciate the Chacoan Outlier Sites.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives March 14,

1995.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.