Hibben Center Act

Bill: 108-hr-3258
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]
Introduced: 2003-10-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Archaeology
Arts, Culture, Religion
Building construction
Colleges
Commemorations
Cultural property
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal aid to education
Federal-Indian relations
Higher education
Historic sites
History
Indian lands
Leases
Minorities
Museums
National monuments
National parks
Native Americans
New Mexico
Rent
Research centers
School buildings
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: 
Hibben Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior: (1) to enter into an agreement with the University of New Mexico to lease space in the Hibben Center for Archaeological Research for research on and curation of the archaeological research collections of the National Park Service relating to the Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Aztec Ruins National Monument; (2) upon execution of the lease, to contribute to the University up to 37 percent of the cost of construction of the Center (not to exceed $1.75 million); and (3) to enter into cooperative agreements with the University, Federal agencies, and Indian tribes for the curation and conduct of research on artifacts, and to encourage collaborative management of the Chacoan archaeological artifacts associated with northwestern New Mexico.
 


action_date: 2004-10-06
text: 
Hibben Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) enter into an agreement with the University of New Mexico to lease space in the Hibben Center for Archaeological Research for research on and curation of the archaeological research collections of the National Park Service relating to the Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Aztec Ruins National Monument; (2) contribute to the University, upon execution of the lease, up to 37 percent of the cost of construction of the Center (not to exceed $1.75 million), and the cost of improvements (not to exceed $2.448 million); and (3) enter into cooperative agreements with the University, Federal agencies, and Indian tribes for the curation and conduct of research on artifacts, and to encourage collaborative management of the Chacoan archaeological artifacts associated with northwestern New Mexico.
 
Authorizes appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-743.
action_date: 2004-10-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-743.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2004-09-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2003-10-09
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2003-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-10-07
text: Introduced in House