A bill to redesignate Salinas National Monument in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
PL 100-559 (S.2545), enacted 10/28/1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-559—OCT. 28, 1988 
102 STAT. 2797 
Public Law 100-559 
100th Congress 
An Act 
To redesignate Salinas National Monument in the State of New Mexico, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—SALINAS NATIONAL MONUMENT 
SEC. 101. SALINAS PUEBLO MISSION NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
(a) The Salinas National Monument, as designated by section 
601 of the Act of December 19, 1980 (94 Stat. 3231), is hereby 
redesignated as Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. 
0>) Any reference in any record, map, or other document of the 
United States of America to Salinas National Monument shall 
hereafter be deemed to be a reference to Ssdinas Pueblo Missions 
National Monument. 
Oct. 28, 1988 
[S. 2545] 
Conservation. 
Historic 
preservation. 
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TITLE n—CORONADO NATIONAL TRAIL STUDY 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the "Coronado National Trail Study Act 
of 1988". 
SEC. 202. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
(1) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado led an expedition from 
Compostela on the Southwest Coast of Mexico, into the Amer-
ican Southwest in search of the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola 
between 1540 and 1542; 
(2) Coronado's expedition of approximately 300 Spanish sol-
diers and 1,000 Indian allies and servants marched through the 
State of Arizona, then through the States of New Mexico, Texas, 
Oklahoma, and Kansas; 
(3) Coronado and his troops found Pueblo Indian settlements, 
including the Zuni villages of western New Mexico, Acoma 
along the Rio Grande River, as far north as Taos, and east to 
Pecos, as well as those of the Hopi in Arizona and Plains groups 
in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas; and 
(4) members of the Coronado expedition became the first 
Europeans to see the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the Palo Duro 
Canyon in Texas, and many other Southwestern landmarks. 
SEC. 203. DESIGNATION OF TRAIL. 
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (82 Stat. 919; 16 
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new paragraph: 
"(32) Coronado Trail, the approximate route taken by the expedi-
tion of the Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado be-
Coronado 
National Trail 
Study Act of 
1988. 
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note. 
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tween 1540 and 1542, extending through portions of the States of 
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. The study 
under this paragraph shall be prepared in accordance with subsec-
Records. 
tion (b) of this section. In conducting the study under this para-
graph, the Secretary shall provide for (A) the review of all original 
Spanish documentation on the Coronado Trail, (B) the continuing 
search for new primary documentation on the trail, and (C) the 
examination of all information on the archeolcmcal sites along the 
trail.". 
National 
Mimbres 
Culture Study 
Act of 1988. 
TITLE m—NATIONAL MIMBRES CULTURE STUDY 
Spanish 
Colonization 
Commemorative 
Act of 1988. 
'National Mimbres Culture Study 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the 
Act of 1988". 
SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
conduct a study of the Mimbres culture to determine its significance 
in illustrating and commemorating the prehistory of the Southwest. 
The study shall include an analysis of the significance of the culture 
as it relates to the Mogollon, Salado, and Casas Grandes cultures 
and shall include a list of appropriate sites for interpreting the 
culture. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The study shall include recommenda-
tions with respect to— 
(1) measures for the preservation of resources associated with 
the Mimbres culture located in and around the vicinity of Silver 
City, New Mexico; and 
(2) indications of types and general intensities of development, 
including a visitor facility vdth sufficient space to accommodate 
exhibits of Mimbres pottery and information r^arding the 
Masau Trail, that would be associated with public enjoyment 
and use of the sites, including general location and anticipated 
costs. 
(c) COMPLETION OF STUDY.—^The study shall be completed and 
transmitted to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natu-
ral Resources of the Senate not later than one year after the date on 
which funds are appropriated for the study. 
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. 
TITLE IV—SPANISH COLONIZATION COMMEMORATIVE 
STUDY 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the "Spanish Colonization Commemora-
tive Act of 1988". 
SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
conduct a study of the Spanish Frontier culture and Spanish Border-
lands story to determine their significance in illustrating and 
commemorating the Spanish colonization of the Southwest, the 
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102 STAT. 2799 
Spanish colonial frontier culture, and Spanish colonialism in New 
Mexico. The study shall include an analysis of the significance of the 
San Gabriel Historic Landmark and the Los Luceros Hacienda as 
they relate to the Spanish Borderlands story of the Southwest. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The study shall include recommenda-
tions with respect to— 
(1) measures for the preservation and interpretation of re-
sources associated with the Spanish colonization of the South-
west; and 
(2) indications of types and general intensities of development, 
including the feasibility of visitor facilities, that would be associ-
ated with public enjoyment and use of the sites, including 
general location and anticipated costs. 
(c) COMPLETION OF STUDY.—The study shall be completed and 
transmitted to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natu-
ral Resources of the Senate not later than two years after the date 
on which funds are appropriated for the study. 
SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. 
TITLE V—"A" MOUNTAIN LAND EXCHANGE 
SEC. 5
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1
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SOUTHERN 
RIO 
GRANDE 
LAND 
EXCHANGE. 
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to exchange certain 
Minerals and 
lands as identified for disposal in the Southern Rio Grande Plan 
Joining. 
Amendment for certain mining claims on lands withdrawn for the 
^i^™s. 
National Aeronautic and Space Administration and New Mexico A 
and M College (now New Mexico State University) under P.L.O. 
3685 and P.L.O. 2051. Once the United States determines the claims 
are valid under existing law, the exchange authorized by the preced-
ing sentence shall be made on an equal value basis as determined by 
an independent appraisal. 
SEC. 502. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to 
make available for exchange the Federal interests in the lands 
described in subsection (b) for the private interests in the lands 
described in subsection (c). The exchange shall be made in a manner 
consistent with applicable provisions of law and shall be on the basis 
of equal value as provided in section 206 of the Federal Land 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(b) The Federal interests to be made available for exchange under 
this section are those lands in sections 14, 22, 23, 26, and 35 of 
township 23 south, range 2 east. New Mexico Principal Meridian 
which are encompassed by P.L.O. 2051. 
(c) The private interests to be exchanged pursuant to this section 
are those lands owned by New Mexico State University in sections 
19, 29, 30, and 31 of township 22 south, range 4 east, and section 6 of 
township 23 south, range 4 east. New Mexico Principal Meridian. 
The exchange may be made regardless of the reverter provision 
contained in the patent of those lands to the Regents of the Agricul-
tural College of New Mexico and shall not be deemed to constitute 
the basis for reversion. 
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Education. 
Science and 
technology. 
Research and 
development. 
Energy. 
(d) Lands not acquired by New Mexico State University pursuant 
to this section and which are encompassed by P.L.O. 2051 may be 
disposed of, when available for disposition, by sale to or exchange 
with the State of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, or 
other public entities in accordance with the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.): Provided, however. That New 
Mexico State University is given a right of first refusal on any 
proposed disposition. 
(e) None of the lands transferred to New Mexico State University 
pursuant to this section shall be sold by New Mexico State Univer-
sity. All such lands shall be used for the purposes of promoting 
directly or indirectly educational, scientific, and research activities, 
including those activities currently authorized under P.L.O. 2051, or 
promoting the utilization of the natural geothermal resources lo-
cated within the boundaries of the lands transferred. In the event 
that the lands transferred to New Mexico State University pursuant 
to this section are used for any purpose other than those for which 
conveyance is authorized by this subsection, title to that portion of 
the lands upon which there is an unauthorized use shall imme-
diately revert to the Umted States without the necessity for further 
action to accomplish the reversion of title to the United States. 
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or court order, the 
Secretary of the Interior, if the Secretary determines it is necessary 
and appropriate for the purpose of consummating a conveyance of 
lands or interests therein under this Act, is hereby authorized and 
directed to revoke P.L.O. 2051 or any portion thereof necessary to 
consummate the transaction authorized by this title. 
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TITLE VI—AZTEC RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT 
Public 
information. 
Gifts and 
property. 
National Park 
System. 
SEC. 601. REVISION OF BOUNDARY. 
The boundary of Aztec Ruins National Monument is hereby re-
vised to include the area generally depicted on the map entitled 
"Aztec Ruins, Addition, Aztec Ruins National Monument", num-
bered 319/80,015, and dated October 16, 1987. Such map shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National 
Park Service, Department of the Interior 
SEC. 602. LAND ACQUISITION. 
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, 
interests in lands, and improvements thereon within the boundary 
of the national monument as amended by section 601 by donation, 
exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds. 
SEC. 603. ADMINISTRATION. 
The Secretary of the Interior shaU administer the Aztec Ruins 
National Monument in accordance with the provisions of law gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park System including the 
Act of August 25,1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented, 
and the Act of August 21,1935 (49 Stat. 666). 
SEC. 604. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. 
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102 STAT. 2801 
TITLE VII—GEORGIA O'KEEFFE STUDY 
SEC. 701. GEORGIA O'KEEFFE STUDY. 
(a) In recognition of the significant impact Georgia O'Keefee 
had on the world of art, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
and directed to conduct a study of the most appropriate way to 
interpret these nationally significant contributions. The study shall 
include but not be limited to an evaluation of the feasibility of 
marking and interpreting the landscapes consisting of the scenes 
and physical features from which Georgia O'Keeffe drew much of 
her inspiration. 
(b) The study shall be completed and transmitted to the Commit-
tee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United 
States Senate within one year of the date on which funds are 
appropriated for the study. 
SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 
TITLE VIII—WARM SPRINGS STUDY 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the "Warm Springs Study Act of 1988". 
SEC. 802. STUDY OF WARM SPRINGS CULTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and 
directed to conduct a study of the culture that evolved around Warm 
Springs in Southwestern, New Mexico, to determine its significance 
in illustrating and commemorating American frontier military his-
tory and the development of American Indian policy. 
(b) SPECIFICS OF STUDY.—The study shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of the history of the people from the Warm 
Springs area in Victorio's War in relation to American frontier 
military history and the development of American Indian 
policy; and 
(2) an evaluation of historic and prehistoric resources 
surrounding the Warm Springs at the headwaters of Canada de 
Alamosa and the potential for preservation and public use. 
(c) COMPLETION OF STUDY.—The study shall be completed and 
transmitted to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natu-
ral Resources of the Senate within 1 year of the date on which funds 
are appropriated for the study. 
Art. 
Warm Springs 
Study Act of 
1988. 
Indians. 
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SEC. 803. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. 
Approved October 28, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2545 (H.R. 3541): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-790 accompanying H.R. 3541 (Comm. on Interior and 
Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-572 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): 
July 26, H.R. 3541 considered and passed House. 
Oct. 7, S. 2545 considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 12, considered and passed House.