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106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1727
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 2, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Resources
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AN ACT
To authorize funding for the expansion annex of the historic Palace of
the Governors, a public history museum located, and relating to the
history of Hispanic and Native American culture, in the Southwest and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Palace of the Governors Annex Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS ANNEX, SANTA FE, NEW
MEXICO.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the United States has a rich legacy of Hispanic
influence in politics, government, economic development, and
cultural expression;
(2) the Palace of the Governors--
(A) has been the center of administrative and
cultural activity over a vast region of the Southwest
since its construction as New Mexico's second capitol
in Santa Fe by Governor Pedro de Peralta in 1610;
(B) is the oldest continuously occupied public
building in the continental United States, having been
occupied for 390 years; and
(C) has been designated as a National Historic
Landmark;
(3) since its creation, the Museum of New Mexico has worked
to protect and promote Southwestern, Hispanic, and Native
American arts and crafts;
(4) the Palace of the Governors houses the history division
of the Museum of New Mexico;
(5) the Museum has an extensive, priceless, and
irreplaceable collection of--
(A) Spanish Colonial paintings (including the
Segesser Hide Paintings, paintings on buffalo hide
dating back to 1706);
(B) pre-Columbian Art; and
(C) historic artifacts, including--
(i) helmets and armor worn by the Don Juan
de Onate expedition conquistadors who
established the first capital in the territory
that is now the United States, San Juan de los
Caballeros, in July 1598;
(ii) the Vara Stick used to measure land
grants and other real property boundaries in
Dona Ana County, New Mexico;
(iii) the Columbus, New Mexico Railway
Station clock that was shot, stopping the
pendulum, freezing for all history the moment
when Pancho Villa's raid began;
(iv) the field desk of Brigadier General
Stephen Watts Kearny, who was posted to New
Mexico during the Mexican War and whose Army of
the West traveled the Santa Fe trail to occupy
the territories of New Mexico and California;
and
(v) more than 800,000 other historic
photographs, guns, costumes, maps, books, and
handicrafts;
(6) the Palace of the Governors and its contents are
included in the Mary C. Skaggs Centennial Collection of
America's Treasures;
(7) the Palace of the Governors and the Segesser Hide
paintings have been declared national treasures by the National
Trust for Historic Preservation; and
(8) time is of the essence in the construction of an annex
to the Palace of the Governors for the exhibition and storing
of the collection described in paragraph (5), because--
(A) the existing facilities for exhibiting and
storing the collection are so inadequate and unsuitable
that existence of the collection is endangered and its
preservation is in jeopardy; and
(B) 2010 marks the 400th anniversary of the
continuous occupation and use of the Palace of the
Governors and is an appropriate date for ensuring the
continued viability of the collection.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Annex.--The term ``Annex'' means the annex for the
Palace of the Governors of the Museum of New Mexico, to be
constructed behind the Palace of the Governors building at 110
Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(2) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the State Office of
Cultural Affairs.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New
Mexico.
(c) Grant.--
(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to the Office
to pay 50 percent of the costs of the final design,
construction, management, inspection, furnishing, and equipping
of the Annex.
(2) Requirements.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, to receive a grant under this paragraph (1),
the Office shall--
(A) submit to the Secretary a copy of the
architectural blueprints for the Annex; and
(B) enter into a memorandum of understanding with
the Secretary under subsection (d).
(d) Memorandum of Understanding.--At the request of the Office, the
Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
Office that--
(1) requires that the Office award the contract for
construction of the Annex after a competitive bidding process
and in accordance with the New Mexico Procurement Code; and
(2) specifies a date for completion of the Annex.
(e) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the costs of the
final design, construction, management, inspection, furnishing, and
equipping of the Annex--
(1) may be in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including
land, art and artifact collections, plant, equipment, or
services; and
(2) shall include any contribution received by the State
(including contributions from the New Mexico Foundation and
other endowment funds) for, and any expenditure made by the
State for, the Palace of the Governors or the Annex,
including--
(A) design;
(B) land acquisition (including the land at 110
Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico);
(C) acquisitions for and renovation of the library;
(D) conservation of the Palace of the Governors;
(E) construction, management, inspection,
furnishing, and equipping of the Annex; and
(F) donations of art collections and artifacts to
the Museum of New Mexico on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(f) Use of Funds.--The funds received under a grant awarded under
subsection (c) shall be used only for the final design, construction,
management, inspection, furnishing and equipment of the Annex.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), subject to the
availability of appropriations, there is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(2) Condition.--Paragraph (1) authorizes sums to be
appropriated on the condition that--
(A) after the date of enactment of this Act and
before January 1, 2010, the State appropriate at least
$8,000,000 to pay the costs of the final design,
construction, management, inspection, furnishing, and
equipping of the Annex; and
(B) other non-Federal sources provide sufficient
funds to pay the remainder of the 50 percent non-
Federal share of those costs.
Passed the Senate April 13, 2000.
Attest:
GARY SISCO,
Secretary.
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