16 U.S.C. § 410ii–1: Establishment

Summary

Creates the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico of approximately 33,989 acres, shown on the map titled "Chaco Culture National Historical Park," map number 310/80,032–A, dated August 1979. The old Chaco Canyon National Monument is ended, and any money set aside for the monument can be used for the new park. Names 39 outlying places as "Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites" totaling approximately 14,372 acres, shown on the map titled "Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites," map number 310/80,033–B, dated September 1991. That map and the list of the 39 sites are kept for public inspection at the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management State Director’s office in Santa Fe, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Area Director’s office in Window Rock, Arizona, and the Arizona and New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officers’ offices.

Title 16, §410ii–1

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(a)Abolition of Chaco Canyon National Monument

There is hereby established in the State of New Mexico, the Chaco Culture National Historical Park comprising approximately thirty three thousand nine hundred and eighty nine acres as generally depicted on the map entitled “Chaco Culture National Historical Park”, numbered 310/80,032–A and dated August 1979. The Chaco Canyon National Monument is hereby abolished, as such, and any funds available for the purpose of the monument shall be available for the purpose of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

(b)Designation of Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites

(1)Thirty-nine outlying sites as generally depicted on a map entitled “Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites”, numbered 310/80,033–B and dated September 1991, are hereby designated as “Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites”. The thirty-nine archeological protection sites totaling approximately 14,372 acres identified 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

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.

(2)The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, the office of the State Director of the Bureau of Land Management located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the office of the Area Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs located in Window Rock, Arizona, and the offices of the Arizona and New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officers.

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1995—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–11 designated existing provisions as par. (1), increased number of outlying protection sites from 33 to 39, updated number designation and date on site designation maps, increased total acreage from 8,771 to 14,372 acres, and added par. (2).

§410ii–1 Establishment

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Title 16, §410ii–1

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