Clerk session vote number: 234
Description: Chacoan Outliers Protection Act
Bill summary: Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995 - Designates nine new outlying areas as Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites associated with Chacoan Anasazi Indian culture in the San Juan Basin and surrounding areas of New Mexico and Colorado. Expands the boundaries and removes or reduces the acreage of certain existing Sites.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use a combination of land acquisition authority and cooperative agreements to accomplish the purposes of archeological resource
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protection at such sites.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to assist the Navajo Nation in the: (1) protection and management of such Sites located on lands of the Navajos through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act; and (2) development of a Navajo facility to serve those who seek to appreciate the Chacoan Outlier Sites.
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Bill titles: To amend title V of Public Law 96-550, designating the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites, and for other purposes.
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