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SPONSOR: |
Papen |
DATE TYPED: |
01/25/02 |
HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Relocate Archaeological Repository Collection |
SB |
146 |
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ANALYST: |
Gonzales |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY02 |
FY03 |
FY02 |
FY03 |
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199.0 |
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Non-Recurring |
General Fund |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
LFC Files
Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 146
appropriates $199.0 from the general fund to the Office of Cultural Affairs for
the purpose of relocating the archaeological repository collection of the
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture that is currently located in the basement of
the La Villa Rivera building in Santa Fe (old St. Vincent Hospital).
Significant
Issues
The archaeological repository collection
includes approximately 10 million objects that are housed in a location that
does not meet minimal professional standards for security, temperature and humidity
control. La Villa Rivera building is a
state-owned facility that is currently in negotiation to be sold. Once the building is sold, the staff and
collections located at the facility will have to be moved; however, there is a
one year transition period after the sale to complete the move. A permanent location for the collections is
expected to be at the Camino Lejo property in Santa Fe once capital outlay funds
are secured at some point in the future.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $199.0 contained in this
bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered
balance remaining at the end of FY03 shall revert to the general fund. This appropriation would cover the cost of
moving the collection and the rental storage costs for one year. However, until a permanent location is built
for the collection, additional funding would be necessary for the rental costs.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The Museum of New Mexico will have to monitor
climatic conditions and will require periodic existing staff presence in order
to provide access to researchers and to perform curatorial functions.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
The Office of Cultural Affairs provided the
following information regarding the collections: “The collections in La Villa Rivera building consist of artifacts
recovered from archaeological investigations that have taken place over the last 70 years. Collevtively they represent 12,000 years of
culture history in New Mexico and constitute an irreplaceable resource for
ongoing use in research and popular interpretation. Included are pottery, chipped and ground stone and bone tools,
soil samples, and remains pertaining to Paleo-Indian, Archaic, ancestoral
Pueblo, and historic tribes, as well as materials from Spanish, Mexican, and
Anglo occupations. Materials are
derived from over 155,000 recorded archaeological sites. The Museum of New Mexico is required by
state law (Cultural Properties Act section 18-6-1 through 18-6-17) to be the
repository for archaeological collections in New Mexico. The Act (18-6-2) declares that "the
historical and cultural heritage of the state is one of the state's most valued
and important assets."”