ROCK ART RESEARCH CENTER.

SEC. 109. ROCK ART RESEARCH CENTER. (a) In order to provide for research relating to Rio Grande style rock art, undertake comprehensive evaluations of petroglyphs within the monument, prepare interpretive programs that are sensitive to the concerns of the Indian and Hispanic peoples, and relate monument resources to other styles and forms of rock art, the Secretary, acting through the National Park Service and in cooperation with the University of New Mexico, other educational institutions, foundations, Indian tribes, and private entities, shall establish a Rock Art Research Center (hereinafter in this title referred to as the “Center”). (b) The Center shall function as a focal point for the systematic and scholarly collection, analysis, and dissemination of information relating to Rio Grande style rock art, and other forms of rock art within the region. (c) The Center shall produce research data and educational materials that will enhance public understanding of prehistoric and historic rock art. (d) The Center shall provide for a broad program of research including ethnographic studies, resource management techniques, and comparative studies of rock art forms and styles. (e) Research shall be primarily directed toward rock art managed by the National Park Service. The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with other agencies and entities as may be appropriate to carry out the requirements of the Center. 104 STAT. 277 (f) The Secretary, acting through the National Park Service, is authorized to undertake research and assist in the management and protection of Rio Grande style rock art sites on public and, with the agreement of the landowner, private lands within the Galisteo Basin. The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with landowners of such rock art sites and expend appropriated funds for research, site protection, and interpretive programs. Research shall include the identification and mapping of rock art sites and the development of protection options.