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[CITE: 16USC470x-2]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
     CHAPTER 1A--HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
 
              SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
 
    Part D--National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
 
Sec. 470x-2. Establishment of National Center


(a) Establishment

    There is hereby established within the Department of the Interior a 
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. The Center 
shall be located at Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 
Natchitoches, Louisiana.

(b) Purposes

    The purposes of the Center shall be to--
        (1) develop and distribute preservation and conservation skills 
    and technologies for the identification, evaluation, conservation, 
    and interpretation of prehistoric and historic resources;
        (2) develop and facilitate training for Federal, State and local 
    resource preservation professionals, cultural resource managers, 
    maintenance personnel, and others working in the preservation field;
        (3) take steps to apply preservation technology benefits from 
    ongoing research by other agencies and institutions;
        (4) facilitate the transfer of preservation technology among 
    Federal agencies, State and local governments, universities, 
    international organizations, and the private sector; and
        (5) cooperate with related international organizations 
    including, but not limited to the International Council on Monuments 
    and Sites, the International Center for the Study of Preservation 
    and Restoration of Cultural Property, and the International Council 
    on Museums.

(c) Programs

    Such purposes shall be carried out through research, professional 
training, technical assistance, and programs for public awareness, and 
through a program of grants established under section 470x-4 of this 
title.

(d) Executive Director

    The Center shall be headed by an Executive Director with 
demonstrated expertise in historic preservation appointed by the 
Secretary with advice of the Board.

(e) Assistance from Secretary

    The Secretary shall provide the Center assistance in obtaining such 
personnel, equipment, and facilities as may be needed by the Center to 
carry out its activities.

(Pub. L. 89-665, title IV, Sec. 403, as added Pub. L. 102-575, title XL, 
Sec. 4022, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4766.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 470x-1 of this title.
