	On Sept. 22, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, House Resolution 4775, to grant the purchase, renovation, and adaptation of a former college campus in Artesia, New Mexico, as a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center facility. The following year, FLETC-Artesia was officially established as a training delivery point. The original Dedication Ceremony was held on Oct. 21, 1989.