[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2446 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2446
To establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National
Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 30, 2023
Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gallego, and Ms. Barragan)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National
Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker
Movement National Historical Park Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) on October 8, 2012, the Cesar E. Chavez National
Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation 8884 (54
U.S.C. 320301 note) for the purposes of protecting and
interpreting the nationally significant resources associated
with the property in Keene, California, known as ``Nuestra
Senora Reina de la Paz'';
(2) Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz--
(A) served as the national headquarters of the
United Farm Workers; and
(B) was the home and workplace of Cesar E. Chavez,
the family of Cesar E. Chavez, union members, and
supporters of Cesar E. Chavez;
(3) while the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument marks the
extraordinary achievements and contributions to the history of
the United States by Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement,
there are other significant sites in the States of California
and Arizona that are important to the story of the farmworker
movement; and
(4) in the study conducted by the National Park Service
entitled ``Cesar Chavez Special Resource Study and
Environmental Assessment'' and submitted to Congress on October
24, 2013, the National Park Service--
(A)(i) found that several sites associated with
Cesar E. Chavez and the farmworker movement--
(I) are suitable for inclusion in the
National Park System; and
(II) depict a distinct and important aspect
of the history of the United States not
otherwise adequately represented at existing
units of the National Park System; and
(ii) recommended that Congress establish a national
historical park to honor the role that Cesar E. Chavez
played in lifting up the lives of farmworkers; and
(B)(i) found that the route of the 1966 march from
Delano to Sacramento, California, meets National
Historic Landmark criteria;
(ii) recommended that the potential for designation
of the route as a national historic trail be further
explored; and
(iii) indicated that the National Park Service
could work with partner organizations and agencies to
provide for interpretation programs along the route of
the 1966 march from Delano to Sacramento, California.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish the Cesar E.
Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park--
(1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally
significant resources associated with Cesar Chavez and the
farmworker movement;
(2) to interpret and provide for a broader understanding of
the extraordinary achievements and contributions to the history
of the United States made by Cesar Chavez and the farmworker
movement; and
(3) to support and enhance the network of sites and
resources associated with Cesar Chavez and the farmworker
movement.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means
the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National
Historical Park established by section 4.
(2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Cesar
E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park
Proposed Boundary'', numbered 502/179857B, and dated September
2022.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) States.--The term ``States'' means--
(A) the State of California; and
(B) the State of Arizona.
(5) Study.--The term ``Study'' means the study conducted by
the National Park Service entitled ``Cesar Chavez Special
Resource Study and Environmental Assessment'' and submitted to
Congress on October 24, 2013.
SEC. 4. CESAR E. CHAVEZ AND THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK.
(a) Redesignation of Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.--
(1) In general.--The Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
established on October 8, 2012, by Presidential Proclamation
8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) is redesignated as the ``Cesar E.
Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park''.
(2) Availability of funds.--Any funds available for the
purposes of the monument referred to in paragraph (1) shall be
available for the purposes of the historical park.
(3) References.--Any reference in a law, regulation,
document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to
the monument referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered
to be a reference to the ``Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker
Movement National Historical Park''.
(b) Boundary.--
(1) In general.--The boundary of the historical park shall
include the area identified as ``Cesar E. Chavez National
Monument'' in Keene, California, as generally depicted on the
map.
(2) Inclusion of additional sites.--Subject to paragraph
(3), the Secretary may include within the boundary of the
historical park the following sites, as generally depicted on
the map:
(A) The Forty Acres in Delano, California.
(B) Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
(C) McDonnell Hall in San Jose, California.
(3) Conditions for inclusion.--A site described in
paragraph (2) shall not be included in the boundary of the
historical park until--
(A) the date on which the Secretary acquires the
land or an interest in the land at the site; or
(B) the date on which the Secretary enters into a
written agreement with the owner of the site providing
that the site shall be managed in accordance with this
Act.
(4) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which
the Secretary includes a site described in paragraph (2) in the
historical park, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register notice of the addition to the historical park.
(c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(d) Land Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire land and interests
in land within the area generally depicted on the map as ``Proposed NPS
Boundary'' by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or
appropriated funds, or exchange.
(e) Administration.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the
historical park in accordance with--
(A) this section; and
(B) the laws generally applicable to units of the
National Park System, including--
(i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and
sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101
of title 54, United States Code; and
(ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United
States Code.
(2) Interpretation.--The Secretary may provide technical
assistance and public interpretation of historic sites,
museums, and resources on land not administered by the
Secretary relating to the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the
history of the farmworker movement.
(3) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with the States, local governments,
public and private organizations, and individuals to provide
for the preservation, development, interpretation, and use of
the historical park.
(f) General Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on
which funds are made available to carry out this subsection,
the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the
historical park in accordance with section 100502 of title 54,
United States Code.
(2) Additional sites.--
(A) In general.--The general management plan
prepared under paragraph (1) shall include a
determination of whether there are--
(i) sites located in the Coachella Valley
in the State of California that were reviewed
in the Study that should be added to the
historical park;
(ii) additional representative sites in the
States that were reviewed in the Study that
should be added to the historical park; or
(iii) sites outside of the States in the
United States that relate to the farmworker
movement that should be linked to, and
interpreted at, the historical park.
(B) Recommendation.--On completion of the
preparation of the general management plan under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives any recommendations for additional
sites to be included in the historical park.
(3) Consultation.--The general management plan under
paragraph (1) shall be prepared in consultation with--
(A) any owner of land that is included within the
boundaries of the historical park; and
(B) appropriate Federal, State, and Tribal
agencies, public and private organizations, and
individuals, including--
(i) the National Chavez Center; and
(ii) the Cesar Chavez Foundation.
SEC. 5. FARMWORKER PEREGRINACION NATIONAL HISTORICAL TRAIL STUDY.
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(50) Farmworker peregrinacion national historic trail.--
The Farmworker Peregrinacion National Historic Trail, a route
of approximately 300 miles taken by farmworkers between Delano
and Sacramento, California, in 1966, as generally depicted as
`Alternative C' in the study conducted by the National Park
Service entitled `Cesar Chavez Special Resource Study and
Environmental Assessment' and submitted to Congress on October
24, 2013.''.
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