[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1104 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1104

   To establish the Great Falls Historic District Commission for the 
  preservation and redevelopment of the Great Falls National Historic 
                   District in Paterson, New Jersey.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 1993

  Mr. Klein introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish the Great Falls Historic District Commission for the 
  preservation and redevelopment of the Great Falls National Historic 
                   District in Paterson, New Jersey.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    For the purpose of preserving and interpreting for the educational 
and inspirational benefit of present and future generations the unique 
and significant contribution to our national heritage of certain 
historic and cultural lands, waterways, and edifices in the Great Falls 
of the Passaic/S.U.M. National Historic District located in the City of 
Paterson, State of New Jersey (Alexander Hamilton's laboratory for the 
development of industrial America as well as America's first industrial 
city) with emphasis on harnessing this unique urban environment for its 
educational value as well as for recreation, there is hereby 
established the Great Falls Historic District Commission (hereinafter 
referred to as the ``Commission''), the purpose of which shall be to 
prepare a plan for the preservation, interpretation, development, and 
use, by public and private entities, of the historic, cultural, and 
architectural resources of the Great Falls of Passaic/S.U.M. National 
Historic District in the City of Paterson, State of New Jersey.

SEC. 2. MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall consist of nine members, as 
follows:
            (1) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Housing 
        and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, and the 
        Secretary of Commerce, all ex officio.
            (2) Five members appointed by the Secretary of the 
        Interior, one of whom shall be the Director of the National 
        Park Service, two of whom shall be appointed from 
        recommendations submitted by the Mayor of the City of Paterson, 
        one of whom shall be appointed from recommendations submitted 
        by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Passaic, 
        New Jersey, and one of whom shall be appointed from 
        recommendations submitted by the Governor of the State of New 
        Jersey. The members appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall 
        have knowledge and experience in one or more of the fields of 
        history, architecture, the arts, recreation planning, city 
        planning, or government.
    (b) Substitute Members; Compensation.--(1) Each member of the 
Commission specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and the 
Director of the National Park Service may designate an alternate 
official to serve in his stead.
    (2) Members appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (a) 
who are officers or employees of the Federal Government, the City of 
Paterson, the County of Passaic, or the State of New Jersey, shall 
serve without compensation as such. Other members, when engaged in 
activities of the Commission, shall be entitled to compensation at the 
rate of not to exceed $100 per diem. All members of the Commission 
shall receive reimbursement for necessary travel and subsistence 
expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission.

SEC. 3. ORGANIZATION.

    (a) Chairman.--(1) The Commission shall elect a Chairman from among 
its members.
    (2) Financial and administrative services (including those relating 
to budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and 
procurement) shall be provided for the Commission by the General 
Services Administration, for which payments shall be made in advance, 
or by reimbursement, from funds of the Commission in such amounts as 
may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the 
Administrator, General Services Administration. The regulations of the 
Department of the Interior for the collection of indebtedness of 
personnel resulting from erroneous payments shall apply to the 
collection of erroneous payments made to or on behalf of a Commission 
employee, and regulations of said Secretary for the administrative 
control of funds shall apply to appropriations of the Commission. The 
Commission shall not be required to prescribe such regulations.
    (b) Staff.--The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the 
compensation of such additional personnel as may be necessary to carry 
out its duties, without regard to the provisions of the civil service 
laws and the Classification Act of 1949.
    (c) Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The Commission may also 
procure, without regard to the civil service laws and the 
Classification Act of 1949, temporary and intermittent services to the 
same extent as is authorized for the executive departments by section 
15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, but at rates not to 
exceed $100 per diem for individuals.
    (d) Facilities and Services.--The members of the Commission 
specified in paragraph (1) of section 2(a) shall provide the 
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, with such facilities and services 
under their jurisdiction and control as may be needed by the Commission 
to carry out its duties, to the extent that such facilities and 
services are requested by the Commission and are otherwise available 
for that purpose. To the extent of available appropriations, the 
Commission may obtain, by purchase, rental, donation, or otherwise, 
such additional property, facilities, and services as may be needed to 
carry out its duties. Upon the termination of the Commission all 
property, personal and real, and unexpended funds shall be transferred 
to the Department of the Interior.

SEC. 4. PLAN.

    It shall be the duty of the Commission to prepare the plan referred 
to in section 1, and to submit the plan together with any 
recommendations for additional legislation, to the Congress not later 
than eighteen months from the effective date of this Act. The plan for 
the Great Falls of the Passaic/S.U.M. Historic District shall include 
considerations and recommendations, without limitation, regarding--
            (1) the objectives to be achieved by the establishment, 
        development, and operation of the area;
            (2) the types of use, both public and private, to be 
        accommodated;
            (3) criteria for the design and appearance of buildings, 
        facilities, open spaces, and other improvements;
            (4) a program for the staging of development;
            (5) the anticipated interpretive, cultural, and 
        recreational programs and uses for the area;
            (6) the proposed ownership and operation of all structures, 
        facilities, and lands;
            (7) areas where cooperative agreements may be anticipated; 
        and
            (8) estimates of costs, both public and private, of 
        implementing and insuring continuing conformance to the plan.

SEC. 5. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall be dissolved (1) upon the termination, as 
determined by its members, of need for its continued existence for the 
implementation of the plan and the operation or coordination of the 
entity established by the plan, or (2) upon expiration of a two-year 
period commencing on the effective date of this Act, whereupon the 
completed plan has not been submitted to the Congress, whichever occurs 
later.

SEC. 6. PROPOSED AUTHORIZATIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN PLAN.

    (a) In General.--It is contemplated that the plan to be developed 
may propose that the Commission may be authorized to--
            (1) acquire lands and interests therein within the Great 
        Falls of the Passaic/S.U.M. Historic District by purchase, 
        lease, donation, or exchange;
            (2) hold, maintain, use, develop, or operate buildings, 
        facilities, and any other properties;
            (3) sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of real or personal 
        property as necessary to carry out the plan;
            (4) enter into and perform such contracts, leases, 
        cooperative agreements, or other transactions with any agency 
        or instrumentality of the United States, the State of New 
        Jersey, and any governmental unit within its boundaries, or any 
        person, firm, association, or corporation as may be necessary;
            (5) establish (through covenants, regulations, agreements, 
        or otherwise) such restrictions, standards, and requirements as 
        are necessary to assure development, maintenance, use, and 
        protection of the Great Falls of the Passaic/S.U.M. Historic 
        District in accordance with the plan; and
            (6) borrow money from the Treasury of the United States in 
        such amounts as may be authorized in appropriations Acts on the 
        basis of obligations issued by the Commission in accordance 
        with terms and conditions approved by the Secretary of the 
        Treasury.
    (b) Purchase of Obligations.-- The Secretary of the Treasury is 
authorized and directed to purchase any such obligations of the 
Commission.

SEC. 7. TITLE TO PROPERTY.

    Title to property of the Commission shall be in the name of the 
Commission, but it shall not be subject to any Federal, State, or 
municipal taxes.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $200,000 for 
the preparation of the plan authorized by this Act.

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