[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1660 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1660

To establish the Great Falls Historic District, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            November 16 (legislative day, November 2), 1993

 Mr. Lautenberg (for himself and Mr. Bradley) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the Great Falls Historic District, 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 ``Great Falls Preservation and 
Redevelopment Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``District'' means the Great Falls Historic 
        District established under section 4; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to preserve and interpret the 
educational and inspirational benefit of the unique and distinguished 
contribution to our national heritage of certain historic and cultural 
lands, waterways, and edifices of the Great Falls Historic District. 
Such purpose shall be carried out with an emphasis on harnessing this 
unique urban environment for its educational and recreational value, 
and enhancing economic and cultural redevelopment within the District.

SEC. 4. GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the city of Paterson in 
the county of Passaic in the State of New Jersey the Great Falls 
Historic District.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the District shall be the 
boundaries as specified for the Great Falls Historic District listed on 
the National Register of Historic Places.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the District 
through cooperative agreements in accordance with this Act.
    (b) Grants; Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--In expending sums made available pursuant 
        to this Act, the Secretary may make grants to, and enter into 
        cooperative agreements with, nonprofit entities for--
                    (A) the purchase of property or easements;
                    (B) emergency stabilization; and
                    (C) the establishment of a coordinated fund.
            (2) Purpose.--Grants and cooperative agreements entered 
        into under this subsection shall be used to carry out this Act, 
        including the following activities:
                    (A) An evaluation of--
                            (i) the condition of historic and 
                        architectural resources existing on the date of 
                        enactment of this Act; and
                            (ii) the environmental and flood hazard 
                        conditions within the District.
                    (B) Recommendations for--
                            (i) rehabilitating, reconstructing, and 
                        adaptively reusing such historic and 
                        architectural resources;
                            (ii) preserving viewsheds, focal points, 
                        and streetscapes;
                            (iii) establishing gateways to the 
                        District;
                            (iv) establishing and maintaining parks and 
                        public spaces;
                            (v) restoring, improving, and developing 
                        raceways and adjacent areas;
                            (vi) developing public parking areas;
                            (vii) improving pedestrian and vehicular 
                        circulation within the District;
                            (viii) improving security within the 
                        District, with an emphasis on preserving 
                        historically significant structures from arson; 
                        and
                            (ix) establishing a visitor's center.
    (c) Restoration, Maintenance, and Interpretation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
        agreements with the owners of properties within the District of 
        historical or cultural significance as determined by the 
        Secretary, pursuant to which the Secretary may mark, interpret, 
        improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect 
        to the preservation and interpretation of such properties.
            (2) Requirements.--Each agreement entered into pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall contain provisions ensuring that--
                    (A) the Secretary shall have the right of access at 
                reasonable times to public portions of the property for 
                interpretive and other purposes; and
                    (B) no changes or alterations shall be made in the 
                property except by mutual agreement.
    (d) Cooperative Agreements With State.--In administering the 
District, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the 
State of New Jersey, or any political subdivision thereof, for 
rendering, on a reimbursable basis, rescue, firefighting, and law 
enforcement services, cooperative assistance by nearby law enforcement 
and fire preventive agencies, and for other appropriate purposes.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.

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