[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 146 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 146

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
    feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District in 
 Paterson, New Jersey, as a unit of the National Park System, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2001

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
    feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District in 
 Paterson, New Jersey, as a unit of the National Park System, 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 Historic District Study 
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING GREAT FALLS HISTORIC 
              DISTRICT, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Great falls historic district.--The term ``Great Falls 
        Historic District'' means the Great Falls Historic District in 
        the city of Paterson, New Jersey, established as an historic 
        district by section 510 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
        Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4158; 16 
        U.S.C. 461 note).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.
    (b) Study.--As soon as practicable after funds are made available 
to carry out this section, the Secretary shall commence a study 
regarding the suitability and feasibility of further recognizing the 
historic and cultural significance of the lands and structures of the 
Great Falls Historic District through the designation of the Great 
Falls Historic District as a unit of the National Park System.
    (c) Study Process and Completion.--Section 8(c) of Public Law 91-
383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)) shall apply to the study required by this 
section.
    (d) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing the results the 
study.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
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