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                                                 Union Calendar No. 197
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 189

                          [Report No. 110-310]

To establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the State of New 
                                Jersey.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2007

 Mr. Pascrell (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
  Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
 Payne, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Holt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
    Sires) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

                             August 4, 2007

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Johnson of Georgia and Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
                                 Texas

                             August 4, 2007

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                                4, 2007]

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the State of New 
                                Jersey.

    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 ``Paterson Great Falls National 
Historical Park Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Great Falls Historic District in Paterson, New 
        Jersey, is the site that Alexander Hamilton selected to 
        implement his vision of American economic independence and 
        transform a rural agrarian society based on slavery into a 
        global economy based on freedom.
            (2) The Great Falls Historic District was designated as a 
        National Historic Landmark in 1976 and President Gerald Ford 
        declared it ``a symbol of the industrial might which helps to 
        make America the most powerful nation in the world''.
            (3) Section 510 of Public Law 104-333 established the Great 
        Falls Historic District to recognize the contribution to our 
        national heritage of certain historical, cultural, and natural 
        resources of the historic district.
            (4) Exceptional natural and cultural resources make the 
        Great Falls Historic District America's only National Historic 
        District that contains both a National Historic Landmark and a 
        National Natural Landmark.
            (5) Pierre L'Enfant's water power system at the Great Falls 
        and the buildings erected around it over two centuries 
        constitute the finest and most extensive remaining example of 
        engineering, planning and architectural works that span the 
        entire period of America's growth into an industrial power.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to establish a unit of the National Park System in 
        Paterson, New Jersey, consisting of the Great Falls Historic 
        District; and
            (2) to foster activities among Federal, State, and local 
        governments, non-profit organizations, and private donors to 
        preserve, enhance, interpret, and promote the cultural sites, 
        historic structures, and natural beauty of the Great Falls 
        Historic District for the benefit of present and future 
        generations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Park.--The term ``park'' means the Paterson Great Falls 
        National Historical Park established in section 4.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Paterson 
        Great Falls National Historical Park Commission established in 
        section 7.

SEC. 4. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--In order to preserve and interpret for the 
benefit of present and future generations certain historical, cultural, 
and natural resources associated with the Great Falls National Historic 
District, there is established in the city of Paterson in the county of 
Passaic in the State of New Jersey the Paterson Great Falls National 
Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System.
    (b) Boundaries.--The park shall consist of approximately 109 acres 
as generally depicted on the map titled ``Paterson Great Falls National 
Historical Park--Proposed Boundary'', numbered T03/80,000, and dated 
June 2007. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the city of 
Paterson.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The park shall be administered by the Secretary in 
accordance with this Act and the provisions of law generally applicable 
to units of the National Park System, including the Act of August 25, 
1916 (16 U.S.C. 1-4) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461-
467).
    (b) State and Local Jurisdiction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to diminish, enlarge, or modify any right of the State of New 
Jersey or any political subdivision thereof, to exercise civil and 
criminal jurisdiction or to carry out State laws, rules, and 
regulations within the park.
    (c) Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--In furtherance of the purposes of this 
        Act, the Secretary is authorized, after consultation with the 
        Commission, to enter into cooperative agreements with the 
        owners of properties of natural, historical, or cultural 
        significance within the park, pursuant to which agreements the 
        Secretary may mark, interpret, restore, and provide technical 
        assistance for the preservation of such properties and pursuant 
        to which the Secretary may provide assistance, including 
        management services and program implementation.
            (2) Right of access.--Each cooperative agreement shall 
        provide that the Secretary, through the National Park Service, 
        shall have the right of access at all reasonable times to all 
        public portions of the property covered by the agreement for 
        the purpose of conducting visitors through such properties and 
        interpreting them to the public.
            (3) Alteration of properties.--Each cooperative agreement 
        shall provide that no changes or alterations shall be made in 
        the property covered by the agreement except by mutual 
        agreement between the Secretary and the other party to the 
        agreement.
    (d) Use of Federal Funds.--
            (1) Conversion, use, or disposal of projects.--Any payment 
        made by the Secretary pursuant to a cooperative agreement under 
        this section shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, 
        use, or disposal of a project so assisted for purposes contrary 
        to the purposes of this Act, as determined by the Secretary, 
        shall result in the right of the United States to reimbursement 
        of all funds made available to the project or the portion of 
        the increased value of the project attributable to such funds 
        as determined at the time of such conversion, use, or disposal, 
        whichever is greater.
            (2) Matching funds.--As a condition of expending any funds 
        appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of cooperative 
        agreements under this section, the Secretary shall require that 
        such expenditure must be matched by expenditure of an equal 
        amount of funds provided by non-Federal sources.
            (3) Donations.--With the approval of the Secretary, any 
        donation of property, goods, or services from a non-Federal 
        source may be considered as a contribution of funds from a non-
        federal source for purposes of this section.

SEC. 6. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.

     Not later than 3 complete fiscal years after the date funds are 
made available for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare, in 
consultation with the Commission, and transmit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a general management plan 
for the park in accordance with the provisions of section 12(b) of the 
Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-7(b)), popularly known as the 
National Park System General Authorities Act, and other applicable law.

SEC. 7. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Paterson Great 
Falls National Historical Park Commission whose purpose shall be to 
assist and advise the Secretary in the development and implementation 
of the general management plan for the park.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Appointments.--The Commission shall be composed of 9 
        members appointed by the Secretary, of whom--
                    (A) 4 members shall be from nominees submitted by 
                the Governor of the State of New Jersey;
                    (B) 2 members shall be from nominees submitted by 
                the City Council of Paterson;
                    (C) 1 member shall be from nominees submitted by 
                the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Passaic County, New 
                Jersey; and
                    (D) 2 members shall be qualified to serve on the 
                Commission because of their familiarity with national 
                parks and historic preservation.
            (2) Chairperson; vice chairperson.--The Commission shall 
        elect one of its members as Chairperson and one as Vice 
        Chairperson. The Vice Chairperson shall serve as chairperson in 
        the absence of the Chairperson.
            (3) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
        in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
            (4) Terms.--Terms of service are as follows:
                    (A) The term of office of the Chairperson and Vice 
                Chairperson shall be one year.
                    (B) Members of the Commission shall serve for terms 
                of 3 years and may be reappointed not more than once.
                    (C) A member may serve after the expiration of his 
                or her term until a successor has been appointed.
            (5) Timeline for appointments.--The Secretary shall appoint 
        the first members of the Commission not later than 30 days 
        after the date on which the Secretary has received all of the 
        recommendations for appointment pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (c) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall serve without 
pay, but while away from their homes or regular places of business in 
the performance of services for the Commission, members shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government 
service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United 
States Code.
    (d) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
Chairperson or a majority of its members.
    (e) Quorum.--A majority of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum.
    (f) Staff.--The Secretary shall provide the Commission with such 
staff and technical assistance as the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Commission, considers appropriate to enable the Commission to 
carry out its duties. The Secretary may accept the services of 
personnel detailed from the State of New Jersey, any political 
subdivision of the State or any entity represented on the Commission.
    (g) Exemption.--Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
    (h) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 10 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. ACQUISITION OF LAND.

    (a) General Authority.--The Secretary may acquire land or interests 
in land within the boundaries of the park from willing sellers only by 
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
    (b) State Property.--Land or interests in land owned by the State 
of New Jersey or any political subdivision of the State may be acquired 
only by donation.

SEC. 9. HINCHLIFFE STADIUM.

     Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall complete a study regarding the preservation 
and interpretation of Hinchliffe Stadium as listed on the National 
Register of Historic Places. The study shall include an assessment of 
the potential for listing as a National Historic Landmark as well as 
options for maintaining the historic integrity of the stadium.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to establish the 
        Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in the State of 
        New Jersey and for other purposes.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 197

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 189

                          [Report No. 110-310]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the State of New 
                                Jersey.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             August 4, 2007

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed