[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4371 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4371
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 9, 2022
Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) 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 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) 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 E. 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--
(I) is eligible for National Historic
Landmark status; and
(II) meets the criteria for designation as
a national historic trail; and
(ii) recommended that the National Park Service
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 E. 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 E. Chavez and the farmworker
movement; and
(3) to support and enhance the network of sites and
resources associated with Cesar E. 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(a).
(2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Cesar
Chavez National Historical Park Proposed Boundary'', numbered
502/179857, and dated March 2022.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of--
(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) Establishment.--There is established in the States a unit of
the National Park System, to be known as the ``Cesar E. Chavez and the
Farmworker Movement National Historical Park''.
(b) Boundary.--The boundary of the historical park shall include
the following areas, as generally depicted on the map:
(1) The Forty Acres in Delano, California.
(2) Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, which includes
Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz, in Keene, California.
(3) Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) Additional Site.--On written agreement by the Secretary and the
owner of the property indicating support for the inclusion, the
Secretary may include within the boundary of the historical park
McDonnell Hall in San Jose, California, as generally depicted on the
map.
(d) Availability of Map.--The map shall be available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(e) Land Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire land and interests
in land that are within the boundary of the historical park by--
(1) donation;
(2) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or
(3) exchange.
(f) Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.--Notwithstanding the
inclusion of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument within the
boundaries of the historical park, the Cesar E. Chavez National
Monument shall continue to be administered as a distinct and
identifiable unit of the National Park System in accordance with
Presidential Proclamation 8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note).
(g) 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.
(h) General Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on
which funds are made available to carry out this section, 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 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) Inclusion.--On a determination by the Secretary
under subparagraph (A) that an additional site is
appropriate for inclusion in the historical park, the
Secretary may, with the consent of the owner of the
applicable site, incorporate the applicable site into
the historical park by publishing notice in the Federal
Register of the inclusion of the site 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 and State agencies, public
and private organizations, and individuals, including--
(i) the National Chavez Center; and
(ii) the Cesar Chavez Foundation.
SEC. 5. FARMWORKER PEREGRINACION NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(31) Farmworker peregrinacion national historic trail.--
``(A) In general.--The Farmworker Peregrinacion
National Historic Trail (referred to in this paragraph
as the `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.
``(B) Map.--A map describing the trail shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
``(C) Administration.--The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with--
``(i) other Federal, State, Tribal,
regional, and local agencies; and
``(ii) the private sector.
``(D) Land acquisition.--The United States shall
not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land
outside the exterior boundary of any federally managed
area without the consent of the owner of the land or
interest in land.
``(E) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary of the
Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with
interested entities to provide for the preservation,
development, interpretation, and use of the trail.''.
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