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Calendar No. 808 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 189 

[Report No. 110–376] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 23, 2007 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To establish the Paterson Great Falls National Historical 

Park in the State of New Jersey and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paterson Great Falls 

5 National Historical Park Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

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1 (1) The Great Falls Historic District in 

2 Paterson, New Jersey, is the site that Alexander 

3 Hamilton selected to implement his vision of Amer4 ican economic independence and transform a rural 

5 agrarian society based on slavery into a global econ6 omy based on freedom. 

7 (2) The Great Falls Historic District was des8 ignated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976 

9 and President Gerald Ford declared it ‘‘a symbol of 

10 the industrial might which helps to make America 

11 the most powerful nation in the world’’. 

12 (3) Section 510 of Public Law 104–333 estab13 lished the Great Falls Historic District to recognize 

14 the contribution to our national heritage of certain 

15 historical, cultural, and natural resources of the his16 toric district. 

17 (4) Exceptional natural and cultural resources 

18 make the Great Falls Historic District America’s 

19 only National Historic District that contains both a 

20 National Historic Landmark and a National Natural 

21 Landmark. 

22 (5) Pierre L’Enfant’s water power system at 

23 the Great Falls and the buildings erected around it 

24 over two centuries constitute the finest and most ex25 tensive remaining example of engineering, planning 

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1 and architectural works that span the entire period 

2 of America’s growth into an industrial power. 

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

4 (1) to establish a unit of the National Park 

5 System in Paterson, New Jersey, consisting of the 

6 Great Falls Historic District; and 

7 (2) to foster activities among Federal, State, 

8 and local governments, non-profit organizations, and 

9 private donors to preserve, enhance, interpret, and 

10 promote the cultural sites, historic structures, and 

11 natural beauty of the Great Falls Historic District 

12 for the benefit of present and future generations. 

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

14 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

15 apply: 

16 (1) PARK.—The term ‘‘park’’ means the 

17 Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park es18 tablished in section 4. 

19 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 (3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

22 means the Paterson Great Falls National Historical 

23 Park Commission established in section 7. 

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1 SEC. 4. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 

2 PARK. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to preserve and in4 terpret for the benefit of present and future generations 

5 certain historical, cultural, and natural resources associ6 ated with the Great Falls National Historic District, there 

7 is established in the city of Paterson in the county of Pas8 saic in the State of New Jersey the Paterson Great Falls 

9 National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park 

10 System. 

11 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The park shall consist of approxi12 mately 109 acres as generally depicted on the map titled 

13 ‘‘Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park—Pro14 posed Boundary’’, numbered T03/80,000, and dated June 

15 2007. The map shall be on file and available for public 

16 inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 

17 Service and the city of Paterson. 

18 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The park shall be administered by 

20 the Secretary in accordance with this Act and the provi21 sions of law generally applicable to units of the National 

22 Park System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 

23 U.S.C. 1–4) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

24 461–467). 

25 (b) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Nothing in 

26 this section shall be construed to diminish, enlarge, or 

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1 modify any right of the State of New Jersey or any polit2 ical subdivision thereof, to exercise civil and criminal juris3 diction or to carry out State laws, rules, and regulations 

4 within the park. 

5 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur7 poses of this Act, the Secretary is authorized, after 

8 consultation with the Commission, to enter into co9 operative agreements with the owners of properties 

10 of natural, historical, or cultural significance within 

11 the park, pursuant to which agreements the Sec12 retary may mark, interpret, restore, and provide 

13 technical assistance for the preservation of such 

14 properties and pursuant to which the Secretary may 

15 provide assistance, including management services 

16 and program implementation. 

17 (2) RIGHT OF ACCESS.—Each cooperative 

18 agreement shall provide that the Secretary, through 

19 the National Park Service, shall have the right of 

20 access at all reasonable times to all public portions 

21 of the property covered by the agreement for the 

22 purpose of conducting visitors through such prop23 erties and interpreting them to the public. 

24 (3) ALTERATION OF PROPERTIES.—Each coop25 erative agreement shall provide that no changes or 

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1 alterations shall be made in the property covered by 

2 the agreement except by mutual agreement between 

3 the Secretary and the other party to the agreement. 

4 (d) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

5 (1) CONVERSION, USE, OR DISPOSAL OF

6 PROJECTS.—Any payment made by the Secretary 

7 pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this sec8 tion shall be subject to an agreement that conver9 sion, use, or disposal of a project so assisted for pur10 poses contrary to the purposes of this Act, as deter11 mined by the Secretary, shall result in the right of 

12 the United States to reimbursement of all funds 

13 made available to the project or the portion of the 

14 increased value of the project attributable to such 

15 funds as determined at the time of such conversion, 

16 use, or disposal, whichever is greater. 

17 (2) MATCHING FUNDS.—As a condition of ex18 pending any funds appropriated to the Secretary for 

19 the purposes of cooperative agreements under this 

20 section, the Secretary shall require that such ex21 penditure must be matched by expenditure of an 

22 equal amount of funds provided by non-Federal 

23 sources. 

24 (3) DONATIONS.—With the approval of the Sec25 retary, any donation of property, goods, or services 

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1 from a non-Federal source may be considered as a 

2 contribution of funds from a non-federal source for 

3 purposes of this section. 

4 SEC. 6. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

5 Not later than 3 complete fiscal years after the date 

6 funds are made available for this purpose, the Secretary 

7 shall prepare, in consultation with the Commission, and 

8 transmit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

9 House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 

10 and Natural Resources of the Senate a general manage11 ment plan for the park in accordance with the provisions 

12 of section 12(b) of the Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 

13 1a–7(b)), popularly known as the National Park System 

14 General Authorities Act, and other applicable law. 

15 SEC. 7. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 

16 PARK COMMISSION. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

18 the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Com19 mission whose purpose shall be to assist and advise the 

20 Secretary in the development and implementation of the 

21 general management plan for the park. 

22 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

23 (1) APPOINTMENTS.—The Commission shall be 

24 composed of 9 members appointed by the Secretary, 

25 of whom— 

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1 (A) 4 members shall be from nominees 

2 submitted by the Governor of the State of New 

3 Jersey; 

4 (B) 2 members shall be from nominees 

5 submitted by the City Council of Paterson; 

6 (C) 1 member shall be from nominees sub7 mitted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of 

8 Passaic County, New Jersey; and 

9 (D) 2 members shall be qualified to serve 

10 on the Commission because of their familiarity 

11 with national parks and historic preservation. 

12 (2) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The 

13 Commission shall elect one of its members as Chair14 person and one as Vice Chairperson. The Vice 

15 Chairperson shall serve as chairperson in the ab16 sence of the Chairperson. 

17 (3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission 

18 shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi19 nal appointment was made. 

20 (4) TERMS.—Terms of service are as follows: 

21 (A) The term of office of the Chairperson 

22 and Vice Chairperson shall be one year. 

23 (B) Members of the Commission shall 

24 serve for terms of 3 years and may be re25 appointed not more than once. 

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1 (C) A member may serve after the expira2 tion of his or her term until a successor has 

3 been appointed. 

4 (5) TIMELINE FOR APPOINTMENTS.—The Sec5 retary shall appoint the first members of the Com6 mission not later than 30 days after the date on 

7 which the Secretary has received all of the rec8 ommendations for appointment pursuant to para9 graph (1). 

10 (c) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commission 

11 shall serve without pay, but while away from their homes 

12 or regular places of business in the performance of services 

13 for the Commission, members shall be allowed travel ex14 penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 

15 same manner as persons employed intermittently in the 

16 Government service are allowed expenses under section 

17 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 

18 (d) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 

19 call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members. 

20 (e) QUORUM.—A majority of the Commission shall 

21 constitute a quorum. 

22 (f) STAFF.—The Secretary shall provide the Commis23 sion with such staff and technical assistance as the Sec24 retary, after consultation with the Commission, considers 

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1 ties. The Secretary may accept the services of personnel 

2 detailed from the State of New Jersey, any political sub3 division of the State or any entity represented on the Com4 mission. 

5 (g) EXEMPTION.—Section 14(b) of the Federal Advi6 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to 

7 the Commission. 

8 (h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

9 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 8. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 

11 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac12 quire land or interests in land within the boundaries of 

13 the park from willing sellers only by donation, purchase 

14 with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. 

15 (b) STATE PROPERTY.—Land or interests in land 

16 owned by the State of New Jersey or any political subdivi17 sion of the State may be acquired only by donation. 

18 SEC. 9. HINCHLIFFE STADIUM. 

19 Not later than three years after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a study re21 garding the preservation and interpretation of Hinchliffe 

22 Stadium as listed on the National Register of Historic 

23 Places. The study shall include an assessment of the po24 tential for listing as a National Historic Landmark as well 

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1 as options for maintaining the historic integrity of the sta2 dium. 

3 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

5 as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paterson Great Falls 

8 National Historical Park Act of 2008’’. 

9 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this Act: 

11 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 

12 Paterson, New Jersey. 

13 (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

14 means the Paterson Great Falls National Historical 

15 Park Advisory Commission established by section 

16 6(a). 

17 (3) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 

18 District’’ means the Great Falls Historic District in 

19 the State. 

20 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage21 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Park 

22 developed under section 5. 

23 (5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti24 tled ‘‘Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park– 

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1 Proposed Boundary’’, numbered T03/80,001, and 

2 dated May 2008. 

3 (6) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the 

4 Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park estab5 lished by section 3(a). 

6 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

8 (8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

9 of New Jersey. 

10 SEC. 3. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 

11 PARK. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

14 there is established in the State a unit of the National 

15 Park System to be known as the ‘‘Paterson Great 

16 Falls National Historical Park’’. 

17 (2) CONDITIONS FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The 

18 Park shall not be established until the date on which 

19 the Secretary determines that— 

20 (A)(i) the Secretary has acquired sufficient 

21 land or an interest in land within the boundary 

22 of the Park to constitute a manageable unit; or 

23 (ii) the State or City, as appropriate, has 

24 entered into a written agreement with the Sec25 retary to donate— 

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1 (I) the Great Falls State Park, includ2 ing facilities for Park administration and 

3 visitor services; or 

4 (II) any portion of the Great Falls 

5 State Park agreed to between the Secretary 

6 and the State or City; and 

7 (B) the Secretary has entered into a written 

8 agreement with the State, City, or other public 

9 entity, as appropriate, providing that— 

10 (i) land owned by the State, City, or 

11 other public entity within the Historic Dis12 trict will be managed consistent with this 

13 Act; and 

14 (ii) future uses of land within the His15 toric District will be compatible with the 

16 designation of the Park. 

17 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Park is to preserve 

18 and interpret for the benefit of present and future genera19 tions certain historical, cultural, and natural resources as20 sociated with the Historic District. 

21 (c) BOUNDARIES.—The Park shall include the fol22 lowing sites, as generally depicted on the Map: 

23 (1) The upper, middle, and lower raceways. 

24 (2) Mary Ellen Kramer (Great Falls) Park and 

25 adjacent land owned by the City. 

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1 (3) A portion of Upper Raceway Park, including 

2 the Ivanhoe Wheelhouse and the Society for Estab3 lishing Useful Manufactures Gatehouse. 

4 (4) Overlook Park and adjacent land, including 

5 the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures Hy6 droelectric Plant and Administration Building. 

7 (5) The Allied Textile Printing site, including 

8 the Colt Gun Mill ruins, Mallory Mill ruins, Waverly 

9 Mill ruins, and Todd Mill ruins. 

10 (6) The Rogers Locomotive Company Erecting 

11 Shop, including the Paterson Museum. 

12 (7) The Great Falls Visitor Center. 

13 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 

14 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of15 fices of the National Park Service. 

16 (e) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Not later than 60 days 

17 after the date on which the conditions in subparagraphs 

18 (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(2) are satisfied, the Secretary 

19 shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the establish20 ment of the Park, including an official boundary map for 

21 the Park. 

22 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the 

24 Park in accordance with— 

25 (1) this Act; and 

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1 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

2 National Park System, including— 

3 (A) the National Park Service Organic Act 

4 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

5 (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

6 461 et seq.). 

7 (b) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Nothing in 

8 this Act enlarges, diminishes, or modifies any authority of 

9 the State, or any political subdivision of the State (includ10 ing the City)— 

11 (1) to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction; or 

12 (2) to carry out State laws (including regula13 tions) and rules on non-Federal land located within 

14 the boundary of the Park. 

15 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—As the Secretary determines 

17 to be appropriate to carry out this Act, the Secretary 

18 may enter into cooperative agreements with the owner 

19 of the Great Falls Visitor Center or any nationally 

20 significant properties within the boundary of the 

21 Park under which the Secretary may identify, inter22 pret, restore, and provide technical assistance for the 

23 preservation of the properties. 

24 (2) RIGHT OF ACCESS.—A cooperative agreement 

25 entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that 

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1 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Na2 tional Park Service, shall have the right of access at 

3 all reasonable times to all public portions of the prop4 erty covered by the agreement for the purposes of— 

5 (A) conducting visitors through the prop6 erties; and 

7 (B) interpreting the properties for the pub8 lic. 

9 (3) CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS.—No changes or 

10 alterations shall be made to any properties covered by 

11 a cooperative agreement entered into under para12 graph (1) unless the Secretary and the other party to 

13 the agreement agree to the changes or alterations. 

14 (4) CONVERSION, USE, OR DISPOSAL.—Any pay15 ment made by the Secretary under this subsection 

16 shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion, 

17 use, or disposal of a project for purposes contrary to 

18 the purposes of this Act, as determined by the Sec19 retary, shall entitle the United States to reimburse20 ment in amount equal to the greater of— 

21 (A) the amounts made available to the 

22 project by the United States; or 

23 (B) the portion of the increased value of the 

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1 able under this subsection, as determined at the 

2 time of the conversion, use, or, disposal. 

3 (5) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the re5 ceipt of funds under this subsection, the Sec6 retary shall require that any Federal funds made 

7 available under a cooperative agreement shall be 

8 matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds. 

9 (B) FORM.—With the approval of the Sec10 retary, the non-Federal share required under 

11 subparagraph (A) may be in the form of donated 

12 property, goods, or services from a non-Federal 

13 source. 

14 (d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 

16 land or interests in land within the boundary of the 

17 Park by donation, purchase from a willing seller with 

18 donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. 

19 (2) DONATION OF STATE OWNED LAND.—Land 

20 or interests in land owned by the State or any polit21 ical subdivision of the State may only be acquired by 

22 donation. 

23 (e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC INTERPRE24 TATION.—The Secretary may provide technical assistance 

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1 and public interpretation of related historic and cultural 

2 resources within the boundary of the Historic District. 

3 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after 

5 the date on which funds are made available to carry out 

6 this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Com7 mission, shall complete a management plan for the Park 

8 in accordance with— 

9 (1) section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 (com10 monly known as the ‘‘National Park Service General 

11 Authorities Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)); and 

12 (2) other applicable laws. 

13 (b) COST SHARE.—The management plan shall in14 clude provisions that identify costs to be shared by the Fed15 eral Government, the State, and the City, and other public 

16 or private entities or individuals for necessary capital im17 provements to, and maintenance and operations of, the 

18 Park. 

19 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of the 

20 management plan, the Secretary shall submit the manage21 ment plan to— 

22 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re23 sources of the Senate; and 

24 (2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

25 House of Representatives. 

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1 SEC. 6. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 

2 PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a commis4 sion to be known as the ‘‘Paterson Great Falls National 

5 Historical Park Advisory Commission’’. 

6 (b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Commission shall be 

7 to advise the Secretary in the development and implementa8 tion of the management plan. 

9 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

10 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 

11 composed of 9 members, to be appointed by the Sec12 retary, of whom— 

13 (A) 4 members shall be appointed after con14 sideration of recommendations submitted by the 

15 Governor of the State; 

16 (B) 2 members shall be after consideration 

17 of recommendations submitted by the City Coun18 cil of Paterson, New Jersey; 

19 (C) 1 member shall be after consideration of 

20 recommendations submitted by the Board of Cho21 sen Freeholders of Passaic County, New Jersey; 

22 and 

23 (D) 2 members shall have experience with 

24 national parks and historic preservation. 

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1 (2) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

2 appoint the initial members of the Commission not 

3 later than the earlier of— 

4 (A) the date that is 30 days after the date 

5 on which the Secretary has received all of the 

6 recommendations for appointments under para7 graph (1); or 

8 (B) the date that is 30 days after the Park 

9 is established in accordance with section 3. 

10 (d) TERM; VACANCIES.— 

11 (1) TERM.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—A member shall be ap13 pointed for a term of 3 years. 

14 (B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be 

15 reappointed for not more than 1 additional 

16 term. 

17 (2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission 

18 shall be filled in the same manner as the original ap19 pointment was made. 

20 (e) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the call 

21 of— 

22 (1) the Chairperson; or 

23 (2) a majority of the members of the Commis24 sion. 

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1 (f) QUORUM.—A majority of the Commission shall 

2 constitute a quorum. 

3 (g) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall select a 

5 Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the 

6 members of the Commission. 

7 (2) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice Chairperson 

8 shall serve as Chairperson in the absence of the Chair9 person. 

10 (3) TERM.—A member may serve as Chairperson 

11 or Vice Chairman for not more than 1 year in each 

12 office. 

13 (h) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 

14 (1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Commis16 sion shall serve without compensation. 

17 (B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the 

18 Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, in19 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 

20 authorized for an employee of an agency under 

21 subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 

22 States Code, while away from the home or reg23 ular place of business of the member in the per24 formance of the duties of the Commission. 

25 (2) STAFF.— 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pro2 vide the Commission with any staff members 

3 and technical assistance that the Secretary, after 

4 consultation with the Commission, determines to 

5 be appropriate to enable the Commission to 

6 carry out the duties of the Commission. 

7 (B) DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES.—The Sec8 retary may accept the services of personnel de9 tailed from— 

10 (i) the State; 

11 (ii) any political subdivision of the 

12 State; or 

13 (iii) any entity represented on the 

14 Commission. 

15 (i) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 14(b) of the 

16 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 

17 apply to the Commission. 

18 (j) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

19 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 7. STUDY OF HINCHLIFFE STADIUM. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after 

22 the date on which funds are made available to carry out 

23 this Act, the Secretary shall complete a study regarding the 

24 preservation and interpretation of Hinchliffe Stadium, 

25 which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

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1 (b) INCLUSIONS.—The study shall include an assess2 ment of— 

3 (1) the potential for listing the stadium as a Na4 tional Historic Landmark; and 

5 (2) options for maintaining the historic integrity 

6 of Hinchliffe Stadium. 

7 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

9 are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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Calendar No. 808 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 189 

[Report No. 110

–376] 

AN ACT 

To establish the Paterson Great Falls National 

for other purposes. Historical Park in the State of New Jersey and 

JUNE 16, 2008 

Reported with an amendment 

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