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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 189 

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

Jersey. 

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 

A BILL 

To establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the 

State of New Jersey. 

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 Park Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

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

8 (1) The Great Falls Historic District in 

9 Paterson, New Jersey, is the site that Alexander 


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1 Hamilton selected to implement his vision of Amer2 ican economic independence and transform a rural 

3 agrarian society based on slavery into a global econ4 omy based on freedom. 

5 (2) President Ford announced the designation 

6 of the Great Falls Historic District as a National 

7 Historic Landmark in 1976 and declared it ‘‘a sym8 bol of the industrial might which helps to make 

9 America the most powerful nation in the world’’. 

10 (3) Congress made the Great Falls Historic 

11 District a National Historic District in 1996. 

12 (4) Exceptional natural and cultural resources 

13 make the Great Falls Historic District America’s 

14 only National Historic District that contains both a 

15 National Historic Landmark and a National Natural 

16 Resource. 

17 (5) The Great Falls Historic District embodies 

18 Hamilton’s vision of an American economy based 

19 on— 

20 (A) diverse industries to avoid excessive re21 liance on any single manufactured product; 

22 (B) innovative engineering and technology, 

23 including the successful use of water, a renew24 able energy source, to power industry and man25 ufacturing; 


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1 (C) industrial production of goods not only 

2 for domestic consumption but also for inter3 national trade; and 

4 (D) meritocracy and opportunities for all. 

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

6 the Great Falls and the buildings erected around it 

7 over two centuries constitute the finest and most ex8 tensive remaining example of engineering, planning 

9 and architectural works that span the entire period 

10 of America’s growth into an industrial power. 

11 (7) A National Park Service unit in Paterson is 

12 necessary to give the American people an oppor13 tunity to appreciate the physical beauty and histor14 ical importance of the Great Falls Historic District. 

15 (8) Congress and the National Park Service 

16 recognized the national significance of the Paterson 

17 Great Falls National Historic District through list18 ing on the National Register of Historic Places and 

19 designation as a National Historic Landmark and a 

20 National Historic District. 

21 (9) The Paterson Great Falls National Historic 

22 District is suitable for addition to the National Park 

23 System because— 

24 (A) the national park will promote themes 

25 not adequately represented in National Park 


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1 System, including aspects of African-American 

2 history and the inspiration Great Falls has been 

3 for renowned American writers and artists; 

4 (B) the national park will promote civic en5 gagement by attracting and engaging people 

6 who currently feel little or no connection to na7 tional parks or the founding fathers; 

8 (C) the national park will interpret Amer9 ica’s developing history in the historical and 

10 global context; and 

11 (D) the national park will foster partner12 ships among federal, state and local govern13 ments and private donors and non-profit orga14 nizations. 

15 (10) The Historic District is a physically and 

16 fiscally feasible site for a national park because— 

17 (A) all of the required natural and cultural 

18 resources are on property largely owned by local 

19 government entities; 

20 (B) it is of a manageable size; and 

21 (C) much of the funding will come from 

22 private donors and the State of New Jersey, 

23 which has committed substantial sums of money 

24 to fund a State park that will assist in the 

25 funding of the national park. 


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1 (11) The national park provides enormous po2 tential for public use because its location and urban 

3 setting make it easily accessible for millions of 

4 Americans. 

5 (12) The historic Hinchliffe stadium, adjacent 

6 to the Historic District, was home to the New York 

7 Black Yankees for many years, including 1933 when 

8 it hosted the Colored Championship of the Nation, 

9 and it was added to the National Register of His10 toric Places by the National Park Service in 2004. 

11 (13) Larry Doby played in Hinchliffe Stadium 

12 both as a star high school athlete and again as 

13 Negro League player, shortly before becoming the 

14 first African-American to play in the American 

15 League. 

16 (14) A National Park Service unit, in partner17 ship with private donors and state and local govern18 ments, represents the most effective and efficient 

19 method of preserving the Historic District for the 

20 public. 

21 (15) A National Park Service unit in Paterson 

22 is necessary to give the Historic District the con23 tinuity and professionalism required to attract pri24 vate donors from across the country. 


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1 (16) Though the State of New Jersey will be a 

2 strong partner with a significant financial commit3 ment, the State alone cannot preserve the Historic 

4 District and present it to the public without a Na5 tional Park System unit in Paterson. 

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

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

8 System in Paterson, New Jersey, consisting of the 

9 Great Falls Historic District and historic Hinchliffe 

10 Stadium; and 

11 (2) to create partnerships among Federal, State 

12 and local governments, non-profit organizations and 

13 private donors to preserve, enhance, interpret and 

14 promote the cultural sites, historic structures, and 

15 natural beauty of the Great Falls Historic District 

16 and the historic Hinchliffe Stadium for the benefit 

17 of present and future generations. 

18 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this Act: 

20 (1) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 

21 District’’ means the Great Falls National Historic 

22 District in Paterson, New Jersey, consisting of ap23 proximately 118 acres, as specified in the National 

24 Register of Historic Places. 


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1 (2) NATIONAL PARK.—The term ‘‘national 

2 park’’ means the Paterson Great Falls National 

3 Park established by section 4. 

4 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage7 ment plan’’ means the integrated resource manage8 ment plan established in section 6. 

9 (4) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’ 

10 means the Paterson Great Falls National Park Part11 nership established in section 7. 

12 (5) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 

13 Council’’ means the Paterson Great Falls National 

14 Park Advisory Council established in section 8. 

15 SEC. 4. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL PARK. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

17 city of Paterson in the county of Passaic in the State of 

18 New Jersey the Paterson Great Falls National Park as 

19 a unit of the National Park System. 

20 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the national 

21 park shall be— 

22 (1) the boundaries of the Historic District as 

23 listed on the National Register of Historic Places; 

24 and 


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1 (2) the historic Hinchliffe Stadium as listed on 

2 the National Register of Historic Places. 

3 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The national park shall be admin5 istered in partnership by the Secretary, the State of New 

6 Jersey, City of Paterson and its applicable subdivisions, 

7 and others in accordance with the provisions of law gen8 erally applicable to units of the National Park System, in9 cluding the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) 

10 and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), 

11 and in accordance with the management plan specified in 

12 section 6. 

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

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

15 modify any right of the State of New Jersey or any polit16 ical subdivision thereof, to exercise civil and criminal juris17 diction or to carry out State laws, rules, and regulations 

18 within the national park. 

19 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

20 (1) The Secretary may consult and enter into 

21 cooperative agreements with the State of New Jersey 

22 or its political subdivisions to acquire from and pro23 vide to the State or its political subdivisions goods 

24 and services to be used in the cooperative manage25 ment of lands within the national park, if the SecVerDate Aug 31 2005 07:10 Jan 11, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H189.IH H189

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1 retary determines that appropriations for that pur2 pose are available and the agreement is in the best 

3 interest of the United States. 

4 (2) The Secretary, after consultation with the 

5 Partnership, may enter into cooperative agreements 

6 with owners of property of nationally significant his7 toric or other cultural resources within the national 

8 park in order to provide for interpretive exhibits or 

9 programs. Such agreements shall provide, whenever 

10 appropriate, that— 

11 (A) the public may have access to such 

12 property at specified, reasonable times for pur13 poses of viewing such property or exhibits, or 

14 attending the programs established by the Sec15 retary under this subsection; and 

16 (B) no changes or alterations shall be 

17 made in such properties except by mutual 

18 agreements between the Secretary and the other 

19 parties to the agreements. 

20 (d) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES ON NON-FED21 ERAL LANDS.—In order to facilitate the administration of 

22 the national park, the Secretary is authorized, subject to 

23 the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, to con24 struct essential administrative or visitor use facilities on 

25 non-Federal public lands within the national park. Such 


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1 facilities and the use thereof shall be in conformance with 

2 applicable plans. 

3 (e) OTHER PROPERTY, FUNDS, AND SERVICES.—The 

4 Secretary may accept and use donated funds, property, 

5 and services to carry out this section. 

6 (f) MANAGEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTE7 GRATED MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary shall pre8 serve, interpret, manage, and provide educational and rec9 reational uses for the national park, in consultation with 

10 the owners and managers of lands in the national park, 

11 in accordance with the management plan. 

12 SEC. 6. INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Partnership shall sub15 mit to the Secretary a management plan for the national 

16 park to be developed and implemented by the Partnership. 

17 (b) CONTENTS.—The plan shall include the following: 

18 (1) A program providing for coordinated admin19 istration of the national park with proposed assign20 ment of responsibilities to the appropriate govern21 mental unit at the Federal, State, and local levels, 

22 and nonprofit organizations, including each of the 

23 following: 

24 (A) A plan to finance and support the pub25 lic improvements and services recommended in 


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1 the plan, including allocation of non-Federal 

2 matching requirements set forth in section 11 

3 and a delineation of profit sector roles and re4 sponsibilities. 

5 (B) A program for the coordination and 

6 consolidation, to the extent feasible, of activities 

7 that may be carried out by Federal, State, and 

8 local agencies having jurisdiction over land 

9 within the national park, including planning 

10 and regulatory responsibilities. 

11 (2) Policies and programs for the following pur12 poses: 

13 (A) Enhancing public recreational and cul14 tural opportunities in the national park. 

15 (B) Conserving, protecting, and maintain16 ing the scenic, historical, cultural, and natural 

17 values of the national park. 

18 (C) Developing educational opportunities 

19 in the national park. 

20 (D) Enhancing public access to the na21 tional park, including development of transpor22 tation networks. 

23 (E) Identifying potential sources of rev24 enue from programs or activities carried out 

25 within the national park. 


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1 (F) Protecting and preserving sites with 

2 historical, cultural, natural, Native American 

3 and African American significance. 

4 (3) A policy statement that recognizes existing 

5 economic activities within the national park. 

6 (c) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.—In de7 veloping the management plan, the Partnership shall— 

8 (1) consult on a regular basis with appropriate 

9 officials of any local government or Federal or State 

10 agency which has jurisdiction over lands within the 

11 national park; 

12 (2) consult with interested conservation, busi13 ness, professional, and citizen organizations; and 

14 (3) conduct public hearings or meetings for the 

15 purposes of providing interested persons with the op16 portunity to testify with respect to matters to be ad17 dressed by the plan. 

18 (d) APPROVAL OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

19 (1) The Partnership shall submit the manage20 ment plan to the Governor of New Jersey for review. 

21 The Governor shall have 90 days to review and 

22 make any recommendations. After considering the 

23 Governor’s recommendations, the Partnership shall 

24 submit the plan to the Secretary, who shall approve 

25 or disapprove the plan within 90 days. In reviewing 


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1 the plan the Secretary shall consider each of the fol2 lowing: 

3 (A) The adequacy of public participation. 

4 (B) Assurances of plan implementation 

5 from State and local officials. 

6 (C) The adequacy of regulatory and finan7 cial tools that are in place to implement the 

8 plan. 

9 (2) If the Secretary disapproves the plan, the 

10 Secretary shall, within 60 days after the date of 

11 such disapproval, advise the Partnership in writing 

12 of the reasons therefore, together with recommenda13 tions for revision. Within 90 days of receipt of such 

14 notice of disapproval, the Partnership shall revise 

15 and resubmit the plan to the Secretary who shall ap16 prove or disapprove the revision within 60 days. 

17 (e) ACTION BEFORE PLAN.—During the time before 

18 the adoption of the Partnership’s plan, the Secretary and 

19 the Partnership shall assist the owners and managers of 

20 lands within the national park to ensure that existing pro21 grams, services, and activities that promote the purposes 

22 of this section are supported. 


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1 SEC. 7. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL PARK PART2 NERSHIP. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

4 the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Part5 nership whose purpose shall be to coordinate the activities 

6 of Federal, State, and local authorities and the private 

7 sector in the development and implementation of the inte8 grated resource management plan as described in section 

9 6. 

10 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

11 (1) The Commission shall be composed of thir12 teen members appointed by the Secretary, of 

13 whom— 

14 (A) 4 members shall be appointed by the 

15 Secretary from nominees submitted by the Gov16 ernor of the State of New Jersey; 

17 (B) 2 members shall be appointed by the 

18 Secretary from nominees submitted by the City 

19 Council of Paterson; 

20 (C) 2 members shall be appointed by the 

21 Secretary from the Paterson Great Falls Na22 tional Park Advisory Board as established in 

23 section 8; and 

24 (D) 1 member shall be appointed by the 

25 Secretary from nominees submitted by the 


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1 Board of Chosen Freeholders of Passaic Coun2 ty, New Jersey. 

3 (2) The Partnership shall elect one of its mem4 bers as Chairperson and one as Vice Chairperson. 

5 The term of office of the Chairperson and Vice 

6 Chairperson shall be one year. The Vice Chairperson 

7 shall serve as chairperson in the absence of the 

8 Chairperson. 

9 (3) A vacancy in the Partnership shall be filled 

10 in the same manner in which the original appoint11 ment was made. 

12 (4) Terms of service are as follows: 

13 (A) Members of the Partnership shall serve 

14 for terms of three years and may be re15 appointed not more than once; and 

16 (B) A member may serve after the expira17 tion of his or her term until a successor has 

18 been appointed. 

19 (5) The Secretary shall appoint the first mem20 bers of the Partnership within 30 days after the 

21 date on which the Secretary has received all of the 

22 recommendations for appointment pursuant to sub23 section (b)(1). 

24 (c) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Partnership 

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


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1 or regular places of business in the performance of services 

2 for the Partnership, members shall be allowed travel ex3 penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 

4 same manner as persons employed intermittently in the 

5 Government service are allowed expenses under section 

6 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 

7 (d) MEETINGS.—The Partnership shall meet at the 

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

9 (e) QUORUM.—A majority of the Partnership shall 

10 constitute a quorum. 

11 (f) STAFF.—The Secretary shall provide the Partner12 ship with such staff and technical assistance as the Sec13 retary, after consultation with the Partnership, considers 

14 appropriate to enable the Partnership to carry out its du15 ties. The Secretary may accept the services of personnel 

16 detailed from the State of New Jersey, any political sub17 division of the State or any entity represented on the Part18 nership. 

19 (g) HEARINGS.—The Partnership may hold such 

20 hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 

21 testimony, and receive such evidence as the Partnership 

22 may deem appropriate. 

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1 dations, corporations, and other private and public entities 

2 for the purpose of carrying out this section. 

3 (i) USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN MONEY.—The Part4 nership may use its funds to obtain money from any 

5 source under any program or law requiring the recipient 

6 of such money to make a contribution in order to receive 

7 such money. 

8 (j) MAILS.—The Partnership may use the United 

9 States mails in the same manner and upon the same con10 ditions as other departments and agencies of the United 

11 States. 

12 (k) OBTAINING PROPERTY.—The Partnership may 

13 obtain by purchase, rental, donation, or otherwise, such 

14 property, facilities, and services as may be needed to carry 

15 out its duties, except that the Partnership may not acquire 

16 any real property or interest in real property. 

17 (l) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—For purposes of 

18 carrying out the plan described in section 6, the Partner19 ship may enter into cooperative agreements with the State 

20 of New Jersey, any political subdivision thereof, or with 

21 any organization or person. 

22 SEC. 8. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL PARK ADVI23 SORY COUNCIL. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting 

25 through the Director of the National Park Service, shall 


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1 establish an advisory committee to be known as the 

2 Paterson Great Falls National Park Advisory Council. 

3 The purpose of the Advisory Council shall be to represent 

4 various groups with interests in the national park and 

5 make recommendations to the Paterson Great Falls Na6 tional Park Partnership on issues related to the develop7 ment and implementation of the management plan. The 

8 Advisory Council is encouraged to establish committees re9 lating to specific national park management issues such 

10 as education, tourism, transportation, natural resources, 

11 cultural and historic resources, and revenue raising activi12 ties. Participation on any such committee shall not be lim13 ited to members of the Advisory Council. 

14 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Council shall con15 sist of not fewer than 15 individuals, to be appointed by 

16 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National 

17 Park Service. The Secretary shall appoint no fewer than 

18 3 individuals to represent each of the following categories 

19 of entities: municipalities; educational and cultural institu20 tions; environmental organizations; business and commer21 cial entities, including those related to transportation and 

22 tourism; and organizations representing African American 

23 and Native American interests in the Historic District. 

24 (c) PROCEDURES.—Each meeting of the Advisory 

25 Council and its committees shall be open to the public. 


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1 (d) FACA.—The provisions of section 14 of the Fed2 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), shall not 

3 apply with respect to the Advisory Council. 

4 SEC. 9. FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

5 The Secretary may provide to any owner of property 

6 within the national park containing nationally significant 

7 historic or cultural resources, in accordance with coopera8 tive agreements or grant agreements, as appropriate, such 

9 financial and technical assistance to mark, interpret, and 

10 restore non-Federal properties within the national park as 

11 the Secretary determines appropriate to carry out the pur12 poses of this Act, provided that— 

13 (1) the Secretary, acting through the National 

14 Park Service, shall have right of access at reason15 able times to public portions of the property covered 

16 by such agreements for the purpose of conducting 

17 visitors through such properties and interpreting 

18 them to the public; and 

19 (2) no changes or alterations shall be made in 

20 such properties except by mutual agreement between 

21 the Secretary and the other parties to the agree22 ments. 

23 SEC. 10. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 

24 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac25 quire land or interests in land within the boundaries of 


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1 the national park by donation, purchase with donated or 

2 appropriated funds, or exchange. 

3 (b) STATE PROPERTY.—Property owned by the State 

4 of New Jersey or any political subdivision of the State may 

5 be acquired only by donation. 

6 (c) CONSENT.—No lands or interests therein within 

7 the boundaries of the national park may be acquired with8 out the consent of the owner, unless the Secretary deter9 mines that the land is being developed, or is proposed to 

10 be developed in a manner which is detrimental to the nat11 ural, scenic, historic, and other values for which the na12 tional park is established. 

13 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro15 priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 

16 section, provided that no funds may be appropriated for 

17 land acquisition. 

18 (b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Amounts appro19 priated in any fiscal year to carry out this section may 

20 only be expended on a matching basis in a ration of at 

21 least three non-Federal dollars to every Federal dollar. 

22 The non-Federal share of the match may be in the form 

23 of cash, services, or in-kind contributions, fairly valued. 

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