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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3498

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 14 (legislative day, APRIL 11), 1994

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

Resources

AN ACT

To establish the Great Falls Historic District, 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 ‘‘Great Falls Preserva5 tion and Redevelopment Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 The Congress finds that—

3 (1) the Great Falls Historic District in the

4 State of New Jersey is an area of historical signifi5 cance as an early site of planned industrial develop6 ment, and has remained largely intact, including

7 architecturally significant structures;

8 (2) the Great Falls Historic District is listed on

9 the National Register of Historic Places and has

10 been designated a National Historic Landmark;

11 (3) the Great Falls Historic District is within

12 a half hour drive of New York City, and within two

13 hours of Philadelphia, Hartford, New Haven, and

14 Wilmington;

15 (4) the District was originally established by

16 the Society of Useful Manufactures, an organization

17 whose leaders included a number of historically re18 nowned individuals, including Alexander Hamilton;

19 and

20 (5) the Great Falls Historic District has been

21 the subject of a number of studies which have shown

22 that the District possesses a combination of historic

23 significance and natural beauty worthy of and

24 uniquely situated for preservation and redevelop25 ment.
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1 SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

2 The purpose of this Act is to preserve and interpret

3 for the educational and inspirational benefit of the public,

4 the contribution to our national heritage of certain historic

5 and cultural lands, waterways and edifices of the Great

6 Falls Historic District with emphasis on harnessing this

7 unique urban environment for its educational and rec8 reational value, as well as to enhance economic and cul9 tural redevelopment within the District.

10 SEC. 4. GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT.

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in

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

13 of New Jersey the Great Falls Historic District.

14 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the District

15 shall be the boundaries as specified for the Great Falls

16 Historic District listed on the National Register of His17 toric Places.

18 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to

20 enter into cooperative agreements in accordance with this

21 Act. In expending moneys appropriated pursuant to this

22 Act, the Secretary may make grants to and enter into co23 operative agreements with State or local government agen24 cies or nonprofit entities for each of the following:

25 (1) The preparation of a plan for the develop26 ment of historic, architectural, natural, cultural, and
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1 interpretive resources within the District. The plan

2 shall include each of the following:

3 (A) An evaluation of—

4 (i) the existing condition of historic

5 and architectural resources; and

6 (ii) the environmental and flood haz7 ard conditions within the District.

8 (B) Recommendations for—

9 (i) rehabilitating, reconstructing, and

10 adaptively reusing such historic and archi11 tectural resources;

12 (ii) preserving viewsheds, focal points,

13 and streetscapes;

14 (iii) establishing gateways to the Dis15 trict;

16 (iv) establishing and maintaining

17 parks and public spaces;

18 (v) restoring, improving, and develop19 ing raceways and adjacent areas;

20 (vi) developing public parking areas;

21 (vii) improving pedestrian and vehicu22 lar circulation within the District;

23 (viii) improving security within the

24 District, with an emphasis on preserving
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1 historically significant structures from

2 arson; and

3 (ix) establishing a visitor’s center.

4 (2) Implementation of projects approved by the

5 Secretary pursuant to the Plan.

6 (b) RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INTERPRE7 TATION.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative agree8 ments with the owners of properties within the District

9 of historical or cultural significance as determined by the

10 Secretary, pursuant to which the Secretary may mark, in11 terpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance

12 with respect to the preservation and interpretation of such

13 properties. Such agreements shall contain, but need not

14 be limited to, provisions that the Secretary shall have the

15 right of access at reasonable times to public portions of

16 the property for interpretive and other purposes, and that

17 no changes or alterations shall be made in the property

18 except by mutual agreement.

19 (c) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—(1) Application for funds

20 for capital projects and improvements under this Act shall

21 be submitted to the Secretary and shall include a descrip22 tion of how the project proposed to be funded will further

23 the purposes of the District.

24 (2) In making such funds available, the Secretary

25 shall give consideration to projects which provide a greater
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1 leverage of Federal funds. Any payment made shall be

2 subject to an agreement that conversion, use, or disposal

3 of the project so assisted for purposes contrary to the pur4 poses of this Act, as determined by the Secretary, shall

5 result in a right of the United States of reimbursement

6 of all funds made available to such project or the propor7 tion of the increased value of the project attributable to

8 such funds as determined at the time of such conversion,

9 use, or disposal, whichever is greater.

10 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

11 As used in this Act—

12 (1) The term ‘‘District’’ means the Great Falls

13 Historic District established by section 4.

14 (2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

15 of the Interior.

16 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

17 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec18 retary to carry out this Act not more than—

19 (1) $3,000,000 for capital projects;

20 (2) $250,000 for planning; and

21 (3) $50,000 for technical assistance.

22 Funds made available pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2)

23 shall not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of the project
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1 to be funded. The authority to expend funds under this

2 Act shall expire 5 years from the date of enactment.

Passed the House of Representatives April 13, 1994.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.