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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1660

To establish the Great Falls Historic District, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 16 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 2), 1993

Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. BRADLEY) introduced the following

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and

Natural Resources

A BILL

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 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

7 As used in this Act—

8 (1) the term ‘‘District’’ means the Great Falls

9 Historic District established under section 4; and
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1 (2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

2 of the Interior.

3 SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

4 The purpose of this Act is to preserve and interpret

5 the educational and inspirational benefit of the unique and

6 distinguished contribution to our national heritage of cer7 tain historic and cultural lands, waterways, and edifices

8 of the Great Falls Historic District. Such purpose shall

9 be carried out with an emphasis on harnessing this unique

10 urban environment for its educational and recreational

11 value, and enhancing economic and cultural redevelopment

12 within the District.

13 SEC. 4. GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT.

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

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

16 New Jersey the Great Falls Historic District.

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

18 shall be the boundaries as specified for the Great Falls

19 Historic District listed on the National Register of His20 toric Places.

21 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer

23 the District through cooperative agreements in accordance

24 with this Act.

25 (b) GRANTS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In expending sums made

2 available pursuant to this Act, the Secretary may

3 make grants to, and enter into cooperative agree4 ments with, nonprofit entities for—

5 (A) the purchase of property or easements;

6 (B) emergency stabilization; and

7 (C) the establishment of a coordinated

8 fund.

9 (2) PURPOSE.—Grants and cooperative agree10 ments entered into under this subsection shall be

11 used to carry out this Act, including the following

12 activities:

13 (A) An evaluation of—

14 (i) the condition of historic and archi15 tectural resources existing on the date of

16 enactment of this Act; and

17 (ii) the environmental and flood haz18 ard conditions within the District.

19 (B) Recommendations for—

20 (i) rehabilitating, reconstructing, and

21 adaptively reusing such historic and archi22 tectural resources;

23 (ii) preserving viewsheds, focal points,

24 and streetscapes;
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1 (iii) establishing gateways to the Dis2 trict;

3 (iv) establishing and maintaining

4 parks and public spaces;

5 (v) restoring, improving, and develop6 ing raceways and adjacent areas;

7 (vi) developing public parking areas;

8 (vii) improving pedestrian and vehicu9 lar circulation within the District;

10 (viii) improving security within the

11 District, with an emphasis on preserving

12 historically significant structures from

13 arson; and

14 (ix) establishing a visitor’s center.

15 (c) RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INTERPRE16 TATION.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter

18 into cooperative agreements with the owners of prop19 erties within the District of historical or cultural sig20 nificance as determined by the Secretary, pursuant

21 to which the Secretary may mark, interpret, im22 prove, restore, and provide technical assistance with

23 respect to the preservation and interpretation of

24 such properties.
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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agreement entered

2 into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall contain provi3 sions ensuring that—

4 (A) the Secretary shall have the right of

5 access at reasonable times to public portions of

6 the property for interpretive and other pur7 poses; and

8 (B) no changes or alterations shall be

9 made in the property except by mutual agree10 ment.

11 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE.—In

12 administering the District, the Secretary may enter into

13 cooperative agreements with the State of New Jersey, or

14 any political subdivision thereof, for rendering, on a reim15 bursable basis, rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement

16 services, cooperative assistance by nearby law enforcement

17 and fire preventive agencies, and for other appropriate

18 purposes.

19 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

20 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as

21 are necessary to carry out this Act.

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