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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4371 

To establish the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the Farmworker Movement National 

Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other 

purposes. 

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 

A BILL 

To establish the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in the States of California 

and Arizona, 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 ‘‘Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and 

5 the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez National Monument 

2 was established by Presidential Proclamation 8884 

3 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) for the purposes of pro4 tecting and interpreting the nationally significant re5 sources associated with the property in Keene, Cali6 fornia, known as ‘‘Nuestra Sen ̃ora Reina de la Paz’’; 

7 (2) Nuestra Sen ̃ora Reina de la Paz— 

8 (A) served as the national headquarters of 

9 the United Farm Workers; and 

10 (B) was the home and workplace of Ce ́sar 

11 E. Cha ́vez, the family of Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez, 

12 union members, and supporters of Ce ́sar E. 

13 Cha ́vez; 

14 (3) while the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez National Monu15 ment marks the extraordinary achievements and 

16 contributions to the history of the United States by 

17 Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the farmworker movement, 

18 there are other significant sites in the States of Cali19 fornia and Arizona that are important to the story 

20 of the farmworker movement; and 

21 (4) in the study conducted by the National 

22 Park Service entitled ‘‘Cesar Chavez Special Re23 source Study and Environmental Assessment’’ and 

24 submitted to Congress on October 24, 2013, the Na25 tional Park Service— 


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1 (A)(i) found that several sites associated 

2 with Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the farmworker 

3 movement— 

4 (I) are suitable for inclusion in the 

5 National Park System; and 

6 (II) depict a distinct and important 

7 aspect of the history of the United States 

8 not otherwise adequately represented at ex9 isting units of the National Park System; 

10 and 

11 (ii) recommended that Congress establish a 

12 national historical park to honor the role that 

13 Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez played in lifting up the lives 

14 of farmworkers; and 

15 (B)(i) found that the route of the 1966 

16 march from Delano to Sacramento, Cali17 fornia— 

18 (I) is eligible for National Historic 

19 Landmark status; and 

20 (II) meets the criteria for designation 

21 as a national historic trail; and 

22 (ii) recommended that the National Park 

23 Service work with partner organizations and 

24 agencies to provide for interpretation programs 


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1 along the route of the 1966 march from Delano 

2 to Sacramento, California. 

3 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab4 lish the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the Farmworker Movement 

5 National Historical Park— 

6 (1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the 

7 nationally significant resources associated with 

8 Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the farmworker movement; 

9 (2) to interpret and provide for a broader un10 derstanding of the extraordinary achievements and 

11 contributions to the history of the United States 

12 made by Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the farmworker move13 ment; and 

14 (3) to support and enhance the network of sites 

15 and resources associated with Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and 

16 the farmworker movement. 

17 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this Act: 

19 (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical 

20 park’’ means the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the Farm21 worker Movement National Historical Park estab22 lished by section 4(a). 

23 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en24 titled ‘‘Ce ́sar Cha ́vez National Historical Park ProVerDate Sep 11 2014 19:24 Jun 15, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4371.IS S4371

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1 posed Boundary’’, numbered 502/179857, and dated 

2 March 2022. 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 

6 of— 

7 (A) the State of California; and 

8 (B) the State of Arizona. 

9 (5) STUDY.—The term ‘‘Study’’ means the 

10 study conducted by the National Park Service enti11 tled ‘‘Cesar Chavez Special Resource Study and En12 vironmental Assessment’’ and submitted to Congress 

13 on October 24, 2013. 

14 SEC. 4. CE ́ SAR E. CHA ́ VEZ AND THE FARMWORKER MOVE15 MENT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

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

17 States a unit of the National Park System, to be known 

18 as the ‘‘Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the Farmworker Movement 

19 National Historical Park’’. 

20 (b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the historical park 

21 shall include the following areas, as generally depicted on 

22 the map: 

23 (1) The Forty Acres in Delano, California. 


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1 (2) Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez National Monument, which 

2 includes Nuestra Sen ̃ora Reina de la Paz, in Keene, 

3 California. 

4 (3) Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona. 

5 (c) ADDITIONAL SITE.—On written agreement by the 

6 Secretary and the owner of the property indicating sup7 port for the inclusion, the Secretary may include within 

8 the boundary of the historical park McDonnell Hall in San 

9 Jose, California, as generally depicted on the map. 

10 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be avail11 able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

12 National Park Service. 

13 (e) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may acquire 

14 land and interests in land that are within the boundary 

15 of the historical park by— 

16 (1) donation; 

17 (2) purchase with donated or appropriated 

18 funds; or 

19 (3) exchange. 

20 (f) CE ́SAR E. CHA ́VEZ NATIONAL MONUMENT.—Not21 withstanding the inclusion of the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez Na22 tional Monument within the boundaries of the historical 

23 park, the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez National Monument shall con24 tinue to be administered as a distinct and identifiable unit 


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1 of the National Park System in accordance with Presi2 dential Proclamation 8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

3 (g) ADMINISTRATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin5 ister the historical park in accordance with— 

6 (A) this section; and 

7 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

8 of the National Park System, including— 

9 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

10 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

11 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

12 Code; and 

13 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

14 States Code. 

15 (2) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary may pro16 vide technical assistance and public interpretation of 

17 historic sites, museums, and resources on land not 

18 administered by the Secretary relating to the life of 

19 Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the history of the farmworker 

20 movement. 

21 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec22 retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 

23 the States, local governments, public and private or24 ganizations, and individuals to provide for the presVerDate Sep 11 2014 19:24 Jun 15, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4371.IS S4371

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1 ervation, development, interpretation, and use of the 

2 historical park. 

3 (h) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

5 the date on which funds are made available to carry 

6 out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a gen7 eral management plan for the historical park in ac8 cordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 

9 States Code. 

10 (2) ADDITIONAL SITES.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The general manage12 ment plan shall include a determination of 

13 whether there are— 

14 (i) sites located in the Coachella Val15 ley in the State of California that were re16 viewed in the Study that should be added 

17 to the historical park; 

18 (ii) additional representative sites in 

19 the States that were reviewed in the Study 

20 that should be added to the historical park; 

21 or 

22 (iii) sites outside of the States in the 

23 United States that relate to the farm24 worker movement that should be linked to, 

25 and interpreted at, the historical park. 


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1 (B) INCLUSION.—On a determination by 

2 the Secretary under subparagraph (A) that an 

3 additional site is appropriate for inclusion in 

4 the historical park, the Secretary may, with the 

5 consent of the owner of the applicable site, in6 corporate the applicable site into the historical 

7 park by publishing notice in the Federal Reg8 ister of the inclusion of the site in the historical 

9 park. 

10 (3) CONSULTATION.—The general management 

11 plan under paragraph (1) shall be prepared in con12 sultation with— 

13 (A) any owner of land that is included 

14 within the boundaries of the historical park; 

15 and 

16 (B) appropriate Federal and State agen17 cies, public and private organizations, and indi18 viduals, including— 

19 (i) the National Cha ́vez Center; and 

20 (ii) the Ce ́sar Cha ́vez Foundation. 

21 SEC. 5. FARMWORKER PEREGRINACIO ́ N NATIONAL HIS22 TORIC TRAIL. 

23 Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 

24 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(31) FARMWORKER PEREGRINACIO ́N NA2 TIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Farmworker 

4 Peregrinacio ́n National Historic Trail (referred 

5 to in this paragraph as the ‘trail’), a route of 

6 approximately 300 miles taken by farmworkers 

7 between Delano and Sacramento, California, in 

8 1966, as generally depicted as ‘Alternative C’ in 

9 the study conducted by the National Park Serv10 ice entitled ‘Cesar Chavez Special Resource 

11 Study and Environmental Assessment’ and sub12 mitted to Congress on October 24, 2013. 

13 ‘‘(B) MAP.—A map describing the trail 

14 shall be on file and available for public inspec15 tion in the appropriate offices of the National 

16 Park Service. 

17 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be 

18 administered by the Secretary of the Interior, 

19 in consultation with— 

20 ‘‘(i) other Federal, State, Tribal, re21 gional, and local agencies; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) the private sector. 

23 ‘‘(D) LAND ACQUISITION.—The United 

24 States shall not acquire for the trail any land 

25 or interest in land outside the exterior boundary 


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1 of any federally managed area without the con2 sent of the owner of the land or interest in 

3 land. 

4 ‘‘(E) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 

5 Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooper6 ative agreements with interested entities to pro7 vide for the preservation, development, interpre8 tation, and use of the trail.’’. 

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