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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2446 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2023 

Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GALLEGO, and Ms. BARRAGA ́N) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 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) on October 8, 2012, the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez 

2 National Monument was established by Presidential 

3 Proclamation 8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) for the 

4 purposes of protecting and interpreting the nation5 ally significant resources associated with the prop6 erty in Keene, California, known as ‘‘Nuestra 

7 Sen ̃ora Reina de la Paz’’; 

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

9 (A) served as the national headquarters of 

10 the United Farm Workers; and 

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

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

13 union members, and supporters of Ce ́sar E. 

14 Cha ́vez; 

15 (3) while the Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez National Monu16 ment marks the extraordinary achievements and 

17 contributions to the history of the United States by 

18 Ce ́sar Cha ́vez and the farmworker movement, there 

19 are other significant sites in the States of California 

20 and Arizona that are important to the story of the 

21 farmworker movement; and 

22 (4) in the study conducted by the National 

23 Park Service entitled ‘‘Ce ́sar Cha ́vez Special Re24 source Study and Environmental Assessment’’ and 


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1 submitted to Congress on October 24, 2013, the Na2 tional Park Service— 

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

4 with Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the farmworker 

5 movement— 

6 (I) are suitable for inclusion in the 

7 National Park System; and 

8 (II) depict a distinct and important 

9 aspect of the history of the United States 

10 not otherwise adequately represented at ex11 isting units of the National Park System; 

12 and 

13 (ii) recommended that Congress establish a 

14 national historical park to honor the role that 

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

16 of farmworkers; and 

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

18 march from Delano to Sacramento, California, 

19 meets National Historic Landmark criteria; 

20 (ii) recommended that the potential for 

21 designation of the route as a national historic 

22 trail be further explored; and 

23 (iii) indicated that the National Park Serv24 ice could work with partner organizations and 

25 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 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 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 Cha ́vez and the 

16 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. 

23 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en24 titled ‘‘Cesar E. Cha ́vez and the Farmworker Move25 ment National Historical Park Proposed Boundary’’, 


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1 numbered 502/179857B, and dated September 

2 2022. 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 (4) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means— 

6 (A) the State of California; and 

7 (B) the State of Arizona. 

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

9 study conducted by the National Park Service enti10 tled ‘‘Ce ́sar Cha ́vez Special Resource Study and En11 vironmental Assessment’’ and submitted to Congress 

12 on October 24, 2013. 

13 SEC. 4. CE ́ SAR E. CHA ́ VEZ AND THE FARMWORKER MOVE14 MENT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

15 (a) REDESIGNATION OF CE ́SAR E. CHA ́VEZ NA16 TIONAL MONUMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez Na18 tional Monument established on October 8, 2012, by 

19 Presidential Proclamation 8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

20 note) is redesignated as the ‘‘Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and 

21 the Farmworker Movement National Historical 

22 Park’’. 

23 (2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds avail24 able for the purposes of the monument referred to 


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1 in paragraph (1) shall be available for the purposes 

2 of the historical park. 

3 (3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, reg4 ulation, document, record, map, or other paper of 

5 the United States to the monument referred to in 

6 paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference 

7 to the ‘‘Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez and the Farmworker Move8 ment National Historical Park’’. 

9 (b) BOUNDARY.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the histor11 ical park shall include the area identified as ‘‘Ce ́sar 

12 E. Cha ́vez National Monument’’ in Keene, Cali13 fornia, as generally depicted on the map. 

14 (2) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL SITES.—Subject 

15 to paragraph (3), the Secretary may include within 

16 the boundary of the historical park the following 

17 sites, as generally depicted on the map: 

18 (A) The Forty Acres in Delano, California. 

19 (B) Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Ari20 zona. 

21 (C) McDonnell Hall in San Jose, Cali22 fornia. 

23 (3) CONDITIONS FOR INCLUSION.—A site de24 scribed in paragraph (2) shall not be included in the 

25 boundary of the historical park until— 


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1 (A) the date on which the Secretary ac2 quires the land or an interest in the land at the 

3 site; or 

4 (B) the date on which the Secretary enters 

5 into a written agreement with the owner of the 

6 site providing that the site shall be managed in 

7 accordance with this Act. 

8 (4) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the 

9 date on which the Secretary includes a site described 

10 in paragraph (2) in the historical park, the Sec11 retary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of 

12 the addition to the historical park. 

13 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be avail14 able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

15 National Park Service. 

16 (d) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may acquire 

17 land and interests in land within the area generally de18 picted on the map as ‘‘Proposed NPS Boundary’’ by dona19 tion, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appro20 priated funds, or exchange. 

21 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin23 ister the historical park in accordance with— 

24 (A) this section; and 


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1 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

2 of the National Park System, including— 

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

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

5 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

6 Code; and 

7 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

8 States Code. 

9 (2) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary may pro10 vide technical assistance and public interpretation of 

11 historic sites, museums, and resources on land not 

12 administered by the Secretary relating to the life of 

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

14 movement. 

15 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec16 retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 

17 the States, local governments, public and private or18 ganizations, and individuals to provide for the pres19 ervation, development, interpretation, and use of the 

20 historical park. 

21 (f) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

23 the date on which funds are made available to carry 

24 out this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a 

25 general management plan for the historical park in 


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1 accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 

2 States Code. 

3 (2) ADDITIONAL SITES.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The general manage5 ment plan prepared under paragraph (1) shall 

6 include a determination of whether there are— 

7 (i) sites located in the Coachella Val8 ley in the State of California that were re9 viewed in the Study that should be added 

10 to the historical park; 

11 (ii) additional representative sites in 

12 the States that were reviewed in the Study 

13 that should be added to the historical park; 

14 or 

15 (iii) sites outside of the States in the 

16 United States that relate to the farm17 worker movement that should be linked to, 

18 and interpreted at, the historical park. 

19 (B) RECOMMENDATION.—On completion of 

20 the preparation of the general management 

21 plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

22 submit to the Committee on Energy and Nat23 ural Resources of the Senate and the Com24 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of 


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1 Representatives any recommendations for addi2 tional sites to be included in the historical park. 

3 (3) CONSULTATION.—The general management 

4 plan under paragraph (1) shall be prepared in con5 sultation with— 

6 (A) any owner of land that is included 

7 within the boundaries of the historical park; 

8 and 

9 (B) appropriate Federal, State, and Tribal 

10 agencies, public and private organizations, and 

11 individuals, including— 

12 (i) the National Cha ́vez Center; and 

13 (ii) the Ce ́sar Cha ́vez Foundation. 

14 SEC. 5. FARMWORKER PEREGRINACIO ́ N NATIONAL HISTOR15 ICAL TRAIL STUDY. 

16 Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(50) FARMWORKER PEREGRINACIO ́N NA20 TIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—The Farmworker 

21 Peregrinacio ́n National Historic Trail, a route of ap22 proximately 300 miles taken by farmworkers be23 tween Delano and Sacramento, California, in 1966, 

24 as generally depicted as ‘Alternative C’ in the study 

25 conducted by the National Park Service entitled 


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1 ‘Ce ́sar Cha ́vez Special Resource Study and Environ2 mental Assessment’ and submitted to Congress on 

3 October 24, 2013.’’. 

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