César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act

Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources, Arizona, California, Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor, Monuments and memorials, Parks, recreation areas, trails


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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2446

 To establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National 
Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 2023

  Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gallego, and Ms. Barragan) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National 
Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker 
Movement National Historical Park Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) on October 8, 2012, the Cesar E. Chavez National 
        Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation 8884 (54 
        U.S.C. 320301 note) for the purposes of protecting and 
        interpreting the nationally significant resources associated 
        with the property in Keene, California, known as ``Nuestra 
        Senora Reina de la Paz'';
            (2) Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz--
                    (A) served as the national headquarters of the 
                United Farm Workers; and
                    (B) was the home and workplace of Cesar E. Chavez, 
                the family of Cesar E. Chavez, union members, and 
                supporters of Cesar E. Chavez;
            (3) while the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument marks the 
        extraordinary achievements and contributions to the history of 
        the United States by Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement, 
        there are other significant sites in the States of California 
        and Arizona that are important to the story of the farmworker 
        movement; and
            (4) in the study conducted by the National Park Service 
        entitled ``Cesar Chavez Special Resource Study and 
        Environmental Assessment'' and submitted to Congress on October 
        24, 2013, the National Park Service--
                    (A)(i) found that several sites associated with 
                Cesar E. Chavez and the farmworker movement--
                            (I) are suitable for inclusion in the 
                        National Park System; and
                            (II) depict a distinct and important aspect 
                        of the history of the United States not 
                        otherwise adequately represented at existing 
                        units of the National Park System; and
                    (ii) recommended that Congress establish a national 
                historical park to honor the role that Cesar E. Chavez 
                played in lifting up the lives of farmworkers; and
                    (B)(i) found that the route of the 1966 march from 
                Delano to Sacramento, California, meets National 
                Historic Landmark criteria;
                    (ii) recommended that the potential for designation 
                of the route as a national historic trail be further 
                explored; and
                    (iii) indicated that the National Park Service 
                could work with partner organizations and agencies to 
                provide for interpretation programs along the route of 
                the 1966 march from Delano to Sacramento, California.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish the Cesar E. 
Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park--
            (1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally 
        significant resources associated with Cesar Chavez and the 
        farmworker movement;
            (2) to interpret and provide for a broader understanding of 
        the extraordinary achievements and contributions to the history 
        of the United States made by Cesar Chavez and the farmworker 
        movement; and
            (3) to support and enhance the network of sites and 
        resources associated with Cesar Chavez and the farmworker 
        movement.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means 
        the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National 
        Historical Park established by section 4.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Cesar 
        E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park 
        Proposed Boundary'', numbered 502/179857B, and dated September 
        2022.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) States.--The term ``States'' means--
                    (A) the State of California; and
                    (B) the State of Arizona.
            (5) Study.--The term ``Study'' means the study conducted by 
        the National Park Service entitled ``Cesar Chavez Special 
        Resource Study and Environmental Assessment'' and submitted to 
        Congress on October 24, 2013.

SEC. 4. CESAR E. CHAVEZ AND THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
              PARK.

    (a) Redesignation of Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.--
            (1) In general.--The Cesar E. Chavez National Monument 
        established on October 8, 2012, by Presidential Proclamation 
        8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) is redesignated as the ``Cesar E. 
        Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park''.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Any funds available for the 
        purposes of the monument referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
        available for the purposes of the historical park.
            (3) References.--Any reference in a law, regulation, 
        document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to 
        the monument referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered 
        to be a reference to the ``Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker 
        Movement National Historical Park''.
    (b) Boundary.--
            (1) In general.--The boundary of the historical park shall 
        include the area identified as ``Cesar E. Chavez National 
        Monument'' in Keene, California, as generally depicted on the 
        map.
            (2) Inclusion of additional sites.--Subject to paragraph 
        (3), the Secretary may include within the boundary of the 
        historical park the following sites, as generally depicted on 
        the map:
                    (A) The Forty Acres in Delano, California.
                    (B) Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
                    (C) McDonnell Hall in San Jose, California.
            (3) Conditions for inclusion.--A site described in 
        paragraph (2) shall not be included in the boundary of the 
        historical park until--
                    (A) the date on which the Secretary acquires the 
                land or an interest in the land at the site; or
                    (B) the date on which the Secretary enters into a 
                written agreement with the owner of the site providing 
                that the site shall be managed in accordance with this 
                Act.
            (4) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
        the Secretary includes a site described in paragraph (2) in the 
        historical park, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
        Register notice of the addition to the historical park.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
    (d) Land Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire land and interests 
in land within the area generally depicted on the map as ``Proposed NPS 
Boundary'' by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or 
appropriated funds, or exchange.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        historical park in accordance with--
                    (A) this section; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System, including--
                            (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 
                        sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 
                        of title 54, United States Code; and
                            (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 
                        States Code.
            (2) Interpretation.--The Secretary may provide technical 
        assistance and public interpretation of historic sites, 
        museums, and resources on land not administered by the 
        Secretary relating to the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the 
        history of the farmworker movement.
            (3) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with the States, local governments, 
        public and private organizations, and individuals to provide 
        for the preservation, development, interpretation, and use of 
        the historical park.
    (f) General Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are made available to carry out this subsection, 
        the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the 
        historical park in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, 
        United States Code.
            (2) Additional sites.--
                    (A) In general.--The general management plan 
                prepared under paragraph (1) shall include a 
                determination of whether there are--
                            (i) sites located in the Coachella Valley 
                        in the State of California that were reviewed 
                        in the Study that should be added to the 
                        historical park;
                            (ii) additional representative sites in the 
                        States that were reviewed in the Study that 
                        should be added to the historical park; or
                            (iii) sites outside of the States in the 
                        United States that relate to the farmworker 
                        movement that should be linked to, and 
                        interpreted at, the historical park.
                    (B) Recommendation.--On completion of the 
                preparation of the general management plan under 
                paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
                and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
                Representatives any recommendations for additional 
                sites to be included in the historical park.
            (3) Consultation.--The general management plan under 
        paragraph (1) shall be prepared in consultation with--
                    (A) any owner of land that is included within the 
                boundaries of the historical park; and
                    (B) appropriate Federal, State, and Tribal 
                agencies, public and private organizations, and 
                individuals, including--
                            (i) the National Chavez Center; and
                            (ii) the Cesar Chavez Foundation.

SEC. 5. FARMWORKER PEREGRINACION NATIONAL HISTORICAL TRAIL STUDY.

    Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(50) Farmworker peregrinacion national historic trail.--
        The Farmworker Peregrinacion National Historic Trail, a route 
        of approximately 300 miles taken by farmworkers between Delano 
        and Sacramento, California, in 1966, as generally depicted as 
        `Alternative C' in the study conducted by the National Park 
        Service entitled `Cesar Chavez Special Resource Study and 
        Environmental Assessment' and submitted to Congress on October 
        24, 2013.''.
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