IIA
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Great Falls Preserva-
tion and Redevelopment Act of 1994’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the Great Falls Historic District in the
State of New Jersey is an area of historical signifi-
cance as an early site of planned industrial develop-
ment, and has remained largely intact, including
architecturally significant structures;
(2) the Great Falls Historic District is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places and has
been designated a National Historic Landmark;
(3) the Great Falls Historic District is within
a half hour drive of New York City, and within two
hours of Philadelphia, Hartford, New Haven, and
Wilmington;
(4) the District was originally established by
the Society of Useful Manufactures, an organization
whose leaders included a number of historically re-
nowned individuals, including Alexander Hamilton;
and
(5) the Great Falls Historic District has been
the subject of a number of studies which have shown
that the District possesses a combination of historic
significance and natural beauty worthy of and
uniquely situated for preservation and redevelop-
ment.
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SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to preserve and interpret
for the educational and inspirational benefit of the public,
the contribution to our national heritage of certain historic
and cultural lands, waterways and edifices of the Great
Falls Historic District with emphasis on harnessing this
unique urban environment for its educational and rec-
reational value, as well as to enhance economic and cul-
tural redevelopment within the District.
SEC. 4. GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in
the city of Paterson in the county of Passaic in the State
of New Jersey the Great Falls Historic District.
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the District
shall be the boundaries as specified for the Great Falls
Historic District listed on the National Register of His-
toric Places.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
enter into cooperative agreements in accordance with this
Act. In expending moneys appropriated pursuant to this
Act, the Secretary may make grants to and enter into co-
operative agreements with State or local government agen-
cies or nonprofit entities for each of the following:
(1) The preparation of a plan for the develop-
ment of historic, architectural, natural, cultural, and
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interpretive resources within the District. The plan
shall include each of the following:
(A) An evaluation of—
(i) the existing condition of historic
and architectural resources; and
(ii) the environmental and flood haz-
ard conditions within the District.
(B) Recommendations for—
(i) rehabilitating, reconstructing, and
adaptively reusing such historic and archi-
tectural resources;
(ii) preserving viewsheds, focal points,
and streetscapes;
(iii) establishing gateways to the Dis-
trict;
(iv) 
establishing 
and 
maintaining
parks and public spaces;
(v) restoring, improving, and develop-
ing raceways and adjacent areas;
(vi) developing public parking areas;
(vii) improving pedestrian and vehicu-
lar circulation within the District;
(viii) improving security within the
District, with an emphasis on preserving