significance as the first site of 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;
(3) the natural beauty and splendor of the
Great Falls makes the city of Paterson unique
among major urban areas in the United States;
(4) 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;
(5) the District was established by the Society
of Useful Manufactures, an organization whose lead-
ers included such historically renowned individuals
as Alexander Hamilton; and
(6) the Great Falls Historic District has been
the subject of a number of studies which have shown
that the District is a unique combination of historic
significance and natural beauty worthy of and
uniquely situated for preservation and redevelop-
ment, including Urban Design and Historic Preser-
vation Plan, by A. Nelessen Associates, Inc. of
Princeton, New Jersey (1992); Rebuilding Paterson:
The Third Century, by the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey (1991); Great Falls Historic
District Redevelopment Plan, by the Department of
Community Development of the City of Paterson
(1979); Historic American Engineering Record Sur-
vey, by the United States Department of the Interior
(1974); and Field Evaluation of the Great Falls/
S.U.M. Historic District, by the Smithsonian Insti-
tution and the National Trust for Historic Preserva-
tion (1972).
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to preserve and interpret
the educational and inspirational benefit of the unique and
distinguished contribution to our national heritage of cer-
tain historic and cultural lands, waterways and edifices of
the Great Falls Historic District with emphasis on har-
nessing this unique urban environment for its educational
and recreational value, as well as to enhance economic and
cultural 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 shall administer
the District through cooperative agreements in accordance
with this Act. In expending moneys appropriated pursuant
to this Act, the Secretary may make grants to and enter
into cooperative agreements with nonprofit entities for the
purchase of property or easements, emergency stabiliza-
tion, and the establishment of a coordinated fund to carry
out the purposes of this Act, including (but not limited
to) the following:
(1) An evaluation of—
(A) the existing condition of historic and
architectural resources; and
(B) the environmental and flood hazard
conditions within the District.
(2) Recommendations for—
(A) 
rehabilitating, 
reconstructing, 
and
adaptively reusing such historic and architec-
tural resources;
(B) preserving viewsheds, focal points, and
streetscapes;
(C) establishing gateways to the District;
(D) establishing and maintaining parks
and public spaces;
(E) restoring, improving, and developing
raceways and adjacent areas;
(F) developing public parking areas;
(G) improving pedestrian and vehicular cir-
culation within the District;
(H) improving security within the District,
with an emphasis on preserving historically sig-
nificant structures from arson; and
(I) establishing a visitor’s center.
(b) RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INTERPRE-
TATION.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments with the owners of properties within the District
of historical or cultural significance as determined by the
Secretary, pursuant to which the Secretary may mark, in-
terpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance
with respect to the preservation and interpretation of such
properties. Such agreements shall contain, but need not
be limited to, provisions that the Secretary shall have the
right of access at reasonable times to public portions of
the property for interpretive and other purposes, and that
no changes or alterations shall be made in the property
except by mutual agreement.
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE.—In
administering the District, the Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with the State of New Jersey, or
any political subdivision thereof, for the rendering, on a
reimbursable basis, of rescue, firefighting, and law en-
forcement services and cooperative assistance by nearby
law enforcement and fire preventive agencies and for other
appropriate purposes.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘District’’ means the Great Falls
Historic District established by section 4; and
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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