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Union Calendar No. 197 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 189 
[Report No. 110–310] 
To establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the State of New 
Jersey. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. 
GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ROTHMAN, 
Mr. PAYNE, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 
and Mr. SIRES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
AUGUST 4, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas 
AUGUST 4, 2007 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 4, 2007] 
A BILL 
To establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the 
State of New Jersey. 
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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 ‘‘Paterson Great Falls 
National Historical Park Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Great Falls Historic District in 
Paterson, New Jersey, is the site that Alexander 
Hamilton selected to implement his vision of Amer-
ican economic independence and transform a rural 
agrarian society based on slavery into a global econ-
omy based on freedom. 
(2) The Great Falls Historic District was des-
ignated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976 
and President Gerald Ford declared it ‘‘a symbol of 
the industrial might which helps to make America the 
most powerful nation in the world’’. 
(3) Section 510 of Public Law 104–333 estab-
lished the Great Falls Historic District to recognize 
the contribution to our national heritage of certain 
historical, cultural, and natural resources of the his-
toric district. 
(4) Exceptional natural and cultural resources 
make the Great Falls Historic District America’s only 
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National Historic District that contains both a Na-
tional Historic Landmark and a National Natural 
Landmark. 
(5) Pierre L’Enfant’s water power system at the 
Great Falls and the buildings erected around it over 
two centuries constitute the finest and most extensive 
remaining example of engineering, planning and ar-
chitectural works that span the entire period of Amer-
ica’s growth into an industrial power. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to establish a unit of the National Park Sys-
tem in Paterson, New Jersey, consisting of the Great 
Falls Historic District; and 
(2) to foster activities among Federal, State, and 
local governments, non-profit organizations, and pri-
vate donors to preserve, enhance, interpret, and pro-
mote the cultural sites, historic structures, and nat-
ural beauty of the Great Falls Historic District for 
the benefit of present and future generations. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
apply: 
(1) PARK.—The term ‘‘park’’ means the Paterson 
Great Falls National Historical Park established in 
section 4. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Paterson Great Falls National Historical 
Park Commission established in section 7. 
SEC. 4. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to preserve and inter-
pret for the benefit of present and future generations certain 
historical, cultural, and natural resources associated with 
the Great Falls National Historic District, there is estab-
lished in the city of Paterson in the county of Passaic in 
the State of New Jersey the Paterson Great Falls National 
Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The park shall consist of approxi-
mately 109 acres as generally depicted on the map titled 
‘‘Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park—Proposed 
Boundary’’, numbered T03/80,000, and dated June 2007. 
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection 
in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service and 
the city of Paterson. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The park shall be administered by 
the Secretary in accordance with this Act and the provi-
sions of law generally applicable to units of the National 
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Park System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 
U.S.C. 1–4) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461– 
467). 
(b) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to diminish, enlarge, or mod-
ify any right of the State of New Jersey or any political 
subdivision thereof, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdic-
tion or to carry out State laws, rules, and regulations with-
in the park. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes 
of this Act, the Secretary is authorized, after consulta-
tion with the Commission, to enter into cooperative 
agreements with the owners of properties of natural, 
historical, or cultural significance within the park, 
pursuant to which agreements the Secretary may 
mark, interpret, restore, and provide technical assist-
ance for the preservation of such properties and pur-
suant to which the Secretary may provide assistance, 
including management services and program imple-
mentation. 
(2) RIGHT OF ACCESS.—Each cooperative agree-
ment shall provide that the Secretary, through the 
National Park Service, shall have the right of access 
at all reasonable times to all public portions of the 
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property covered by the agreement for the purpose of 
conducting visitors through such properties and inter-
preting them to the public. 
(3) ALTERATION OF PROPERTIES.—Each cooper-
ative agreement shall provide that no changes or al-
terations shall be made in the property covered by the 
agreement except by mutual agreement between the 
Secretary and the other party to the agreement. 
(d) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) 
CONVERSION, 
USE, 
OR
DISPOSAL
OF 
PROJECTS.—Any payment made by the Secretary 
pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this sec-
tion shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, 
use, or disposal of a project so assisted for purposes 
contrary to the purposes of this Act, as determined by 
the Secretary, shall result in the right of the United 
States to reimbursement of all funds made available 
to the project or the portion of the increased value of 
the project attributable to such funds as determined at 
the time of such conversion, use, or disposal, which-
ever is greater. 
(2) MATCHING FUNDS.—As a condition of ex-
pending any funds appropriated to the Secretary for 
the purposes of cooperative agreements under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall require that such expenditure 
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must be matched by expenditure of an equal amount 
of funds provided by non-Federal sources. 
(3) DONATIONS.—With the approval of the Sec-
retary, any donation of property, goods, or services 
from a non-Federal source may be considered as a 
contribution of funds from a non-federal source for 
purposes of this section. 
SEC. 6. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
Not later than 3 complete fiscal years after the date 
funds are made available for this purpose, the Secretary 
shall prepare, in consultation with the Commission, and 
transmit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a general management 
plan for the park in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion 12(b) of the Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a– 
7(b)), popularly known as the National Park System Gen-
eral Authorities Act, and other applicable law. 
SEC. 7. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
PARK COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established the 
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Commission 
whose purpose shall be to assist and advise the Secretary 
in the development and implementation of the general man-
agement plan for the park. 
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(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENTS.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 9 members appointed by the Secretary, 
of whom— 
(A) 4 members shall be from nominees sub-
mitted by the Governor of the State of New Jer-
sey; 
(B) 2 members shall be from nominees sub-
mitted by the City Council of Paterson; 
(C) 1 member shall be from nominees sub-
mitted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of 
Passaic County, New Jersey; and 
(D) 2 members shall be qualified to serve on 
the Commission because of their familiarity with 
national parks and historic preservation. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON; 
VICE
CHAIRPERSON.—The 
Commission shall elect one of its members as Chair-
person and one as Vice Chairperson. The Vice Chair-
person shall serve as chairperson in the absence of the 
Chairperson. 
(3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission 
shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. 
(4) TERMS.—Terms of service are as follows: 
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(A) The term of office of the Chairperson 
and Vice Chairperson shall be one year. 
(B) Members of the Commission shall serve 
for terms of 3 years and may be reappointed not 
more than once. 
(C) A member may serve after the expira-
tion of his or her term until a successor has been 
appointed. 
(5) TIMELINE
FOR
APPOINTMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall appoint the first members of the Commis-
sion not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the Secretary has received all of the recommendations 
for appointment pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(c) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commission shall 
serve without pay, but while away from their homes or reg-
ular places of business in the performance of services for 
the Commission, members shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same man-
ner as persons employed intermittently in the Government 
service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 
call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members. 
(e) QUORUM.—A majority of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum. 
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(f) STAFF.—The Secretary shall provide the Commis-
sion with such staff and technical assistance as the Sec-
retary, after consultation with the Commission, considers 
appropriate to enable the Commission to carry out its du-
ties. The Secretary may accept the services of personnel de-
tailed from the State of New Jersey, any political subdivi-
sion of the State or any entity represented on the Commis-
sion. 
(g) EXEMPTION.—Section 14(b) of the Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
Commission. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac-
quire land or interests in land within the boundaries of the 
park from willing sellers only by donation, purchase with 
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. 
(b) STATE PROPERTY.—Land or interests in land 
owned by the State of New Jersey or any political subdivi-
sion of the State may be acquired only by donation. 
SEC. 9. HINCHLIFFE STADIUM. 
Not later than three years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a study re-
garding the preservation and interpretation of Hinchliffe 
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Stadium as listed on the National Register of Historic 
Places. The study shall include an assessment of the poten-
tial for listing as a National Historic Landmark as well 
as options for maintaining the historic integrity of the sta-
dium. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to establish 
the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in the 
State of New Jersey and for other purposes.’’. 
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