I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1034
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
study of sites associated with the life of Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez and 
the farm labor movement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2003
Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Mr. PASTOR, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. 
BECERRA, 
Mr. 
OWENS, 
Ms. 
BERKLEY, 
Mr. 
MENENDEZ, 
Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. ACEVEDO-
VILA´) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of sites associated with the life 
of Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez and the farm labor movement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CE´ SAR ESTRADA CHA´ VEZ STUDY ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.— This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez Lands Legacy Study Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.— Congress finds the following: 
(1) On March 31, 1927, Ce´sar Estrada Cha´vez 
was born on a small farm near Yuma, Arizona.
(B) became known as the ‘‘United Farm 
Workers of America’’. 
(9) From 1962 to 1993, as leader of United 
Farm Workers of America, Cha´vez achieved for tens 
of thousands of farm workers—
(A) dignity and respect; 
(B) fair wages; 
(C) medical coverage; 
(D) pension benefits; 
(E) humane living conditions; and 
(F) other rights and protections. 
(10) The leadership and humanitarianism of 
Ce´sar Cha´vez continue to influence and inspire mil-
lions of citizens of the United States to seek social 
justice 
and 
civil 
rights 
for 
the 
poor 
and 
disenfranchised. 
(11) The life of Ce´sar Cha´vez and his family 
provides an outstanding opportunity to illustrate and 
interpret the history of agricultural labor in the 
western United States. 
(c) RESOURCE STUDY.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall complete a resource study of sites in the State of 
Arizona, the State of California, and other States that are
significant to the life of Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the farm 
labor movement in the western United States to deter-
mine—
(1) appropriate methods for preserving and in-
terpreting the sites; and 
(2) whether any of the sites meets the criteria 
for listing on the National Register of Historic 
Places or designation as a national historic land-
mark under—
(A) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
461 et seq.); and 
(B) the National Historic Preservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study under 
this section, the Secretary shall—
(1) consider the criteria for the study of areas 
for potential inclusion in the National Park System 
under section 8(b)(2) of Public Law 91–383 (16 
U.S.C. 1a–5(b)(2)); and 
(2) consult with—
(A) the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez Foundation; 
(B) the United Farm Workers Union; 
(C) State and local historical associations 
and societies; and
(D) the State Historic Preservation Offi-
cers of the State of Arizona, the State of Cali-
fornia, and any other State in which a site de-
scribed in subsection (a) is located. 
(e) REPORT.—On completion of the study under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate a report on—
(1) the findings of the study; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.
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