(F) Protecting and preserving sites with 
historical, cultural, natural, Native American 
and African American significance. 
(3) A policy statement that recognizes existing 
economic activities within the national park. 
(c) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.—In de-
veloping the management plan, the Partnership shall: 
(1) Consult on a regular basis with appropriate 
officials of any local government or Federal or State 
agency which has jurisdiction over lands within the 
national park. 
(2) Consult with interested conservation, busi-
ness, professional, and citizen organizations. 
(3) Conduct public hearings or meetings for the 
purposes of providing interested persons with the op-
portunity to testify with respect to matters to be ad-
dressed by the management plan. 
(d) APPROVAL OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Partnership shall sub-
mit the management plan to the Governor of New 
Jersey for review. The Governor shall have 90 days 
to review and make any recommendations regarding 
the management plan. After considering the Gov-
ernor’s recommendations, if any, the Partnership 
shall submit the plan to the Secretary, who shall ap-
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prove or disapprove the plan not later than 90 days 
after receiving the management plan from the Part-
nership. In reviewing the management plan, the Sec-
retary shall consider each of the following: 
(A) The adequacy of public participation. 
(B) Assurances from State and local offi-
cials regarding implementation of the manage-
ment plan. 
(C) The adequacy of regulatory and finan-
cial tools that are in place to implement the 
management plan. 
(2) 
DISAPPROVAL.—If 
the 
Secretary 
dis-
approves the management plan, the Secretary shall, 
not later than 60 days after the date of such dis-
approval, submit to the Partnership in writing the 
reasons for the disapproval and recommendations for 
revision. Not later than 90 days after receipt of such 
notice of disapproval and recommendations, the 
Partnership shall revise and resubmit the manage-
ment plan to the Secretary who shall approve or dis-
approve the revision not later than 60 days after re-
ceiving the revised management plan. 
(3) RESULT OF FAILURE TO APPROVE OR DIS-
APPROVE.—If the Secretary does not take action 
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within the deadlines set forth in paragraphs (1) or 
(2), the plan shall be deemed to have been approved. 
(e) Prior to adoption of the Partnership’s plan, the 
Secretary and the Partnership shall assist the owners and 
managers of lands within the national park to ensure that 
existing programs, services, and activities that promote 
the purposes of this section are supported. 
SEC. 7. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL PARK PART-
NERSHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Part-
nership whose purpose shall be to coordinate the activities 
of Federal, State, and local authorities and the private 
sector in the development and implementation of the man-
agement plan. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 13 members appointed by the Sec-
retary, of whom— 
(A) 4 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary from nominees submitted by the Gov-
ernor of the State of New Jersey; 
(B) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary from nominees submitted by the City 
Council of Paterson; 
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(C) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary from the Paterson Great Falls Na-
tional Park Advisory Board; and 
(D) 1 member shall be appointed by the 
Secretary from nominees submitted by the 
Board of Chosen Freeholders of Passaic Coun-
ty, New Jersey. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON; VICE
CHAIRPERSON.—The 
Partnership shall elect one of its members as Chair-
person and one as Vice Chairperson. The term of of-
fice of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall 
be one year. The Vice Chairperson shall serve as 
chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson. 
(3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Partnership 
shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. 
(4) TERMS.—Terms of service— 
(A) members of the Partnership shall serve 
for terms of 3 years and may be reappointed 
not more than once; and 
(B) a member may serve after the expira-
tion of his or her term until a successor has 
been appointed. 
(5) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall appoint 
the first members of the Partnership within 30 days 
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after the date on which the Secretary has received 
all of the recommendations for appointment pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(1). 
(c) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Partnership 
shall serve without pay, but while away from their homes 
or regular places of business in the performance of services 
for the Partnership, members shall be allowed travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 
same manner as persons employed intermittently in Fed-
eral Government service are allowed expenses under sec-
tion 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The Partnership shall meet at the 
call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members. 
(e) QUORUM.—A majority of the Partnership shall 
constitute a quorum. 
(f) STAFF.—The Secretary shall provide the Partner-
ship with such staff and technical assistance as the Sec-
retary, after consultation with the Partnership, considers 
appropriate to enable the Partnership to carry out its du-
ties. The Secretary may accept the services of personnel 
detailed from the State of New Jersey, any political sub-
division of the State, or any entity represented on the 
Partnership. 
(g) HEARINGS.—The Partnership may hold such 
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
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testimony, and receive such evidence as the Partnership 
may deem appropriate. 
(h) DONATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Partnership may seek and accept dona-
tions of funds, property, or services from individuals, foun-
dations, corporations, and other private and public entities 
for the purpose of carrying out this section. 
(i) USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN MONEY.—The Part-
nership may use its funds to obtain money from any 
source under any program or law requiring the recipient 
of such money to make a contribution in order to receive 
such money. 
(j) MAILS.—The Partnership may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and upon the same con-
ditions as other departments and agencies of the United 
States. 
(k) OBTAINING PROPERTY.—The Partnership may 
obtain by purchase, rental, donation, or otherwise, such 
property, facilities, and services as may be needed to carry 
out its duties, except that the Partnership may not acquire 
any real property or interest in real property. 
(l) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—For purposes of 
carrying out the management plan, the Partnership may 
enter into cooperative agreements with the State of New 
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Jersey, any political subdivision thereof, or with any orga-
nization or person. 
SEC. 8. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL PARK ADVI-
SORY COUNCIL. 
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director of the National Park Service, shall 
establish an advisory committee to be known as the 
Paterson Great Falls National Park Advisory Council. 
The purpose of the Advisory Council shall be to represent 
various groups with interests in the National Park and 
make recommendations to the Partnership on issues re-
lated to the development and implementation of the man-
agement plan. The Advisory Council is encouraged to es-
tablish committees relating to specific National Park man-
agement issues, such as education, tourism, transpor-
tation, natural resources, cultural and historic resources, 
and revenue raising activities. Participation on any such 
committee shall not be limited to members of the Advisory 
Council. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Council shall con-
sist of not fewer than 15 individuals, to be appointed by 
the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National 
Park Service. The Secretary shall appoint no fewer than 
3 individuals to represent each of the following categories 
of entities: 
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(1) Municipalities. 
(2) Educational and cultural institutions. 
(3) Environmental organizations. 
(4) Business and commercial entities, including 
those related to transportation and tourism. 
(5) Organizations representing African Amer-
ican and Native American interests in the Historic 
District. 
(c) PROCEDURES.—Each meeting of the Advisory 
Council and its committees shall be open to the public. 
(d) FACA.—The provisions of section 14 of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) are hereby 
waived with respect to the Advisory Council. 
SEC. 9. FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
The Secretary may provide to any owner of property 
within the National Park containing nationally significant 
historic or cultural resources, in accordance with coopera-
tive agreements or grant agreements, as appropriate, such 
financial and technical assistance to mark, interpret, and 
restore non-Federal properties within the National Park 
as the Secretary determines appropriate to carry out the 
purposes of this Act, provided that— 
(1) the Secretary, acting through the National 
Park Service, shall have right of access at reason-
able times to public portions of the property covered 
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by such agreements for the purpose of conducting 
visitors through such properties and interpreting 
them to the public; and 
(2) no changes or alterations shall be made in 
such properties except by mutual agreement between 
the Secretary and the other parties to the agree-
ments. 
SEC. 10. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac-
quire land or interests in land within the boundaries of 
the National Park by donation, purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, or exchange. 
(b) STATE PROPERTY.—Property owned by the State 
of New Jersey or any political subdivision of the State may 
be acquired only by donation. 
(c) CONSENT.—No lands or interests therein within 
the boundaries of the park may be acquired without the 
consent of the owner, unless the Secretary determines that 
the land is being developed, or is proposed to be developed, 
in a manner which is detrimental to the natural, scenic, 
historic, and other values for which the park is established. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
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section, provided that no funds may be appropriated for 
land acquisition. 
(b) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—Amounts appro-
priated in any fiscal year to carry out this section may 
only be expended on a matching basis in a ration of at 
least 3 non-Federal dollars to every Federal dollar. The 
non-Federal share of the match may be in the form of 
cash, services, or in-kind contributions, fairly valued. 
Æ 
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