I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8046 
To establish the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Movement National 
Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2022 
Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Ms. LOFGREN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Move-
ment National Historical Park in the States of California 
and Arizona, 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 ‘‘Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and 
the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) The Ce´sar E. Cha´vez National Monument 
was established by Presidential Proclamation 8884 
on October 8, 2012, for the purposes of protecting 
and interpreting the nationally significant resources 
associated with the property in Keene, California, 
known as ‘‘Nuestra Sen˜ora Reina de la Paz’’. 
(2) Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz— 
(A) served as the national headquarters of 
the United Farm Workers; and 
(B) was the home and workplace of Ce´sar 
E. Cha´vez, the family of Ce´sar E. Cha´vez, 
union members, and supporters of Ce´sar E. 
Cha´vez. 
(3) While the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez National Monu-
ment marks the extraordinary achievements and 
contributions to the history of the United States by 
Ce´sar Cha´vez and the farmworker movement, there 
are other significant sites in the States that are im-
portant to the story of the farmworker movement. 
(4) In the study conducted by the National 
Park Service entitled ‘‘Ce´sar Cha´vez Special Re-
source Study and Environmental Assessment’’ and 
submitted to Congress on October 24, 2013, the Na-
tional Park Service— 
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(A)(i) found that several sites associated 
with Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the farmworker 
movement— 
(I) are suitable for inclusion in the 
National Park System; and 
(II) depict a distinct and important 
aspect of the history of the United States 
not otherwise adequately represented at ex-
isting units of the National Park System; 
and 
(ii) recommended that Congress establish a 
national historical park to honor the role that 
Ce´sar E. Cha´vez played in lifting up the lives 
of farmworkers; and 
(B)(i) found that the route of the 1966 
march from Delano to Sacramento, Cali-
fornia— 
(I) is eligible for National Historic 
Landmark status; and 
(II) meets the criteria for designation 
as a national historic trail; and 
(ii) recommended that the National Park 
Service work with partner organizations and 
agencies to provide for interpretation programs 
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along the route of the 1966 march from Delano 
to Sacramento, California. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab-
lish the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Movement 
National Historical Park— 
(1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the 
nationally significant resources associated with 
Ce´sar Cha´vez and the farmworker movement; 
(2) to interpret and provide for a broader un-
derstanding of the extraordinary achievements and 
contributions to the history of the United States 
made by Ce´sar Cha´vez and the farmworker move-
ment; and 
(3) to support and enhance the network of sites 
and resources associated with Ce´sar Cha´vez and the 
farmworker movement. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical 
park’’ means the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farm-
worker Movement National Historical Park estab-
lished by section 4(a). 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled, ‘‘Ce´sar Cha´vez National Historical Park Pro-
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posed Boundary’’, numbered 502/179857, and dated 
March 2022. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means— 
(A) the State of California; and 
(B) the State of Arizona. 
SEC. 4. CE´ SAR E. CHA´ VEZ AND THE FARMWORKER MOVE-
MENT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
States a unit of the National Park System to be known 
as the ‘‘Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Movement 
National Historical Park’’. 
(b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the historical park 
shall include the following areas, as generally depicted on 
the map: 
(1) The Forty Acres in Delano, California. 
(2) Ce´sar E. Cha´vez National Monument, in-
cluding Nuestra Sen˜ora Reina de la Paz, in Keene, 
California. 
(3) Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona. 
(c) ADDITIONAL SITE.—On written agreement by the 
Secretary and the owner of the property indicating sup-
port for the inclusion, the Secretary may include within 
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the boundary of the historical park McDonnell Hall in San 
Jose, California, as generally depicted on the map. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service. 
(e) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may acquire 
land and interests in land that are within the boundary 
of the historical park by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, or exchange. 
(f) CE´SAR E. CHA´VEZ NATIONAL MONUMENT.—Not-
withstanding the inclusion of the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez Na-
tional Monument within the boundaries of the historical 
park, the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez National Monument shall con-
tinue to be administered as a distinct and identifiable unit 
of the National Park System in accordance with Presi-
dential Proclamation 8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 
(g) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the historical park in accordance with— 
(A) this section; and 
(B) the laws generally applicable to units 
of the National Park System, including— 
(i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 
and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 
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and 102101 of title 54, United States 
Code; and 
(ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(2) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary may pro-
vide technical assistance and public interpretation of 
historic sites, museums, and resources on land not 
administered by the Secretary relating to the life of 
Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the history of the farmworker 
movement. 
(3) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
the States, local governments, public and private or-
ganizations, and individuals to provide for the pres-
ervation, development, interpretation, and use of the 
historical park. 
(h) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date on which funds are made available to carry 
out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a gen-
eral management plan for the historical park in ac-
cordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(2) ADDITIONAL SITES.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The general manage-
ment plan shall include a determination of 
whether there are— 
(i) sites located in the Coachella Val-
ley in the State of California that were re-
viewed in the Study that should be added 
to the historical park; 
(ii) additional representative sites in 
the States that were reviewed in the Study 
that should be added to the historical park; 
or 
(iii) sites outside of the States in the 
United States that relate to the farm-
worker movement that should be linked to, 
and interpreted at, the historical park. 
(B) INCLUSION.—On a determination by 
the Secretary under subparagraph (A) that an 
additional site is appropriate for inclusion in 
the historical park, the Secretary may, with the 
consent of the owner of the applicable site, in-
corporate the applicable site into the historical 
park by publishing notice in the Federal Reg-
ister of the inclusion of the site in the historical 
park. 
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(3) CONSULTATION.—The general management 
plan under paragraph (1) shall be prepared in con-
sultation with— 
(A) any owner of land that is included 
within the boundaries of the historical park; 
and 
(B) appropriate Federal, State, and Tribal 
agencies, public and private organizations, and 
individuals, including— 
(i) the National Cha´vez Center; and 
(ii) the Ce´sar Cha´vez Foundation. 
SEC. 5. FARMWORKER PEREGRINACIO´ N NATIONAL HISTOR-
ICAL TRAIL. 
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(31) 
FARMWORKER
PEREGRINACIO´N
NA-
TIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Farmworker 
Peregrinacio´n National Historic Trail (referred 
to in this paragraph as the ‘trail’), a route of 
approximately 300 miles taken by farmworkers 
between Delano and Sacramento, California, in 
1966, as generally depicted as ‘Alternative C’ in 
the study conducted by the National Park Serv-
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ice entitled ‘Ce´sar Cha´vez Special Resource 
Study and Environmental Assessment’ and sub-
mitted to Congress on October 24, 2013. 
‘‘(B) MAP.—A map describing the trail 
shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the National 
Park Service. 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, 
in consultation with— 
‘‘(i) other Federal, State, Tribal, re-
gional, and local agencies; and 
‘‘(ii) the private sector. 
‘‘(D) LAND
ACQUISITION.—The United 
States shall not acquire for the trail any land 
or interest in land outside the exterior boundary 
of any federally managed area without the con-
sent of the owner of the land or interest in 
land. 
‘‘(E) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooper-
ative agreements with interested entities to pro-
vide for the preservation, development, interpre-
tation, and use of the trail.’’. 
Æ 
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