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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1104
To establish the Great Falls Historic District Commission for the preservation
and redevelopment of the Great Falls National Historic District in
Paterson, New Jersey.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mr. KLEIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources
A BILL
To establish the Great Falls Historic District Commission
for the preservation and redevelopment of the Great
Falls National Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.
For the purpose of preserving and interpreting for
the educational and inspirational benefit of present and
future generations the unique and significant contribution
to our national heritage of certain historic and cultural
lands, waterways, and edifices in the Great Falls of the
Passaic/S.U.M. National Historic District located in the
City of Paterson, State of New Jersey (Alexander Hamil-
ton’s laboratory for the development of industrial America
as well as America’s first industrial city) with emphasis
on harnessing this unique urban environment for its edu-
cational value as well as for recreation, there is hereby
established the Great Falls Historic District Commission
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’), the pur-
pose of which shall be to prepare a plan for the preserva-
tion, interpretation, development, and use, by public and
private entities, of the historic, cultural, and architectural
resources of the Great Falls of Passaic/S.U.M. National
Historic District in the City of Paterson, State of New
Jersey.
SEC. 2. MEMBERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall consist of
nine members, as follows:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary
of Transportation, and the Secretary of Commerce,
all ex officio.
(2) Five members appointed by the Secretary of
the Interior, one of whom shall be the Director of
the National Park Service, two of whom shall be ap-
pointed from recommendations submitted by the
Mayor of the City of Paterson, one of whom shall be
appointed from recommendations submitted by the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Pas-
saic, New Jersey, and one of whom shall be ap-
pointed from recommendations submitted by the
Governor of the State of New Jersey. The members
appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall have
knowledge and experience in one or more of the
fields of history, architecture, the arts, recreation
planning, city planning, or government.
(b) SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS; COMPENSATION.—(1)
Each member of the Commission specified in paragraph
(1) of subsection (a) and the Director of the National
Park Service may designate an alternate official to serve
in his stead.
(2) Members appointed pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subsection (a) who are officers or employees of the Federal
Government, the City of Paterson, the County of Passaic,
or the State of New Jersey, shall serve without compensa-
tion as such. Other members, when engaged in activities
of the Commission, shall be entitled to compensation at
the rate of not to exceed $100 per diem. All members of
the Commission shall receive reimbursement for necessary
travel and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the
performance of the duties of the Commission.
SEC. 3. ORGANIZATION.
(a) CHAIRMAN.—(1) The Commission shall elect a
Chairman from among its members.
(2) Financial and administrative services (including
those relating to budgeting, accounting, financial report-
ing, personnel, and procurement) shall be provided for the
Commission by the General Services Administration, for
which payments shall be made in advance, or by reim-
bursement, from funds of the Commission in such
amounts as may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the
Commission and the Administrator, General Services Ad-
ministration. The regulations of the Department of the In-
terior for the collection of indebtedness of personnel re-
sulting from erroneous payments shall apply to the collec-
tion of erroneous payments made to or on behalf of a Com-
mission employee, and regulations of said Secretary for
the administrative control of funds shall apply to appro-
priations of the Commission. The Commission shall not
be required to prescribe such regulations.
(b) STAFF.—The Commission shall have power to ap-
point and fix the compensation of such additional person-
nel as may be necessary to carry out its duties, without
regard to the provisions of the civil service laws and the
Classification Act of 1949.
(c) TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT SERVICES.—
The Commission may also procure, without regard to the