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Union Calendar No. 264
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3498
[Report No. 103–472]
To establish the Great Falls Historic District, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 10, 1993
Mr. KLEIN (for himself, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr.
GALLO, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.
NADLER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
MENENDEZ, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. TORRICELLI, and Mr.
FRANKS of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Natural Resources
APRIL 12, 1994
Additional sponsors: Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mrs. ROUKEMA,
Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. LAROCCO, Mr. BACCHUS
of Florida, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. MINK, and Mr. FROST
APRIL 12, 1994
Reported with an amendment, 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 November 10, 1993]
A BILL
To establish the Great Falls Historic District, 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 ‘‘Great Falls Preservation
and Redevelopment Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the Great Falls Historic District in the State
of New Jersey is an area of historical significance as
an early site of planned industrial development, and
has remained largely intact, including architecturally
significant structures;
(2) the Great Falls Historic District is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places and has been
designated a National Historic Landmark;
(3) the Great Falls Historic District is within a
half hour drive of New York City, and within two
hours of Philadelphia, Hartford, New Haven, and
Wilmington;
(4) the District was originally established by the
Society of Useful Manufactures, an organization
whose leaders included a number of historically re-
nowned individuals, including Alexander Hamilton;
and
(5) the Great Falls Historic District has been the
subject of a number of studies which have shown that
the District possesses a combination of historic sig-
nificance and natural beauty worthy of and uniquely
situated for preservation and redevelopment.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to preserve and interpret
for the educational and inspirational benefit of the public,
the contribution to our national heritage of certain historic
and cultural lands, waterways and edifices of the Great
Falls Historic District with emphasis on harnessing this
unique urban environment for its educational and rec-
reational value, as well as to enhance economic and cultural
redevelopment within the District.
SEC. 4. GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in
the city of Paterson in the county of Passaic in the State
of New Jersey the Great Falls Historic District.
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the District shall
be the boundaries as specified for the Great Falls Historic
District listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
enter into cooperative agreements in accordance with this
Act. In expending moneys appropriated pursuant to this
Act, the Secretary may make grants to and enter into coop-
erative agreements with State or local government agencies
or nonprofit entities for each of the following:
(1) The preparation of a plan for the develop-
ment of historic, architectural, natural, cultural, and
interpretive resources within the District. The plan
shall include each of the following:
(A) An evaluation of—
(i) the existing condition of historic
and architectural resources; and
(ii) the environmental and flood haz-
ard conditions within the District.
(B) Recommendations for—
(i) rehabilitating, reconstructing, and
adaptively reusing such historic and archi-
tectural resources;
(ii) preserving viewsheds, focal points,
and streetscapes;
(iii) establishing gateways to the Dis-
trict;
(iv) 
establishing 
and 
maintaining
parks and public spaces;
(v) restoring, improving, and develop-
ing raceways and adjacent areas;
(vi) developing public parking areas;
(vii) improving pedestrian and vehicu-
lar circulation within the District;
(viii) improving security within the
District, with an emphasis on preserving
historically 
significant 
structures 
from
arson; and
(ix) establishing a visitor’s center.
(2) Implementation of projects approved by the
Secretary pursuant to the Plan.
(b) RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INTERPRETA-
TION.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments with the owners of properties within the District of
historical or cultural significance as determined by the Sec-
retary, pursuant to which the Secretary may mark, inter-
pret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with
respect to the preservation and interpretation of such prop-
erties. Such agreements shall contain, but need not be lim-
ited to, provisions that the Secretary shall have the right
of access at reasonable times to public portions of the prop-
erty for interpretive and other purposes, and that no
changes or alterations shall be made in the property except
by mutual agreement.
(c) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—(1) Application for funds for
capital projects and improvements under this Act shall be
submitted to the Secretary and shall include a description
of how the project proposed to be funded will further the
purposes of the District.
(2) In making such funds available, the Secretary shall
give consideration to projects which provide a greater lever-
age of Federal funds. Any payment made shall be subject
to an agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the
project so assisted for purposes contrary to the purposes of
this Act, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a
right of the United States of reimbursement of all funds
made available to such project or the proportion of the in-
creased value of the project attributable to such funds as
determined at the time of such conversion, use, or disposal,
whichever is greater.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘District’’ means the Great Falls
Historic District established by section 4; and
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
the Interior.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
to carry out this Act not more than—
(1) $3,000,000 for capital projects;
(2) $250,000 for planning; and
(3) $50,000 for technical assistance.
Funds made available pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2)
shall not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of the project
to be funded. The authority to expend funds under this Act
shall expire 5 years from the date of enactment.