(16) Though the State of New Jersey will be a 
strong partner with a significant financial commit-
ment, the State alone cannot preserve the Historic 
District and present it to the public without a Na-
tional Park System unit in Paterson. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to establish a unit of the National Park 
System in Paterson, New Jersey, consisting of the 
Great Falls Historic District and historic Hinchliffe 
Stadium; and 
(2) to create partnerships among Federal, State 
and local governments, non-profit organizations and 
private donors to preserve, enhance, interpret and 
promote the cultural sites, historic structures, and 
natural beauty of the Great Falls Historic District 
and the historic Hinchliffe Stadium for the benefit 
of present and future generations. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 
District’’ means the Great Falls National Historic 
District in Paterson, New Jersey, consisting of ap-
proximately 118 acres, as specified in the National 
Register of Historic Places. 
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(2) NATIONAL
PARK.—The term ‘‘national 
park’’ means the Paterson Great Falls National 
Park established by section 4. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the integrated resource manage-
ment plan established in section 6. 
(4) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’ 
means the Paterson Great Falls National Park Part-
nership established in section 7. 
(5) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 
Council’’ means the Paterson Great Falls National 
Park Advisory Council established in section 8. 
SEC. 4. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
city of Paterson in the county of Passaic in the State of 
New Jersey the Paterson Great Falls National Park as 
a unit of the National Park System. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the national 
park shall be— 
(1) the boundaries of the Historic District as 
listed on the National Register of Historic Places; 
and 
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(2) the historic Hinchliffe Stadium as listed on 
the National Register of Historic Places. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The national park shall be admin-
istered in partnership by the Secretary, the State of New 
Jersey, City of Paterson and its applicable subdivisions, 
and others in accordance with the provisions of law gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park System, in-
cluding the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) 
and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), 
and in accordance with the management plan specified in 
section 6. 
(b) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to diminish, enlarge, or 
modify any right of the State of New Jersey or any polit-
ical subdivision thereof, to exercise civil and criminal juris-
diction or to carry out State laws, rules, and regulations 
within the national park. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) The Secretary may consult and enter into 
cooperative agreements with the State of New Jersey 
or its political subdivisions to acquire from and pro-
vide to the State or its political subdivisions goods 
and services to be used in the cooperative manage-
ment of lands within the national park, if the Sec-
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retary determines that appropriations for that pur-
pose are available and the agreement is in the best 
interest of the United States. 
(2) The Secretary, after consultation with the 
Partnership, may enter into cooperative agreements 
with owners of property of nationally significant his-
toric or other cultural resources within the national 
park in order to provide for interpretive exhibits or 
programs. Such agreements shall provide, whenever 
appropriate, that— 
(A) the public may have access to such 
property at specified, reasonable times for pur-
poses of viewing such property or exhibits, or 
attending the programs established by the Sec-
retary under this subsection; and 
(B) no changes or alterations shall be 
made in such properties except by mutual 
agreements between the Secretary and the other 
parties to the agreements. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES ON NON-FED-
ERAL LANDS.—In order to facilitate the administration of 
the national park, the Secretary is authorized, subject to 
the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, to con-
struct essential administrative or visitor use facilities on 
non-Federal public lands within the national park. Such 
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facilities and the use thereof shall be in conformance with 
applicable plans. 
(e) OTHER PROPERTY, FUNDS, AND SERVICES.—The 
Secretary may accept and use donated funds, property, 
and services to carry out this section. 
(f) MANAGEMENT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTE-
GRATED MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary shall pre-
serve, interpret, manage, and provide educational and rec-
reational uses for the national park, in consultation with 
the owners and managers of lands in the national park, 
in accordance with the management plan. 
SEC. 6. INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Partnership shall sub-
mit to the Secretary a management plan for the national 
park to be developed and implemented by the Partnership. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan shall include the following: 
(1) A program providing for coordinated admin-
istration of the national park with proposed assign-
ment of responsibilities to the appropriate govern-
mental unit at the Federal, State, and local levels, 
and nonprofit organizations, including each of the 
following: 
(A) A plan to finance and support the pub-
lic improvements and services recommended in 
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