the story of World War II directed and produced by 
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, the City of Water-
bury, Connecticut, was characterized as the ‘‘arse-
nal’’ of the war effort because of its high concentra-
tion of war industries. 
(7) The Naugatuck River Valley has been home 
to many great authors, diplomats, inventors and pa-
triots, such as David Humphreys, Aide-de-Camp to 
General George Washington and the first American 
ambassador; Commodore Isaac Hull, Commander of 
‘‘Old Ironsides’’ during the War of 1812; Ebenezer 
D. Bassett, the country’s first black ambassador; 
Dr. John Howe, inventor of a pin making machine 
that made the common pin a household necessity; 
and Pierre Lallement, inventor of the modern two- 
wheel bicycle. 
(8) The Naugatuck River Valley possesses a 
rich and diverse assemblage of architecturally sig-
nificant civic, industrial and residential structures 
and monuments dating from Colonial times to the 
present. There are 88 structures in the Naugatuck 
Valley included on the National Register of Historic 
Places. The first law school in America was built in 
Litchfield. Notable examples of the variety of archi-
tecture found in the Valley include Robert Wakeman 
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Hill’s brilliantly designed Thomaston Opera House 
and Town Hall; H.E. Ficken’s acoustically impres-
sive Sterling Opera House in Derby, site of appear-
ances by many nationally known performers; Water-
bury’s Clock Tower, designed by the renowned archi-
tectural firm of McKim, Mead & White which also 
designed four buildings in Naugatuck; Henry Bacon, 
designer of the Lincoln Memorial and two structures 
in Naugatuck; and the Father McGivney Statue cast 
by Joseph Coletti of Boston to honor the Waterburi-
an who founded the Knights of Columbus. 
(9) The Naugatuck River Valley has been a 
melting pot for immigrant populations who have 
made significant contributions to the industrial, cul-
tural, and economic development of the nation. 
(10) In 2011, the Naugatuck River Greenway 
was designated one of 101 projects nationwide se-
lected by the Secretary of the Interior under the 
America’s Great Outdoors Initiative. This multi-sec-
tor partnership aims to restore and enhance the 
river by completing the Naugatuck River Greenway, 
creating new public access to the river, and opening 
fish passages on the river. 
(11) The Naugatuck River Valley possesses a 
group of public-spirited citizens dedicated to the 
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preservation and promotion of the region’s natural, 
historic, and cultural heritage, and a passionate re-
solve to work together for the betterment of the Val-
ley and its residents. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall, in consultation with the State of Con-
necticut and appropriate organizations, carry out a 
study regarding the suitability and feasibility of es-
tablishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Her-
itage Area in Connecticut. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall include anal-
ysis and documentation regarding whether the Study 
Area— 
(A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, 
and cultural resources that together represent 
distinctive aspects of American heritage worthy 
of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and 
continuing use, and are best managed through 
partnerships among public and private entities 
and by combining diverse and sometimes non-
contiguous resources and active communities; 
(B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, 
and folklife that are a valuable part of the na-
tional story; 
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(C) provides outstanding opportunities to 
conserve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic 
features; 
(D) provides outstanding recreational and 
educational opportunities; 
(E) contains resources important to the 
identified theme or themes of the Study Area 
that retain a degree of integrity capable of sup-
porting interpretation; 
(F) includes residents, business interests, 
nonprofit organizations, and local and State 
governments that are involved in the planning, 
have developed a conceptual financial plan that 
outlines the roles for all participants, including 
the Federal Government, and have demonstrat-
ed support for the concept of a national herit-
age area; 
(G) has a potential management entity to 
work in partnership with residents, business in-
terests, nonprofit organizations, and local and 
State governments to develop a national herit-
age area consistent with continued local and 
State economic activity; and 
(H) has a conceptual boundary map that is 
supported by the public. 
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(c) BOUNDARIES OF THE STUDY AREA.—The Study 
Area shall be comprised of sites in Torrington, Harwinton, 
Litchfield, Plymouth/Terryville, Thomaston, Waterbury, 
Watertown, Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, 
Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton, Connecticut. 
(d) SUBMISSION
OF STUDY RESULTS.—Not later 
than 3 years after funds are first made available for this 
section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a report describing the results of the study. 
Æ 
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