César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act
Bill: H.R.8046 | Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul (D-CA)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act
This bill establishes, as a unit of the National Park System, the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in California and Arizona. It also establishes the Farmworker Peregrinación National Historic Trail in California.
The boundary of the historical park shall include
The Department of the Interior may acquire land and interests in land that are within the boundary of the park by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
The César E. Chávez National Monument shall continue to be administered as a distinct and identifiable unit of the National Park System.
Interior may provide public interpretation of historic sites, museums, and resources on land not administered by Interior related to the life of César E. Chávez and the history of the farmworker movement.
Interior must prepare a general management plan for the park.
The Farmworker Peregrinación National Historic Trail is added to the National Trails System.
The federal government shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside the exterior boundary of any federally managed area without the owner's consent.

To establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National 
Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker 
Movement National Historical Park Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
            (1) The Cesar E. Chavez 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 Senora 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 Cesar E. Chavez, 
                the family of Cesar E. Chavez, union members, and 
                supporters of Cesar E. Chavez.
            (3) While the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument marks the 
        extraordinary achievements and contributions to the history of 
        the United States by Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement, 
        there are other significant sites in the States that are 
        important to the story of the farmworker movement.
            (4) In the study conducted by the National Park Service 
        entitled ``Cesar Chavez Special Resource Study and 
        Environmental Assessment'' and submitted to Congress on October 
        24, 2013, the National Park Service--
                    (A)(i) found that several sites associated with 
                Cesar E. Chavez 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 existing 
                        units of the National Park System; and
                    (ii) recommended that Congress establish a national 
                historical park to honor the role that Cesar E. Chavez 
                played in lifting up the lives of farmworkers; and
                    (B)(i) found that the route of the 1966 march from 
                Delano to Sacramento, California--
                            (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 along the route of the 1966 
                march from Delano to Sacramento, California.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish the Cesar E. 
Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park--
            (1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally 
        significant resources associated with Cesar Chavez and the 
        farmworker movement;
            (2) to interpret and provide for a broader understanding of 
        the extraordinary achievements and contributions to the history 
        of the United States made by Cesar Chavez and the farmworker 
        movement; and
            (3) to support and enhance the network of sites and 
        resources associated with Cesar Chavez and the farmworker 
        movement.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means 
        the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National 
        Historical Park established by section 4(a).
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled, ``Cesar 
        Chavez National Historical Park Proposed 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. CESAR E. CHAVEZ AND THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
              PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the States a unit of 
the National Park System to be known as the ``Cesar E. Chavez 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) Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, including Nuestra 
        Senora 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 support for the inclusion, the 
Secretary may include within 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 available 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) Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.--Notwithstanding the 
inclusion of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument within the 
boundaries of the historical park, the Cesar E. Chavez National 
Monument shall continue to be administered as a distinct and 
identifiable unit of the National Park System in accordance with 
Presidential Proclamation 8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note).
    (g) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer 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, and 102101 
                        of title 54, United States Code; and
                            (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 
                        States Code.
            (2) Interpretation.--The Secretary may provide technical 
        assistance and public interpretation of historic sites, 
        museums, and resources on land not administered by the 
        Secretary relating to the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the 
        history of the farmworker movement.
            (3) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with the States, local governments, 
        public and private organizations, and individuals to provide 
        for the preservation, 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 general management plan for the 
        historical park in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, 
        United States Code.
            (2) Additional sites.--
                    (A) In general.--The general management plan shall 
                include a determination of whether there are--
                            (i) sites located in the Coachella Valley 
                        in the State of California that were reviewed 
                        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 farmworker 
                        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, incorporate the applicable site into 
                the historical park by publishing notice in the Federal 
                Register of the inclusion of the site in the historical 
                park.
            (3) Consultation.--The general management plan under 
        paragraph (1) shall be prepared in consultation 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 Chavez Center; and
                            (ii) the Cesar Chavez Foundation.

SEC. 5. FARMWORKER PEREGRINACION NATIONAL HISTORICAL TRAIL.

    Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(31) Farmworker peregrinacion national historic trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Farmworker Peregrinacion 
                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 Service entitled `Cesar Chavez Special Resource 
                Study and Environmental Assessment' and submitted to 
                Congress on October 24, 2013.
                    ``(B) Map.--A map describing the trail shall be on 
                file and available for public inspection 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, 
                        regional, 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 consent of the owner of the land or 
                interest in land.
                    ``(E) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary of the 
                Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with 
                interested entities to provide for the preservation, 
                development, interpretation, and use of the trail.''.
                                 <all>