118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1097 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To establish the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to establish the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park— (1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant resources associated with César Chávez 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 César Chávez and the farmworker movement; and (3) to support and enhance the network of sites and resources associated with César Chávez and the farmworker movement. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Historical park The term historical park means the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park established by section 4. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled Cesar E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Proposed Boundary , numbered 502/179857B, and dated September 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. (5) Study The term Study means the study conducted by the National Park Service entitled César Chávez Special Resource Study and Environmental Assessment and submitted to Congress on October 24, 2013. 4. César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park (a) Redesignation of César E. Chávez National Monument (1) In general The César E. Chávez National Monument established on October 8, 2012, by Presidential Proclamation 8884 ( 54 U.S.C. 320301 note) is redesignated as the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park . (2) Availability of funds Any funds available for the purposes of the monument referred to in paragraph (1) shall be available for the purposes of the historical park. (3) References Any reference in a law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the monument referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park . (b) Boundary (1) In general The boundary of the historical park shall include the area identified as César E. Chávez National Monument in Keene, California, as generally depicted on the map. (2) Inclusion of additional sites Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary may include within the boundary of the historical park the following sites, as generally depicted on the map: (A) The Forty Acres in Delano, California. (B) Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (C) McDonnell Hall in San Jose, California. (3) Conditions for inclusion A site described in paragraph (2) shall not be included in the boundary of the historical park until— (A) the date on which the Secretary acquires the land or an interest in the land at the site; or (B) the date on which the Secretary enters into a written agreement with the owner of the site providing that the site shall be managed in accordance with this Act. (4) Notice Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary includes a site described in paragraph (2) in the historical park, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the addition to the historical park. (c) Availability of map The map shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (d) Land acquisition The Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the area generally depicted on the map as Proposed NPS Boundary by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (e) 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 César E. Chávez 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. (f) General management plan (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this subsection, 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 prepared under paragraph (1) 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) Recommendation On completion of the preparation of the general management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives any recommendations for additional sites to be included 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 Chávez Center; and (ii) the César Chávez Foundation. 5. Farmworker Peregrinación National Historical Trail study Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (50) Farmworker Peregrinación National Historic Trail The Farmworker Peregrinación National Historic 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 César Chávez Special Resource Study and Environmental Assessment and submitted to Congress on October 24, 2013. .

Passed the Senate December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024. Secretary