What This Bill Does
This bill changes an existing monument in California into a national historical park to honor César Chávez and the farmworker movement. The park will preserve and interpret important sites related to César Chávez and the history of farmworkers in the United States.
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Who It Affects
- The National Park Service (the federal agency that manages national parks)
- Property owners in California and Arizona where park sites may be located
- State and local governments in California and Arizona
- Organizations like the National Chávez Center and César Chávez Foundation
- Members of the public visiting the park
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Key Provisions
- The Secretary of the Interior (the federal official responsible for public lands) can rename the existing César E. Chávez National Monument as the "César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park" (Sec. 4(a)(1))
- The Secretary may add three specific sites to the historical park: The Forty Acres in Delano, California; Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona; and McDonnell Hall in San Jose, California (Sec. 4(b)(2))
- The Secretary must complete a general management plan within three years of receiving funding, which will decide whether additional sites related to the farmworker movement should be added to the park (Sec. 4(f))
- The Secretary may provide technical help and public education about historic sites and museums related to César Chávez and farmworkers, even if the National Park Service does not own the land (Sec. 4(e)(2))
- Congress adds the "Farmworker Peregrinación National Historic Trail" (a march route of approximately 300 miles between Delano and Sacramento, California taken in 1966) to the National Trails System (Sec. 5)
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What Changes
The César E. Chávez National Monument becomes a national historical park with a broader mission. Any funding previously available for the monument becomes available for the new historical park. The Secretary gains authority to acquire land for the park and to add multiple related sites in California and Arizona. The Secretary must create a comprehensive management plan and consult with property owners, state agencies, tribal authorities, and community organizations before including new sites.
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Important Definitions
- "Historical park" means the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park established by this bill
- "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior
- "States" means California and Arizona
- "Study" means the "César Chávez Special Resource Study and Environmental Assessment" completed by the National Park Service and submitted to Congress on October 24, 2013
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Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2446
To establish the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Movement National
Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 30, 2023
Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GALLEGO, and Ms. BARRAGA´N) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources
A BILL
To establish the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Move-
ment National Historical Park in the States of California
and Arizona, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and
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the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
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(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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(1) on October 8, 2012, the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez
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National Monument was established by Presidential
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Proclamation 8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) for the
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purposes of protecting and interpreting the nation-
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ally significant resources associated with the prop-
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erty in Keene, California, known as ‘‘Nuestra
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Sen˜ora Reina de la Paz’’;
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(2) Nuestra Sen˜ora Reina de la Paz—
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(A) served as the national headquarters of
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the United Farm Workers; and
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(B) was the home and workplace of Ce´sar
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E. Cha´vez, the family of Ce´sar E. Cha´vez,
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union members, and supporters of Ce´sar E.
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Cha´vez;
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(3) while the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez National Monu-
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ment marks the extraordinary achievements and
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contributions to the history of the United States by
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Ce´sar Cha´vez and the farmworker movement, there
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are other significant sites in the States of California
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and Arizona that are important to the story of the
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farmworker movement; and
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(4) in the study conducted by the National
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Park Service entitled ‘‘Ce´sar Cha´vez Special Re-
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source Study and Environmental Assessment’’ and
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submitted to Congress on October 24, 2013, the Na-
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tional Park Service—
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(A)(i) found that several sites associated
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with Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the farmworker
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movement—
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(I) are suitable for inclusion in the
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National Park System; and
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(II) depict a distinct and important
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aspect of the history of the United States
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not otherwise adequately represented at ex-
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isting units of the National Park System;
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and
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(ii) recommended that Congress establish a
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national historical park to honor the role that
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Ce´sar E. Cha´vez played in lifting up the lives
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of farmworkers; and
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(B)(i) found that the route of the 1966
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march from Delano to Sacramento, California,
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meets National Historic Landmark criteria;
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(ii) recommended that the potential for
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designation of the route as a national historic
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trail be further explored; and
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(iii) indicated that the National Park Serv-
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ice could work with partner organizations and
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agencies to provide for interpretation programs
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along the route of the 1966 march from Delano
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to Sacramento, California.
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab-
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lish the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Movement
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National Historical Park—
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(1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the
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nationally significant resources associated with
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Ce´sar Cha´vez and the farmworker movement;
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(2) to interpret and provide for a broader un-
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derstanding of the extraordinary achievements and
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contributions to the history of the United States
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made by Ce´sar Cha´vez and the farmworker move-
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ment; and
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(3) to support and enhance the network of sites
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and resources associated with Ce´sar Cha´vez and the
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farmworker movement.
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act:
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(1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical
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park’’ means the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farm-
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worker Movement National Historical Park estab-
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lished by section 4.
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(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
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titled ‘‘Cesar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Move-
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ment National Historical Park Proposed Boundary’’,
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numbered 502/179857B, and dated September
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2022.
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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
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the Secretary of the Interior.
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(4) STATES.—The term ‘‘States’’ means—
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(A) the State of California; and
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(B) the State of Arizona.
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(5) STUDY.—The term ‘‘Study’’ means the
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study conducted by the National Park Service enti-
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tled ‘‘Ce´sar Cha´vez Special Resource Study and En-
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vironmental Assessment’’ and submitted to Congress
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on October 24, 2013.
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SEC. 4. CE´ SAR E. CHA´ VEZ AND THE FARMWORKER MOVE-
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MENT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
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(a) REDESIGNATION
OF CE´SAR E. CHA´VEZ NA-
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TIONAL MONUMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Ce´sar E. Cha´vez Na-
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tional Monument established on October 8, 2012, by
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Presidential Proclamation 8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301
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note) is redesignated as the ‘‘Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and
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the Farmworker Movement National Historical
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Park’’.
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(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds avail-
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able for the purposes of the monument referred to
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in paragraph (1) shall be available for the purposes
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of the historical park.
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(3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, reg-
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ulation, document, record, map, or other paper of
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the United States to the monument referred to in
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paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference
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to the ‘‘Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farmworker Move-
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ment National Historical Park’’.
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(b) BOUNDARY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the histor-
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ical park shall include the area identified as ‘‘Ce´sar
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E. Cha´vez National Monument’’ in Keene, Cali-
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fornia, as generally depicted on the map.
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(2) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL SITES.—Subject
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to paragraph (3), the Secretary may include within
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the boundary of the historical park the following
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sites, as generally depicted on the map:
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(A) The Forty Acres in Delano, California.
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(B) Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Ari-
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zona.
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(C) McDonnell Hall in San Jose, Cali-
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fornia.
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(3) CONDITIONS FOR INCLUSION.—A site de-
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scribed in paragraph (2) shall not be included in the
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boundary of the historical park until—
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(A) the date on which the Secretary ac-
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quires the land or an interest in the land at the
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site; or
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(B) the date on which the Secretary enters
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into a written agreement with the owner of the
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site providing that the site shall be managed in
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accordance with this Act.
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(4) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the
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date on which the Secretary includes a site described
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in paragraph (2) in the historical park, the Sec-
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retary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of
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the addition to the historical park.
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(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be avail-
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able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
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National Park Service.
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(d) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may acquire
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land and interests in land within the area generally de-
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picted on the map as ‘‘Proposed NPS Boundary’’ by dona-
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tion, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appro-
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priated funds, or exchange.
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(e) ADMINISTRATION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
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ister the historical park in accordance with—
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(A) this section; and
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(B) the laws generally applicable to units
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of the National Park System, including—
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(i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003,
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and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753,
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and 102101 of title 54, United States
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Code; and
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(ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United
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States Code.
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(2) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary may pro-
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vide technical assistance and public interpretation of
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historic sites, museums, and resources on land not
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administered by the Secretary relating to the life of
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Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the history of the farmworker
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movement.
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(3) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
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retary may enter into cooperative agreements with
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the States, local governments, public and private or-
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ganizations, and individuals to provide for the pres-
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ervation, development, interpretation, and use of the
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historical park.
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(f) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after
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the date on which funds are made available to carry
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out this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a
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general management plan for the historical park in
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accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United
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States Code.
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(2) ADDITIONAL SITES.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The general manage-
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ment plan prepared under paragraph (1) shall
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include a determination of whether there are—
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(i) sites located in the Coachella Val-
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ley in the State of California that were re-
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viewed in the Study that should be added
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to the historical park;
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(ii) additional representative sites in
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the States that were reviewed in the Study
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that should be added to the historical park;
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or
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(iii) sites outside of the States in the
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United States that relate to the farm-
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worker movement that should be linked to,
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and interpreted at, the historical park.
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(B) RECOMMENDATION.—On completion of
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the preparation of the general management
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plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
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submit to the Committee on Energy and Nat-
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ural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
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mittee on Natural Resources of the House of
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Representatives any recommendations for addi-
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tional sites to be included in the historical park.
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(3) CONSULTATION.—The general management
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plan under paragraph (1) shall be prepared in con-
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sultation with—
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(A) any owner of land that is included
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within the boundaries of the historical park;
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and
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(B) appropriate Federal, State, and Tribal
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agencies, public and private organizations, and
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individuals, including—
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(i) the National Cha´vez Center; and
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(ii) the Ce´sar Cha´vez Foundation.
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SEC. 5. FARMWORKER PEREGRINACIO´ N NATIONAL HISTOR-
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ICAL TRAIL STUDY.
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Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
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U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(50)
FARMWORKER
PEREGRINACIO´N
NA-
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TIONAL
HISTORIC
TRAIL.—The
Farmworker
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Peregrinacio´n National Historic Trail, a route of ap-
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proximately 300 miles taken by farmworkers be-
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tween Delano and Sacramento, California, in 1966,
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as generally depicted as ‘Alternative C’ in the study
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conducted by the National Park Service entitled
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‘Ce´sar Cha´vez Special Resource Study and Environ-
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mental Assessment’ and submitted to Congress on
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October 24, 2013.’’.
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