What This Bill Does
This bill renames the César E. Chávez National Monument as the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park. The park will preserve and protect resources related to César Chávez and the farmworker movement in California and Arizona.
Who It Affects
The Secretary of the Interior (the federal official who runs the Department of the Interior). Land owners in California and Arizona who may have their property included in the park. The National Park Service (the federal agency that manages national parks). The public who visit or learn about the historical park.
Key Provisions
The existing César E. Chávez National Monument created on October 8, 2012, is renamed to the "César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park." (Sec. 4(a)(1))
The Secretary may include three additional sites within the park's boundaries: the Forty Acres in Delano, California; Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona; and McDonnell Hall in San Jose, California. Sites can only be added after the Secretary acquires the land or signs a written agreement with the owner. (Sec. 4(b))
The Secretary may acquire land within the park's proposed boundary through donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or land exchange. (Sec. 4(d))
The Secretary must prepare a general management plan for the park within 3 years after funding becomes available. The plan must determine whether other sites in California, Arizona, or elsewhere in the United States related to the farmworker movement should be added to the park. (Sec. 4(f))
The Secretary may provide technical assistance and public interpretation of historic sites, museums, and resources on land not managed by the federal government that relate to César E. Chávez and the farmworker movement. (Sec. 4(e)(2))
What Changes
The monument's name officially becomes the "César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park." Any federal law, regulation, or document that referred to the old monument name now refers to the new park name. All funds previously available for the monument are now available for the park. Three additional California and Arizona sites can potentially be added to the park's boundaries with the Secretary's approval.
Important Definitions
Historical Park: the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park established by the bill.
Secretary: the Secretary of the Interior.
States: California and Arizona.
Map: the map titled "César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Proposed Boundary," numbered 502/179857B, and dated September 2022.
Study: a study conducted by the National Park Service titled "César Chávez Special Resource Study and Environmental Assessment" and submitted to Congress on October 24, 2013.
118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 1097
AN ACT
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. PURPOSE.
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The purpose of this Act is to establish the Ce´sar E.
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Cha´vez and the Farmworker Movement National Histor-
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ical 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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Passed the Senate December 17 (legislative day, De-
cember 16), 2024.
Attest:
Secretary.
118TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 1097
AN ACT
To establish the Ce´sar E. Cha´vez and the Farm-
worker Movement National Historical Park in
the States of California and Arizona, and for
other purposes.