119-hr2520

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2520 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2520

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

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 31, 2025

 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Natural Resources

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 A BILL

 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 that--

    (1) on October 8, 2012, the Cesar E. Chavez National 
 Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation 8884 (54 
 U.S.C. 320301 note) 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 of California 
 and Arizona that are important to the story of the farmworker 
 movement; and

    (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, meets National 
 Historic Landmark criteria;
            (ii) recommended that the potential for designation 
 of the route as a national historic trail be further 
 explored; and
            (iii) indicated that the National Park Service 
 could 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.

    (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Cesar 
 E. Chavez 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 ``Cesar Chavez Special 
 Resource Study and Environmental Assessment'' and submitted to 
 Congress on October 24, 2013.

SEC. 4. CESAR E. CHAVEZ AND THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
 PARK.

    (a) Redesignation of Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.--

    (1) In general.--The Cesar E. Chavez National Monument 
 established on October 8, 2012, by Presidential Proclamation 
 8884 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) is redesignated as the ``Cesar E. 
 Chavez 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 ``Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker 
 Movement National Historical Park''.

    (b) Boundary.--

    (1) In general.--The boundary of the historical park shall 
 include the area identified as ``Cesar E. Chavez 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 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.

    (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 Chavez Center; and
            (ii) the Cesar Chavez Foundation.

SEC. 5. FARMWORKER PEREGRINACION 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 peregrinacion national historic trail.--
 The Farmworker Peregrinacion 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 `Cesar Chavez Special Resource Study and 
 Environmental Assessment' and submitted to Congress on October 
 24, 2013.''.
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