César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2520 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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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