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This bill establishes the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in California and Arizona to preserve, protect, and interpret the significant resources and achievements of César Chávez and the farmworker movement. The bill redesignates the existing César E. Chávez National Monument as the new national historical park and expands its potential boundaries to include additional significant sites such as the Forty Acres in Delano, California, the Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona, and McDonnell Hall in San Jose, California. The Secretary of the Interior will be responsible for acquiring lands, developing a general management plan within three years, and administering the park in accordance with national park system laws. The bill also requires consultation with landowners, federal, state, and tribal agencies, and organizations like the National Chávez Center and the César Chávez Foundation. Additionally, the bill includes a provision to study and potentially establish the Farmworker Peregrinación National Historic Trail, a 300-mile route taken by farmworkers between Delano and Sacramento, California, in 1966, to commemorate the important historical journey of farmworkers during the civil rights movement.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1215/all-info