,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bheg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjad,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,murphy7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of the ,interior  
to carry out a study regarding the      
suitability and feasibility of          
establishing the ,naugatuck ,river      
,valley ,national ,heritage ,area in    
,connecticut1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,naugatuck ,river ,valley       
,national ,heritage ,area ,study ,act4  
#b4 ,national park service study        
regarding ,naugatuck ,river ,valley1    
,connecticut  7a7 ,findings ,congress   
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the area that
 encompasses the ,naugatuck ,river      
,valley of ,connecticut has made a      
unique contribution to the cultural1    
political1 and industrial development of

 the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,the        
,naugatuck ,river ,valley is comprised  
of #ad communities along the ,naugatuck 
,river1 which stretches for more than   
#dj miles from its headwaters in        
,torrington1 ,connecticut1 to the       
confluence with the ,housatonic ,river  
in ,shelton4 ,the #ad municipalities of 
,torrington1 ,harwinton1 ,litchfield1   
,plymouth_/,terryville1 ,thomaston1     
,waterbury1 ,watertown1 ,ansonia1       
,beacon ,falls1 ,derby1 ,naugatuck1     
,oxford1 ,seymour1 and ,shelton1 share  
common historical elements1             
agricultural1 trade1 and maritime       
origins1 similar architecture1 common   
industries1 an immigrant culture        
succeeding colonial beginnings1 and a   
significant contribution to the war     
effort from the ,revolutionary ,war to  
,world ,war ,,ii4 ,most of these        
elements are still in evidence today4   
7#c7 ,three major industries drove the  
manufacturing contribution of the       
,valley4 ,as evidenced in the book1 ,the

 ,brass ,industry in the ,united        
,states1 by ,william ,lathrop1 the brass
 industry was born in ,connecticut's    
,naugatuck ,river ,valley and harnessed 
the power of the ,naugatuck ,river and  
the skilled immigrant workers who       
arrived from ,germany1 ,ireland1 ,italy1
 and ,poland4  7#d7 ,the ,naugatuck     
,river ,valley also spawned the birth of
 the rubber industry in the ,united     
,states when ,charles ,goodyear         
developed the vulcanization process in  
#ahci4 ,together with ,samuel ,lewis1 a 
wealthy industrialist from ,naugatuck1  
,connecticut1 ,goodyear parlayed his    
innovation into establishing the ,u4,s4 
,rubber ,company1 making ,naugatuck the 
rubber capital of the world4  7#e7 ,the 
,naugatuck ,river ,valley was also a    
major contributor to the success of the 
,united ,states clock industry4 ,eli    
,terry designed interchangeable parts   
for his clocks assembled in ,terryville4
 ,renowned clockmaker ,seth ,thomas     
began making the first of millions of   

clocks in ,thomaston1 ,connecticut1 in  
#ahac4 ,his company continued until     
#aica when it became a division of      
,general ,time ,corporation 7,timex74   
,other important industries included    
pens1 evaporated milk1 pianos and       
organs1 corset stays1 and cables4  7#f7 
,the ,naugatuck ,river ,valley has been 
a major contributor to the ,united      
,states war efforts from the ,american  
,revolution to the ,civil ,war to ,world
 ,war ,,ii4 ,in the #bjjg ,,pbs film    
,the ,war1 the story of ,world ,war ,,ii
 directed and produced by ,ken ,burns   
and ,lynn ,novick1 the ,city of         
,waterbury1 ,connecticut1 was           
characterized as the arsenal of the war 
effort because of its high concentration
 of war industries4  7#g7 ,the          
,naugatuck ,river ,valley has been home 
to many great authors1 diplomats1       
inventors and patriots1 such as ,david  
,humphreys1 ,aide-de-,camp to ,general  
,george ,washington and the first       
,american ambassador2 ,commodore ,isaac 

,hull1 ,commander of ,old ,ironsides    
during the ,war of #ahab2 ,ebenezer ,d4 
,bassett1 the country's first black     
ambassador2 ,dr4 ,john ,howe1 inventor  
of a pin making machine that made the   
common pin a household necessity2 and   
,pierre ,lallement1 inventor of the     
modern two-wheel bicycle4  7#h7 ,the    
,naugatuck ,river ,valley possesses a   
rich and diverse assemblage of          
architecturally significant civic1      
industrial and residential structures   
and monuments dating from ,colonial     
times to the present4 ,there are #hh    
structures in the ,naugatuck ,valley    
included on the ,national ,register of  
,historic ,places4 ,the first law school
 in ,america was built in ,litchfield4  
,notable examples of the variety of     
architecture found in the ,valley       
include ,robert ,wakeman ,hill's        
brilliantly designed ,thomaston ,opera  
,house and ,town ,hall2 ,h4,e4 ,ficken's
 acoustically impressive ,sterling      
,opera ,house in ,derby1 site of        

appearances by many nationally known    
performers2 ,waterbury's ,clock ,tower1 
designed by the renowned architectural  
firm of ,mc,kim1 ,mead  ,white which    
also designed four buildings in         
,naugatuck2 ,henry ,bacon1 designer of  
the ,lincoln ,memorial and two          
structures in ,naugatuck2 and the       
,father ,mc,givney ,statue cast by      
,joseph ,coletti of ,boston to honor the
 ,waterburian who founded the ,knights  
of ,columbus4  7#i7 ,the ,naugatuck     
,river ,valley has been a melting pot   
for immigrant populations who have made 
significant contributions to the        
industrial1 cultural1 and economic      
development of the nation4  7#aj7 ,the  
,naugatuck ,river ,valley possesses a   
group of public-spirited citizens       
dedicated to the preservation and       
promotion of the region's natural1      
historic1 and cultural heritage1 and a  
passionate resolve to work together for 
the betterment of the ,valley and its   
residents4  7b7 ,study  7#a7 ,in general

 ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall1
 in consultation with the ,state of     
,connecticut and appropriate            
organizations1 carry out a study        
regarding the suitability and           
feasibility of establishing the         
,naugatuck ,river ,valley ,national     
,heritage ,area in ,connecticut4  7#b7  
,contents ,the study shall include      
analysis and documentation regarding    
whether the ,study ,area-- 7,a7 has an  
assemblage of natural1 historic1 and    
cultural resources that together        
represent distinctive aspects of        
,american heritage worthy of            
recognition1 conservation1              
interpretation1 and continuing use1 and 
are best managed through partnerships   
among public and private entities and by
 combining diverse and sometimes        
noncontiguous resources and active      
communities2  7,b7 reflects traditions1 
customs1 beliefs1 and folklife that are 
a valuable part of the national story2  
7,c7 provides outstanding opportunities 

to conserve natural1 historic1 cultural1
 or scenic features2  7,d7 provides     
outstanding recreational and educational
 opportunities2  7,e7 contains resources
 important to the identified theme or   
themes of the ,study ,area that retain a
 degree of integrity capable of         
supporting interpretation2  7,f7        
includes residents1 business interests1 
nonprofit organizations1 and local and  
,state governments that are involved in 
the planning1 have developed a          
conceptual financial plan that outlines 
the roles for all participants1         
including the ,federal ,government1 and 
have demonstrated support for the       
concept of a national heritage area2    
7,g7 has a potential management entity  
to work in partnership with residents1  
business interests1 nonprofit           
organizations1 and local and ,state     
governments to develop a national       
heritage area consistent with continued 
local and ,state economic activity2 and 
7,h7 has a conceptual boundary map that 

is supported by the public4  7c7        
,boundaries of the study area ,the      
,study ,area shall be comprised of sites
 in ,torrington1 ,harwinton1            
,litchfield1 ,plymouth_/,terryville1    
,thomaston1 ,waterbury1 ,watertown1     
,ansonia1 ,beacon ,falls1 ,derby1       
,naugatuck1 ,oxford1 ,seymour1 and      
,shelton1 ,connecticut4  7d7 ,submission
 of study results ,not later than #c    
years after funds are first made        
available for this section1 the         
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,natural ,resources of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate a report      
describing the results of the study4