[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 400 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 400

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Ronald 
  Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2001

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Ronald 
  Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site, 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. RONALD REAGAN BOYHOOD HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Acquisition of Property.--As soon as practicable after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, at fair market value and from a willing owner 
only, fee simple, unencumbered title to the Property and to any 
personal property related to the Property which the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate for the purposes of this Act.
    (b) Establishment of Historic Site.--After the Property is acquired 
by the Secretary, the Secretary shall designate the Property as the 
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site.
    (c) Map.--The Secretary shall ensure that a copy of the map 
referred to in subsection (f)(2) is on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
    (d) Management of Historic Site.--
            (1) Cooperative agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into 
        a cooperative agreement with the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home 
        Foundation for the management, operation, and use of the 
        Historic Site. The cooperative agreement shall provide for the 
        preservation of the Property in a manner that preserves the 
        historical significance thereof and upon such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to protect the 
        interests of the United States.
            (2) General management plan.--Not later than 2 years after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Foundation, 
        shall complete a general management plan for the Historic Site 
        that defines the role and responsibility of the Secretary with 
        regard to the interpretation and the preservation of the 
        Historic Site.
    (e) Applicability of Other Laws.--The Secretary shall administer 
the Historic Site in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the 
provisions of laws generally applicable to national historic sites, 
including the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a National Park 
Service, and for other purposes'', approved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 
1-4), and the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the preservation of 
historic American sites, buildings, objects and antiquities of national 
significance, and for other purposes'', approved August 21, 1935 (16 
U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
    (f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the following 
definitions apply:
            (1) Historic site.--The term ``Historic Site'' means the 
        Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site.
            (2) Property.--The term ``Property'' means the property 
        commonly known as the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Complex located in 
        Dixon, Illinois, and identified on the map entitled ``____'', 
        numbered ____, and dated ____, and all structures thereon.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
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