[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1247 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1247

To amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 
 to limit the development of any property acquired by the Secretary of 
    the Interior for the development of visitor and administrative 
  facilities for the Weir Farm National Historic Site, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2007

 Mr. Lieberman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 
 to limit the development of any property acquired by the Secretary of 
    the Interior for the development of visitor and administrative 
  facilities for the Weir Farm 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Weir Farm National Historic Site 
Amendment Act''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY FOR WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    Section 4(d) of the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment 
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 101-485) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``contiguous to'' and 
        all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
        ``located in Fairfield County, Connecticut.'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Development of acquired property.--
                    ``(A) Limitation relating to development.--Except 
                as provided in subparagraph (B), to ensure that any 
                property acquired by the Secretary under paragraph 
                (1)(A) conforms to the natural and undeveloped 
                landscape of the property described in subsection (b), 
                the Secretary shall limit, to the maximum extent 
                practicable, the development of any property acquired 
                by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A).
                    ``(B) Exception.--The limitation relating to the 
                development of property described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall not--
                            ``(i) prohibit the Secretary from acquiring 
                        any property under paragraph (1)(A) that, on 
                        the date on which the Secretary acquires the 
                        property, is developed in a manner that does 
                        not conform to the natural and undeveloped 
                        landscape of the property described in 
                        subsection (b); or
                            ``(ii) require the Secretary to take any 
                        action to ensure that any property described in 
                        clause (i) that is acquired by the Secretary 
                        under paragraph (1)(A) conforms to the natural 
                        and undeveloped landscape of the property 
                        described in subsection (b).''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``the appropriate zoning authority'' and all 
        that follows through ``Wilton, Connecticut,'' and inserting 
        ``the local governmental entity that, in accordance with 
        applicable State law, has jurisdiction over any property 
        acquired under paragraph (1)(A)''.
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