[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1648 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1648

 To authorize the Secretary of Interior to establish the Ronald Reagan 
 Birthplace National Historic Site in Tampico, Illinois, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2015

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Interior to establish the Ronald Reagan 
 Birthplace National Historic Site in Tampico, Illinois, 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 ``Ronald Reagan Birthplace Historic 
Site Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. RONALD REAGAN BIRTHPLACE HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Acquisition of Property.--As soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds and from a willing owner only, fee simple, 
unencumbered title to the Property and to any personal property related 
to the Property that the Secretary determines to be appropriate for the 
purposes of this Act.
    (b) Establishment.--After the Property is acquired by the 
Secretary, the Secretary shall designate the Property as the Ronald 
Reagan Birthplace Historic Site.
    (c) Land Description.--The Secretary shall ensure that a copy of 
the land description of the Property is on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the Historic Site 
in accordance with the provisions of this Act and with laws generally 
applicable to national historic sites, including--
            (1) applicable provisions of division A of subtitle I of 
        title 54, United States Code; and
            (2) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
    (b) Shared Resources.--To the greatest extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall use the resources of other sites administered by the 
National Park Service in the State of Illinois.
    (c) Management Plan.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a general management 
plan for the Historic Site.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS:.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historic site.--The term ``Historic Site'' means the 
        Ronald Reagan Birthplace National Historic Site.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Property.--The term ``Property'' means the property 
        commonly known as the Reagan Birthplace and Museum located at--
                    (A) 111-113 Main Street, Tampico, Illinois; and
                    (B) the Main Street Historic District which was 
                added to the National Register of Historic Places on 
                June 3, 1983 (Ref. # 82002602).
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