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Ronald Reagan Birthplace Historic Site Establishment Act

H.R. 1648 · 114th Congress · Mar 26, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

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

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).