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Public Law 107–137

107th Congress

An Act

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) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The Secretary shall ensure that a copy

of the land description referred to in section 2(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

Deadline.

Illinois.

16 USC 461 note.

Feb. 6, 2002

[H.R. 400]

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and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes’’,

approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:

(1) The term ‘‘Historic Site’’ means the Ronald Reagan

Boyhood Home National Historic Site.

(2) The term ‘‘Property’’ means the property commonly

known as the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Complex located in

Dixon, Illinois, (including any structures thereon), further

described as follows:

The North Half (N1⁄2) of Lot Three (3), Block One

Hundred and Three (103), of the original Town (now City)

of Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, and more commonly known

as 816 South Hennepin Avenue, Dixon, Illinois. (Reagan

Boyhood Home)

The South Half (S1⁄2) of Lot Two (2), Block One Hundred and Three (103), of the original Town (now City)

of Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, and more commonly known

as 810 South Hennepin Avenue, Dixon, Illinois. (Visitors

Center)

The South two-thirds (S2⁄3rds) of Lot Four (4) in Block

One Hundred Three (103) in the original Town (now City)

of Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, and more commonly known

as 821 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois. (Parking Lot)

The Westerly Ninety feet of the Southerly One half

(S1⁄2) of Lot 3 in Block 103 in the Town (now City) of

Dixon, Lee County, Illinois. (Park with statue of President

Reagan)

Legal title to all of the foregoing is: Fifth Third Bank,

as successor trustee to First Bank/Dixon (later known as

Grand Premier Trust) as trustee under Trust Agreement

dated August 15, 1980 and known as Trust No. 440.

Said property is also located within an historical district created by the City of Dixon pursuant to Ordinance

No. 1329 dated June 16, 1986 as amended. The historical

district was created pursuant to Title VI, Chapter 16 of

the City Code of the City of Dixon.

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 400:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107–268 (Comm. on Resources).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 147 (2001): Nov. 13, considered and passed House.

Vol. 148 (2002): Jan. 29, considered and passed Senate.

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(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the

Interior.

Approved February 6, 2002.