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Calendar No. 641 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1247 

[Report No. 110–289] 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 26, 2007 

Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. DODD) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weir Farm National 

5 Historic Site Amendment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY FOR WEIR FARM NA7 TIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

8 Section 4(d) of the Weir Farm National Historic Site 

9 Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public 

10 Law 101–485) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘contig12 uous to’’ and all that follows through the period at 

13 the end and inserting ‘‘located in Fairfield County, 

14 Connecticut.’’; 

15 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT OF ACQUIRED PROP18 ERTY.— 

19 ‘‘(A) LIMITATION RELATING TO DEVELOP20 MENT.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

21 (B), to ensure that any property acquired by 

22 the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A) conforms 

23 to the natural and undeveloped landscape of the 

24 property described in subsection (b), the Sec25 retary shall limit, to the maximum extent pracVerDate Aug 31 2005 21:53 Apr 14, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S1247.RS S1247

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1 ticable, the development of any property ac2 quired by the Secretary under paragraph 

3 (1)(A). 

4 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The limitation relating 

5 to the development of property described in 

6 subparagraph (A) shall not— 

7 ‘‘(i) prohibit the Secretary from ac8 quiring any property under paragraph 

9 (1)(A) that, on the date on which the Sec10 retary acquires the property, is developed 

11 in a manner that does not conform to the 

12 natural and undeveloped landscape of the 

13 property described in subsection (b); or 

14 ‘‘(ii) require the Secretary to take any 

15 action to ensure that any property de16 scribed in clause (i) that is acquired by the 

17 Secretary under paragraph (1)(A) con18 forms to the natural and undeveloped land19 scape of the property described in sub20 section (b).’’; and 

21 (3) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding 

22 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the appropriate zon23 ing authority’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Wilton, 

24 Connecticut,’’ and inserting ‘‘the local governmental 

25 entity that, in accordance with applicable State law, 


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1 has jurisdiction over any property acquired under 

2 paragraph (1)(A)’’. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weir Farm National 

5 Historic Site Amendment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LOCATION OF VISITOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE FA7 CILITIES FOR WEIR FARM NATIONAL HIS8 TORIC SITE. 

9 Section 4(d) of the Weir Farm National Historic Site 

10 Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘contiguous 

13 to’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘within Fair14 field County.’’; 

15 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT.— 

18 ‘‘(A) MAINTAINING NATURAL CHARACTER.— 

19 The Secretary shall keep development of the 

20 property acquired under paragraph (1) to a 

21 minimum so that the character of the acquired 

22 property will be similar to the natural and un23 developed landscape of the property described in 

24 subsection (b). 


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1 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF PREVIOUSLY DEVEL2 OPED PROPERTY.—Nothing in subparagraph (A) 

3 shall either prevent the Secretary from acquiring 

4 property under paragraph (1) that, prior to the 

5 Secretary’s acquisition, was developed in a man6 ner inconsistent with subparagraph (A), or re7 quire the Secretary to remediate such previously 

8 developed property to reflect the natural char9 acter described in subparagraph (A).’’; and 

10 (3) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding 

11 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the appropriate zon12 ing authority’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Wilton, 

13 Connecticut,’’ and inserting ‘‘the local governmental 

14 entity that, in accordance with applicable State law, 

15 has jurisdiction over any property acquired under 

16 paragraph (1)(A)’’. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 

Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 

1990, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 641 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1247 

[Report No. 110

–289] 

A BILL 

To amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site 

tional Historic Site, and for other purposes. administrative facilities for the Weir Farm Naof the Interior for the development of visitor and ment of any property acquired by the Secretary Establishment Act of 1990 to limit the developAPRIL 10, 2008 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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