Minute Man National Historical Park Amendments of 1991
PL 102-488 (H.R.2896), enacted 10/24/1992

PUBLIC LAW 102-488—OCT. 24, 1992 
106 STAT. 3135 
Public Law 102-488 
102d Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise the boiindaries of the Minute 
Man National Historical Park in the State of Massachusetts, 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 'Minute Man National Historical 
Park Amendments of 1991". 
SEC. 2. AMENDBIENTS TO MINl}TE MAN PARK ACT. 
The Act of September 21, 1959, entitled "An Act to provide 
for the establishment of the Minute Man National Historical Park 
in Massachusetts, and for other purposes" (Public Law 86-321; 
73 Stat. 590; 16 U.S.C. 410s and following) is amended by striking 
so much of the first section as follows the first sentence thereof 
(including all of subsections (b) and (c)) and inserting the following: 
The purposes of the park shall include the preservation and 
interpretation of (1) the historic landscape along the road between 
Lexington and Concord, (2) sites associated with the causes and 
consequences of the American Revolution, and (3) the Wayside 
on Lexington Road in Concord, the home of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 
Bronson Alcott, Louisa May Alcott, and Margaret Sidney, whose 
works illustrate the nineteenth century American literary 
renaissance. 
"(b) The park shall be comprised of the lands depicted on 
the map entitled 'Boundary Map NARO-406-20015C', dated June 
1991.". 
(3) Section 2 is amended by inserting "(a)** after "SEC. 
2." and by adding the following at the end thereof: 
"(b) The Secretary of the Interior shall transfer, without 
reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of Defense the two parcels currently administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior, as depicted on the map dated April 1990 and 
numbered NARO-406/80805. The Secretary of Defense shall trans-
fer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, 
without reimbursement, for inclusion in the Minute Man National 
Historical Park the 4 parcels now administered by the Secretary 
of Defense, as depicted on the maps dated April 1990 and numbered 
NARO-406/80804 and NARO-406/80805. 
"(c) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by 
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or 
exchange, lands or interests in lands within the areas included 
within the boundaries of \he park pursuant to amendments made 
by the Minute Man National Historical Park Amendments of 1991 
(hereinafter referred to as '1991 additions'), except that— 
Oct. 24, 1992 
[H.R. 2896] 
Minute Man 
National 
Historical Park 
Amendments of 
1991. 
Conservation. 
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note. 
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Gifts and 
property. 
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Real property. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
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''(1) lands, and interests in lands, within the 1991 additions 
which are owned by the State of Massachusetts or any political 
subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by donation, and 
"(2) Icuids, and interests in lands, within the 1991 additions 
which are used for noncommercial residential purposes as of 
July 1, 1991, may be acquired only with the consent of the 
owner thereof unless the property is being developed, or is 
proposed to be developed, in a manner which the Secretary 
determines to be detrimental to the scenic, historical, cultural, 
and other values of the park. 
Nothing in paragraph (2) shsdl be construed to prohibit the use 
of condemnation as a means of acquiring a clear and marketable 
title, free of any and all encumbrances for any lands within Uie 
1991 additions. Not later than 6 months after the enactment of 
the Minute Man National Historical Park Amendments of 1991, 
and after notice and opportimity for public comment, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall publish specific guidelines for making deter-
minations under paragraph (2). Such guidelines shall provide for 
(A) written notice to tine Secretary prior to commencement of any 
proposed development on the lands referred to in paragraph (2), 
(B) written notice by the Secretary to the owner of such lands 
of any determination proposed to be made under paragraph (2), 
and (C) a reasonable opportunity for the owner to comment on 
such proposed determination. 
"(dXD Any individual who owns private property acquired by 
the Secretary under subsection (c) may, on the date of such acquisi-
tion and as a condition of such acquisition, retain for himself 
and his successors or assigns, a rignt of use and occupancy of 
the property for a definite term of not more than 25 years from 
the date of acquisition by the Secretary or a term ending at the 
death of the owner or the owner's spouse, whichever is later. The 
owner shall elect the term to be reserved. 
"(2) Unless the property is wholly or partially donated, the 
Secretary shall pa^ to the owner reserving a right of use and 
occupancy under tins subsection the fair market value of the prop-
erty on the date of its acquisition, less the fair market value 
on that date of the right retained by the owner. 
''(3) For purposes of applying this subsection, ownership shall 
be determined as of July 1,1991.". 
(4) At the end of section 6 insert "For fiscal years after 
fiscal year 1991, there is authorized to be appropriated an 
additional $15,000,000 for development and an additional 
$7,300,000 for acauisition of lands and interests in lands.". 
(5) Add the following new section at the end of such Act: 
"SEC. 7. RESroENTlAL OCCUPANCY. 
"(a) OFFER.—In the case ofeach individual who— 
"(1) sold residential property between 1966 and 1968 to 
the United States for purposes of the park, and 
"(2) continues to occupy such residential property pursuant 
to a residential special use permit as of the enactment of 
this section, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall offer to extend such residential 
special use permit for a term ending on the death of such individual 
or such individual's spouse, whichever is later. 
"(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any residential special use per-
mit extended pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 
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106 STAT. 3137 
"(1) permit the reasonable residential use and occupancy 
of the property by the individual to whom such permit is 
granted and such individual's spouse; and 
"(2) be subject to such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary may prescribe (including termination) to ensure that 
the permit does not unreasonably diminish the values of the 
park. 
The extension of any such residential special use permit shall 
be con<^tional upon the payment by the individual holdii^ such 
permit of an annual fee in the same amount as required as of 
July 1,1991. 
«ng5EC. 8. DEFINITION. 
16 USC 410x-2. 
"As used in this Act, the term 'residential property* means 
a single-family dwelling, the construction of which oegan before 
July 1, 1991, together with such land on which the dwelling and 
appurtenant bufldings are located as is in the same ownership 
as such dwelling and as the Secretary designates as reasonably 
necessary for the owner's continued use and occupancy of the 
dwelling.". 
Approved October 24, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2896: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-276 (Ckjmm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-330 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 137 (1991): Oct. 28, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 138 (1992): Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate.