An act to amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the acquisition of additional acreage for the historic site to permit the development of visitor and administrative facilities and to authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the acquisition of real and personal property, and for other purposes.
PL 105-363 (S.1718), enacted 11/10/1998

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PUBLIC LAW 105-363—NOV. 10, 1998 
Public Law 105-363 
105th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to 
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authorize the acquisition of additional acreage for the historic site to permit 
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^jjg development of visitor and administrative facilities and to authorize the 
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appropriation of additional amoimts for the acquisition of real and personal prop-
erty, 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. WEIR FARM NATIONAL fflSTORIC SITE, CONNECTICUT. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR VISITOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
FACILITIES.—Section 4 of the Weir Farm National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 101-
485; 104 Stat. 1171) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"(d) ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR VISITOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
FACILITIES; LIMITATIONS.— 
"(1) ACQUISITION.— 
"(A) IN GENERAL.—^To preserve and maintain the his-
toric setting and character of the historic site, the Secretary 
may acquire not more than 15 additional acres for the 
development of visitor and administrative facilities for the 
historic site. 
"(B) PROXIMITY.—^The property acquired under this 
subsection shall be contiguous to or in close proximity 
to the property described in subsection (b). 
"(C) MANAGEMENT.—The acquired property shall be 
included within the boundary of the historic site and shall 
be managed and maintained as part of the historic site. 
"(2) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall keep development 
of the property acquired \mder paragraph (1) to a minimum 
so that the character of the acquired property will be similar 
to the natural and undeveloped landscape of the property 
described in subsection (b). 
"(3) AGREEMENTS.—Prior to and as a prerequisite to any 
development of visitor and administrative faciHties on the prop-
erty acquired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enter 
into one or more agreements with the appropriate zoning 
authority of the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and the town 
of Wilton, Connecticut, for the purposes of— 
"(A) developing the parking, visitor, and administrative 
facilities for the historic site; and 
"(B) managing bus traffic to the historic site and limit-
ing parking for leirge tour buses to an offsite location.". 
(b) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Section 
7 of the Weir Farm National Historic Site Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
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461 note; Public Law 101-485; 104 Stat. 1173) is amended by 
striking "$1,500,000" and inserting "$4,000,000". 
SEC. 2. ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF WILCOX RANCH, UTAH, 
FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The lands within the Wilcox Ranch in eastern Utah 
are prime habitat for wild turkeys, eagles, hawks, bears, cou-
gars, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, and many other important spe-
cies, and Range Creek within the Wilcox Ranch could become 
a blue ribbon trout stream. 
(2) These lands also contain a great deal of imdisturbed 
cultural and archeological resources, including ancient pottery, 
arrowheads, and rock homes constructed centuries ago. 
(3) These lands, while comprising only approximately 3,800 
acres, control access to over 75,000 acres of Federal lands 
under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(4) Acquisition of the Wilcox Ranch would benefit the people 
of the United States by preserving and enhancing important 
wildlife habitat, ensuring access to lands of the Bureau of 
Land Management, and protecting priceless archeological and 
cultural resources. 
(5) These lands, if acquired by the United States, can 
be managed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at 
no additional expense to the Federal Government. 
(b) ACQUISITION OF LANDS.—^As soon as practicable, after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall acquire, through purchase, the Wilcox Ranch located in Emery 
County, in eastern Vtaii. 
(c) FUNDS FOR PURCHASE.—The Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized to use not more than $5,000,000 from the land and 
water conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-5) for 
the purchase of the Wilcox Ranch under subsection (b). 
(d) MANAGEMENT OF LANDS.—Upon payment by the State of 
Utah of one-half of the purchase price of the Wilcox Ranch to 
the United States, or transfer by the State of Utah of lands of 
the same such value to the United States, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall transfer to the State of Utah all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to those Wilcox Ranch lands 
acquired under subsection (b) for management by the State Division 
of Wildlife Resources for wildlife habitat and public access. 
SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, without 
consideration and for educational related purposes, to Embry-Riddle 
Aeronautical University, Florida, a nonprofit corporation authorized 
to do business in the State of Arizona, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States, if any, to a parcel of real property consisting 
of approximately 16 acres in Yavapai County, Arizona, which is 
more fully described as the parcel lying east of the east right-
of-way boundary of the Willow Creek Road in the southwest one-
quarter of the southwest one-quarter (SWV4SWV4) of section 2, 
township 14 north, range 2 west, Gila and Salt River meridian. 
(b) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.—Subject to the Hmitation that 
the land to be conveyed is to be used only for educational related 
purposes, the conveyance under subsection (a) is to be made without 
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any other conditions, limitations, reservations, restrictions, or terms 
by the United States. If the Secretary of the Interior determines 
that the conveyed lands are not being used for educational related 
purposes, at the option of the United States, the lands shall revert 
to the United States. 
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SEC. 4. LAND 
EXCHANGE, 
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PORTAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
SITE, 
note. 
CALIFORNIA. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF EXCHANGE.—If the non-Federal lands 
described in subsection (b) are conveyed to the United States in 
accordance with this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
convey to the party conveying the non-Federal lands all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of land 
consisting of approximately 8 acres administered by the Department 
of Interior as part of the El Portal Administrative Site in the 
State of California, as generally depicted on the map entitled "El 
Portal Administrative Site Land Exchange", dated June 1998. 
(b) RECEIPT OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—The parcel of non-Fed-
eral lands referred to in subsection (a) consists of approximately 
8 acres, known as the Yosemite View parcel, which is located 
adjacent to the El Portal Administrative Site, as generally depicted 
on the map referred to in subsection (a). Title to the non-Federal 
lands must be acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior, and 
the conveyance shall be subject to such valid existing rights of 
record as may be acceptable to the Secretary. The parcel shall 
conform with the title approval standards applicable to Federal 
land acquisitions. 
(c) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—If the value of the Federal land 
and non-Federal lands to be exchanged under this section are 
not equal in value, the difference in value shall be equalized through 
a cash pa3rment or the provision of goods or services as agreed 
upon by the Secretary and the party conveying the non-Federal 
lands. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall process 
the land exchange authorized by this section in the manner provided 
in part 2200 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this subtitle. 
(e) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Upon completion of the land 
exchange, the Secretary shall adjust the boundaries of the El Portal 
Administrative Site as necessary to reflect the exchange. Lands 
acquired by the Secretary under this section shall be administered 
as part of the El Portal Administrative Site. 
(f) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on 
file and available for inspection in appropriate offices of the Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
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(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the 
Interior may require such additional terms and conditions in connec-
tion with the land exchange under this section as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
Approved November 10, 1998. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1718: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-328 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998): 
Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 10, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 14, Senate concurred in House amendment.