To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site, and for other purposes.
PL 107-137 (H.R.400), enacted 02/06/2002

PUBLIC LAW 107-137—FEB. 6, 2002 
116 STAT. 3 
Public Law 107-137 
107th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to estabUsh the Ronald Reagan Boyhood 
Feb. 6, 2002 
Home National Historic Site, and for other purposes. 
[H R 400] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
lUinois. 
SECTION 1. RONALD REAGAN BOYHOOD HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC 
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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 Prop-
erty 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 Deadline, 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Founda-
tion, 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 admin-
ister 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 
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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 (Ny2) 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 (8^2) of Lot Two (2), Block One Hun-
dred 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 (S%rds) 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 
(Sy2) 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 BankT)ixon (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 dis-
trict 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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(3) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
Approved February 6, 2002. 
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.