16 U.S.C. § 410ffff–2 — Establishment of Weir Farm National Historical Park
submitted 36 years ago by Pub. L. 101-485 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 493 words · no verdicts yet
Congress creates the Weir Farm National Historical Park from four specific land parcels. The Secretary may buy up to 15 more acres in Fairfield County for visitor buildings. New development must stay natural-looking, and local agreements are required first.
(a) In general: Congress establishes the Weir Farm National Historical Park*, as a unit of the National Park System, in Connecticut.
(b) Description: The historical park consists of: (1) the roughly 2-acre core parcel with the Weir house, studio, and barn; (2) roughly 60 acres, plus buildings on it, owned by the State of Connecticut; (3) a roughly 2-acre parcel in the town of Wilton, Connecticut, shown as lot 18 on a specific 1978 survey map on file with the town clerk; and (4) a roughly 0.9-acre western part of a parcel in Wilton, shown as Tall Oaks Road on that same map.
(c) General depiction: The four parcels listed in (b) are all generally shown on a map called "Boundary Map, Weir Farm National Historic Site," dated June 1994, which must be kept on file and available for public viewing at National Park Service offices.
(d) Acquisition of land for visitor and administrative facilities; limitations:
(1) Acquisition: (A) To keep the historical park's historic setting and character, the Secretary* may buy no more than 15 more acres for visitor and administrative buildings. (B) That property must be in Fairfield County. (C) Any land bought this way becomes part of the historical park's boundary and must be managed and maintained as part of it.
(2) Development: (A) The Secretary must keep new development on land bought under (1) to a minimum, so it stays similar in character to the natural, undeveloped land described in (b). (B) This rule doesn't stop the Secretary from buying land under (1) that was already developed in a way that doesn't fit this natural-character goal, and it doesn't force the Secretary to undo that earlier development.
(3) Agreements: Before any development of visitor or administrative buildings on land bought under (1), the Secretary must first reach one or more agreements with the local government that, under state law, has authority over that land. These agreements must cover: (A) building the parking, visitor, and administrative facilities; and (B) managing bus traffic and keeping large tour buses parked at an offsite location.
There is established, as a unit of the National Park System, the Weir Farm National Historical Park* in the State of Connecticut.
The historical park shall consist of—
the approximately 2-acre core parcel containing the Weir house, studio, and barn;
the approximately 60 acres and improvements thereon owned by the State of Connecticut;
the approximately 2-acre parcel of land situated in the town of Wilton, Connecticut, designated as lot 18 on a map entitled “Revised Map of Section I, Thunder Lake at Wilton, Connecticut, Scale l’=100’, October 27, 1978, Ryan and Faulds Land Surveyors, Wilton, Connecticut”, that is on file in the office of the town clerk of the town of Wilton, and therein numbered 3673; and
the approximately 0.9-acre western portion of a parcel of land situated in the town of Wilton, Connecticut, designated as Tall Oaks Road on the map referred to in paragraph (3).
The parcels referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b) are all as generally depicted on a map entitled “Boundary Map, Weir Farm National Historic Site, Fairfield County Connecticut”, dated June 1994. Such map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
To preserve and maintain the historic setting and character of the historical park, the Secretary* may acquire not more than 15 additional acres for the development of visitor and administrative facilities for the historical park.
The property acquired under this subsection shall be within Fairfield County.
The acquired property shall be included within the boundary of the historical park and shall be managed and maintained as part of the historical park.
The Secretary shall keep development of the property acquired under 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).
Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall either prevent the Secretary from acquiring property under paragraph (1) that, prior to the Secretary’s acquisition, was developed in a manner inconsistent with subparagraph (A), or require the Secretary to remediate such previously developed property to reflect the natural character described in subparagraph (A).
Prior to and as a prerequisite to any development of visitor and administrative facilities on the property acquired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enter into one or more agreements with the local governmental entity that, in accordance with applicable State law, has jurisdiction over any property acquired under paragraph (1)(A) for the purposes of—
developing the parking, visitor, and administrative facilities for the historical park; and
managing bus traffic to the historical park and limiting parking for large tour buses to an offsite location.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–485, § 4, Oct. 31, 1990, 104 Stat. 1171; Pub. L. 103–449, title II, § 203, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4756; Pub. L. 105–363, § 1(a), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3296; Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7102, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1190; Pub. L. 116–305, § 2(b)(2), Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 4917.)
- 1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-485 · 104 Stat. 1171
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-449 · 108 Stat. 4756
- 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-363 · 112 Stat. 3296
- 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-11 · 123 Stat. 1190
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-305 · 134 Stat. 4917
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-485 on 1990-10-31.
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