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.
Public Law 105-363 · S. 1718 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 10, 1998 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Christopher Dodd
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire not more than 15 additional acres of land contiguous or in close proximity to the Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut, for the development of visitor and administrative facilities for the Site.
Conditions development of visitor and administrative facilities on the Secretary's entering into one or more agreements with the appropriate zoning authority of the towns of Ridgefield and Wilton for the purposes of: (1) developing the parking, visitor, and administrative facilities for the Site; and (2) managing bus traffic to the Site and limiting parking for large tour buses to an offsite location.
Increases the authorization of appropriations for acquisition of real and personal property for the Site.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Nov 10, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-363.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 3, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 14, 1998Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 10, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hansen asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 5, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 2, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 14, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 29, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 16, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 6, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 5, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.