16 U.S.C. § 450e–1: Appomattox Court House…

Summary

Makes the park include the land shown on the map called "Boundary Map, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park," number 340/80,015, dated June 1992, which is on file at the National Park Service. The Secretary may get land inside those boundaries by donation, by purchase with donated or appropriated money, or by exchange. Land owned by the State of Virginia or its local governments may only be accepted if it is donated. If the Secretary buys an "improved property" (a detached single-family house started before June 8, 1976, used as a home, plus needed access land and any small outbuildings under the same owner), the owner can keep the right to live there for up to 25 years or for life (owner or surviving spouse). The owner chooses which. If the property is bought, the owner is paid fair market value minus the value of the kept right. The Secretary can stop that right if it is being used against the park’s purposes; then the owner is paid for the unused portion. An owner who keeps this right gives up certain benefits under parts of title 42 and is not treated as a "displaced person" under that law. The Secretary must manage the park under the National Park Service laws of August 25, 1916, and August 21, 1935. Up to $1,335,000 may be appropriated to carry out these rules.

Title 16, §450e–1

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(a)Boundaries

The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park shall hereafter comprise the area depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park”, numbered 340/80,015 and dated June 1992, which is on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

(b)Land acquisition by donation, purchase, or exchange; limitation on acquisition of State land (c) Owner’s reservation of right of use and occupancy of improved property for residential purposes for life or fixed term of years; compensation at fair market value; termination of right retained by owner; “improved property” defined; waiver of rights and benefits by owner

Within the boundaries of the park, the Secretary may acquire lands and interests in lands, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. Any lands or interests in lands owned by the State of Virginia or its political subdivisions may be acquired only by donation.

(d)Administration

The Secretary shall administer the park in accordance with the Acts of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supplemented, and August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666) as amended.

(e)Omitted

(f)Authorization of appropriation

There are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $1,335,000 to carry out the purposes of this section.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Act of

August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), referred to in subsec. (d), is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted section 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and section 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54. The Act of

August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666), referred to in subsec. (d), is act Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, 49 Stat. 666, known as the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and also as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act, which enacted sections 461 to 467 of this title. The Act was repealed and restated as section 1866(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 102303 and 102304 and chapter 3201 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs, by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54. Codification Section is comprised of section 308 of Pub. L. 94–578. Subsec. (e) of section 308 of Pub. L. 94–578 repealed sections 450b to 450e of this title.

Amendments

1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–541 substituted “numbered 340/80,015 and dated June 1992,” for “numbered 340–20,000A, and dated September 1976,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1992 Amendment Pub. L. 102–541, § 3(a), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3565, provided in part: “That this subsection [amending this section] shall not be effective until the lands included within the proposed new boundaries of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park pursuant to this Act [amending this section and section 425k of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 425k of this title] have been donated to the Secretary of the Interior.” [Lands included within proposed new boundaries were donated on Sept. 14, 1993, and Sept. 15, 1993.] Acquisition of Certain Lands by Donation Only Pub. L. 102–541, § 3(b), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3566, provided that: “Lands included within the boundaries of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park pursuant to this section [amending this section and enacting provisions set out above] may be acquired only by donation.”

§450e–1 Appomattox Court House National Historical Park