--- kind: "section" citation: "16 U.S.C. § 450e–1" title: "16" title_heading: "Conservation" number: "450e–1" heading: "Appomattox Court House National Historical Park" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/450e-1" units: - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores" - "Subchapter LXI — National and International Monuments and Memorials" --- # §450e–1. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park - (a) **Boundaries—** The Appomattox Court House National Historical [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) shall hereafter comprise the [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) depicted on the [map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1) entitled “Boundary [Map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1), Appomattox Court House National Historical [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3)”, numbered 340/80,015 and dated June 1992, which is on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) Service, Department of the Interior. - (b) **Land acquisition by donation, purchase, or exchange; limitation on acquisition of State land—** Within the boundaries of the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may [acquire](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) 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](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Virginia or its political [subdivisions](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=15) may be acquired only by donation. - (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—** - (1) The [owner](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4) of an [improved property](/usc/16/251h.md?p=2) on the date of its [acquisition](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may, as a condition of such [acquisition](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1), retain for himself and his heirs and assigns a right of use and occupancy of the [improved property](/usc/16/251h.md?p=2) for noncommercial residential purposes for a definite term of not more than twenty-five years or, in lieu thereof, for a term ending at the death of the [owner](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4) or the death of his spouse, whichever is later. The [owner](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4) shall elect the term to be reserved. Unless this property is wholly or partially donated to the United States, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall pay the [owner](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4) the fair market value of the property on the date of [acquisition](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1), less the fair market value, on that date, of the right retained by the [owner](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4). A right retained pursuant to this section shall be subject to termination by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) upon his determination that it is being exercised in a manner inconsistent with the purposes of this section, and it shall terminate by operation of law upon the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1)’s notifying the holder of the right of such determination and tendering to him an amount equal to the fair market value of that portion of the right which remains unexpired. - (2) As used in this section, the term “[improved property](/usc/16/251h.md?p=2)” means a detached, single-family dwelling, construction of which was begun before June 8, 1976, which is used for noncommercial residential purposes, together with such additional lands or interests therein as the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) deems to be reasonably necessary for access thereto, such lands being in the same ownership as the dwelling, together with any structures accessory to the dwelling which are situated on such land. - (3) Whenever an [owner](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4) of property elects to retain a right of use and occupancy as provided in this section, such [owner](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4) shall be deemed to have waived any benefits or rights accruing under sections [4623](/usc/42/4623.md), [4624](/usc/42/4624.md), [4625](/usc/42/4625.md), and [4626](/usc/42/4626.md) of title 42, and for the purposes of such sections such [owner](/usc/16/429b–3.md?p=4) shall not be considered a displaced [person](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) as defined in [section 4601(6) of title 42](/usc/42/4601.md?p=6). - (d) **Administration—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall administer the [park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) in accordance with the Acts of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535),[^1] as amended and supplemented, and August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666)[^1] 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. ## Footnotes [^1]: See References in Text note below. ## Source credit (Pub. L. 94–578, title III, § 308, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2735; Pub. L. 102–541, § 3(a), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3565.) ## Notes ### 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 sections 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 sections 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 sections 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.”