16 U.S.C. § 450e–1 — Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

(a) Boundaries -- The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park consists of the area shown on the map "Boundary Map, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park," numbered 340/80,015, dated June 1992. This map is on file and open for public inspection at National Park Service offices.

(b) Land acquisition by donation, purchase, or exchange; limitation on acquisition of State land -- Within the park's boundaries, the Secretary can acquire land or interests in land by donation, by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or by exchange. But land owned by the State of Virginia or its political subdivisions can only be acquired 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 of an "improved property" (defined below) on the date the Secretary acquires it may, as a condition of the acquisition, keep for themselves and their heirs and assigns a right to use and occupy the property for noncommercial residential purposes. This right lasts for a fixed term of up to twenty-five years, or, if the owner elects instead, for a term ending at the death of the owner or the owner's spouse, whichever is later. The owner chooses which term to reserve. Unless the property is wholly or partly donated to the United States, the Secretary must pay the owner the property's fair market value on the acquisition date, minus the fair market value, on that date, of the right the owner retained. The Secretary can terminate this retained right if the Secretary determines it's being used in a way inconsistent with this section's purposes; it then ends by operation of law once the Secretary notifies the holder of that determination and tenders an amount equal to the fair market value of whatever part of the right remains unexpired.
(2) "Improved property" means a detached, single-family dwelling whose construction began before June 8, 1976, used for noncommercial residential purposes, together with whatever additional land the Secretary considers reasonably necessary for access to it -- as long as that land has the same owner as the dwelling -- plus any structures accessory to the dwelling situated on that land.
(3) An owner who elects to retain a right of use and occupancy under this section is deemed to have waived any benefits or rights under sections 4623, 4624, 4625, and 4626 of title 42. For those sections, that owner isn't considered a "displaced person" as section 4601(6) of title 42 defines it.

(d) Administration -- The Secretary administers 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 -- This subsection has been left out of the current text.

(f) Authorization of appropriation -- Congress may appropriate not to exceed $1,335,000 to carry out this section.