§ 410aa-1. — Lands and property.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC410aa-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LVIII--VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Sec. 410aa-1. Lands and property
(a) Boundaries; inspection of map
The park shall comprise the area generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Valley Forge National Historical Park'', dated June 1979, and
numbered VF-91,001, which shall be on file and available for inspection
in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior,
Washington, District of Columbia, and in the offices of the
superintendent of the park. After advising the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources
of the House of Representatives, in writing, the Secretary may make
minor revisions of the boundaries of the park when necessary by
publication of a revised map or other boundary description in the
Federal Register.
(b) Acquisition of lands
Within the boundaries of the park, the Secretary may acquire lands
and interests therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated
funds, exchange, or transfer. Any property owned by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only
by donation. The effective date of such donation shall not be prior to
October 1, 1976.
(c) Reservation of rights by grantors; compensation for land
Except for property deemed by the Secretary to be essential for
visitor facilities, or for access to or administration of the park, any
owner or owners of improved property on the date of its acquisition by
the Secretary may, as a condition of such acquisition, retain for
themselves and their successors or assigns a right of use and occupancy
of the improved property for noncommercial residential purposes for a
definite term not to exceed twenty-five years, or in lieu thereof, for a
term ending at the death of the owner, or the death of his or her
spouse, whichever is the later. The owner shall elect the term to be
reserved. Unless the property is wholly or partially donated, the
Secretary shall pay to the owner the fair market value of the property
on the date of such acquisition, less the fair market value on such date
of the right retained by the owner.
(d) Termination of grantor's rights
The Secretary may terminate a right of use and occupancy retained
pursuant to this section upon his determination that such use and
occupancy is being exercised in a manner not consistent with the
purposes of this subchapter, and upon tender to the holder of the right
of an amount equal to the fair market value of that portion of the right
which remains unexpired on the date of termination.
(e) ``Improved property'' defined
The term ``improved property'', as used in this section shall mean a
detached, noncommercial residential dwelling, the construction of which
was begun before January 1, 1975 (hereafter referred to as
``dwelling''), together with so much of the land on which the dwelling
is situated, the said land being in the same ownership as the dwelling,
as the Secretary shall designate to be reasonably necessary for the
enjoyment of the dwelling for the sole purpose of noncommercial
residential use, together with any structures accessory to the dwelling
which are situated on the land so designated.
(Pub. L. 94-337, Sec. 2, July 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 796; Pub. L. 96-287,
title III, Sec. 301(1), June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 601; Pub. L. 103-437,
Sec. 6(a)(3), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4583.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives'' for ``Committees on Interior
and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress''.
1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-287 substituted reference to park area
as depicted on map ``dated June 1979, and numbered VF-91,001'' for prior
depiction on map ``dated February 1976, and numbered VF-91,000''.
Change of Name
Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives treated
as referring to Committee on Resources of House of Representatives by
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21
of Title 2, The Congress.
