Pub. L. 100-647, tit. X, sec. 10002

ADDITION TO MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK.

EnactedYear: 1988Length: 518 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 10002. ADDITION TO MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK. The first section of the Act entitled “An act to preserve within Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia, the most important historic properties relating to the battle of Manassas, and for other purposes”, approved April 17, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 429b), is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” after “That”; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: “(b) (1) In addition to subsection (a), the boundaries of the park shall include the area, comprising approximately 600 acres, which is south of U.S. Route 29, north, of Interstate Route 66, east of Route 705, and west of Route 622. Such area shall hereafter in this Act be referred to as the ‘Addition’. “(2) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective on the date of enactment of the Manassas National Battlefield Park Amendments of 1988, there is hereby vested in the United States all right, title, and interest in and to, and the right to immediate possession of, all the real property within the Addition. “(B) The United States shall pay just compensation to the owners of any property taken pursuant to this paragraph and the full faith and credit of the United States is hereby pledged to the payment of any judgment entered against the United States with respect to the taking of such property. Payment shall be in the amount of the agreed negotiated value of such property or the valuation of such property awarded by judgment and shall be made from the permanent judgment appropriation established pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1304. Such payment shall include interest on the value of such property which shall be compounded quarterly and computed at the rate applicable for the period involved, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities from the date of enactment of the Manassas102 STAT. 3811 National Battlefield Park Amendments of 1988 to the last day of the month preceding the date on which payment is made. “(C) In the absence of a negotiated settlement, or an action by the owner, within 1 year after the date of enactment of the Manassas National Battlefield Park Amendments of 1988, the Secretary may initiate a proceeding at anytime seeking in a court of competent jurisdiction a determination of just compensation with respect to the taking of such property. “(3) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Manassas National Battlefield Park Amendments of 1988, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed description and map depicting the boundaries of the Addition. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. “(c) The Secretary shall not allow any unauthorized use of the Addition after the enactment of the Manassas National Battlefield Park Amendments of 1988, except that the Secretary may permit the orderly termination of all operations on the Addition and the removal of equipment, facilities, and personal property from the Addition.“.
Pub. L. 100-647, tit. X, sec. 10002: ADDITION TO MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK. | Justis AI