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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 208

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 23, 1994

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

AN ACT

To reform the concessions policies of the National Park

Service, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Park Service

5 Concessions Policy Reform Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICY.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—In furtherance of the Act of August

3 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1, 2–

4 4), which directs the Secretary of the Interior to admin5 ister areas of the National Park System in accordance

6 with the fundamental purpose of preserving their scenery,

7 wildlife, natural and historic objects, and providing for

8 their enjoyment in a manner that will leave them

9 unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations, the

10 Congress finds that the preservation and conservation of

11 park resources and values requires that such public ac12 commodations, facilities, and services as the Secretary de13 termines are necessary and appropriate in accordance with

14 this Act—

15 (1) should be provided only under carefully con16 trolled safeguards against unregulated and indis17 criminate use so that visitation will not unduly im18 pair these values; and

19 (2) should be limited to locations and designs

20 consistent to the highest practicable degree with the

21 preservation and conservation of park resources and

22 values.

23 (b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the Congress that—

24 (1) development within a park shall be limited

25 to those facilities and services that the Secretary de26 termines are necessary and appropriate for public
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1 use and enjoyment of the park in which such facili2 ties and services are located;

3 (2) development within a park should be con4 sistent to the highest practicable degree with the

5 preservation and conservation of the park’s re6 sources and values;

7 (3) such facilities and services should be pro8 vided by private persons, corporations, or other enti9 ties, except when no private interest is qualified and

10 willing to provide such facilities and services;

11 (4) if the Secretary determines that develop12 ment should be provided within a park, such devel13 opment shall be designed, located, and operated in

14 a manner that is consistent with the purposes for

15 which such park was established;

16 (5) such facilities and services should be award17 ed to the person, corporation, or entity submitting

18 the best proposal through a competitive selection

19 process; and

20 (6) such facilities or services should be provided

21 to the public at reasonable rates.

22 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

23 As used in this Act, the term—
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1 (1) ‘‘concessioner’’ means a person, corporation,

2 or other entity to whom a concessions contract has

3 been awarded;

4 (2) ‘‘concessions contract’’ means a contract,

5 including permits, to provide facilities or services, or

6 both, at a park;

7 (3) ‘‘facilities’’ means improvements to real

8 property within parks used to provide accommoda9 tions, facilities, or services to park visitors;

10 (4) ‘‘park’’ means a unit of the National Park

11 System;

12 (5) ‘‘proposal’’ means the complete proposal for

13 a concessions contract offered by a potential or ex14 isting concessioner in response to the minimum re15 quirements for the contract established by the Sec16 retary; and

17 (6) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In18 terior.

19 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF CONCESSIONS POLICY ACT OF 1965.

20 The Act of October 9, 1965, Public Law 89–249 (79

21 Stat. 969, 16 U.S.C. 20–20g), entitled ‘‘An Act relating

22 to the establishment of concession policies administered in

23 the areas administered by the National Park Service and

24 for other purposes’’, is hereby repealed. The repeal of such

25 Act shall not affect the validity of any contract entered
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1 into under such Act, but the provisions of this Act shall

2 apply to any such contract except to the extent such provi3 sions are inconsistent with the express terms and condi4 tions of the contract.

5 SEC. 5. CONCESSIONS POLICY.

6 Subject to the findings and policy stated in section

7 2 of this Act, and upon a determination by the Secretary

8 that facilities or services are necessary and appropriate for

9 the accommodation of visitors at a park, the Secretary

10 shall, consistent with the provisions of this Act, laws relat11 ing generally to the administration and management of

12 units of the National Park System, and the park’s general

13 management plan, concessions plan, or other applicable

14 plans, authorize private persons, corporations, or other en15 tities to provide and operate such facilities or services as

16 the Secretary deems necessary and appropriate.

17 SEC. 6. COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Except as provided in sub19 section (b), and consistent with the provisions of sub20 section (g), any concessions contract entered into pursuant

21 to this Act shall be awarded to the person submitting the

22 best proposal as determined by the Secretary, through a

23 competitive selection process.

24 (2) Within 180 days after the date of enactment of

25 this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate appropriate regu-
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1 lations establishing such process. The regulations shall in2 clude provisions for establishing a method or procedure

3 for the resolution of disputes between the Secretary and

4 a concessioner in those instances where the Secretary has

5 been unable to meet conditions or requirements or provide

6 such services, if any, as set forth in a prospectus pursuant

7 to sections 6(c)(2) (D) and (E).

8 (b) TEMPORARY CONTRACT.—Notwithstanding the

9 provisions of subsection (a), the Secretary may award a

10 temporary concessions contract in order to avoid interrup11 tion of services to the public at a park except that the

12 Secretary shall take all reasonable and appropriate steps

13 to consider competing alternatives for such contract.

14 (c) PROSPECTUS.—(1) Prior to soliciting proposals

15 for a concessions contract at a park, the Secretary shall

16 publish a notice of availability for a prospectus soliciting

17 proposals at least once in local or national newspapers or

18 trade publications, as appropriate, and shall make such

19 prospectus available upon request to all interested parties.

20 (2) The prospectus shall include, but need not be lim21 ited to, the following information:

22 (A) The minimum requirements for such con23 tract, as set forth in subsection (d).

24 (B) The terms and conditions of the existing

25 concessions contract awarded for such park, if any,
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1 including all fees and other forms of compensation

2 provided to the United States by the concessioner.

3 (C) Other authorized facilities or services which

4 may be provided in a proposal.

5 (D) Facilities and services to be provided by the

6 Secretary to the concessioner, if any, including but

7 not limited to, public access, utilities, and buildings.

8 (E) Minimum public services to be offered with9 in a park by the Secretary, including but not limited

10 to, interpretive programs, campsites, and visitor cen11 ters.

12 (F) Such other information related to the pro13 posed concessions operation which is not privileged

14 or otherwise exempt from disclosure under Federal

15 law as the Secretary determines is necessary to allow

16 for the submission of competitive proposals.

17 (d) MINIMUM PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.—(1) No

18 proposal shall be considered which fails to meet the mini19 mum requirements as determined by the Secretary. Such

20 minimum requirements shall include, but need not be lim21 ited to, the minimum acceptable franchise fee, the dura22 tion of the contract, facilities, services, or capital invest23 ment required to be provided by the concessioner, and

24 measures needed to ensure the protection and preservation

25 of park resources.
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1 (2) The Secretary may reject any proposal, notwith2 standing the amount of franchise fee offered, if the Sec3 retary determines that the person, corporation, or entity

4 is not qualified, is likely to provide unsatisfactory service,

5 or that the proposal is not responsive to the objectives of

6 protecting and preserving park resources and of providing

7 necessary and appropriate facilities or services to the pub8 lic at reasonable rates.

9 (3) If all proposals submitted to the Secretary either

10 fail to meet the minimum requirements or are rejected by

11 the Secretary, the Secretary shall establish new minimum

12 contract requirements and re-initiate the competitive se13 lection process pursuant to this section.

14 (e) SELECTION OF BEST PROPOSAL.—(1) In select15 ing the best proposal, the Secretary shall consider the fol16 lowing principal factors:

17 (A) The responsiveness of the proposal to the

18 objectives of protecting and preserving park re19 sources and of providing necessary and appropriate

20 facilities and services to the public at reasonable

21 rates.

22 (B) The experience and related background of

23 the person, corporation, or entity submitting the

24 proposal, including but not limited to, the past per25 formance and expertise of such person, corporation,
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1 or entity in providing the same or similar facilities

2 or services.

3 (C) The financial capability of the person, cor4 poration, or entity submitting the proposal.

5 (D) The proposed franchise fee: Provided, That

6 consideration of revenue to the United States shall

7 be subordinate to the objectives of protecting and

8 preserving park resources and of providing necessary

9 and appropriate facilities or services to the public at

10 reasonable rates.

11 (2) The Secretary may also consider such secondary

12 factors as the Secretary deems appropriate.

13 (f) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—(1) The Sec14 retary shall submit any proposed concessions contract with

15 anticipated annual gross receipts in excess of $5,000,000

16 (indexed to 1993 constant dollars) or a duration of ten

17 or more years to the Committee on Energy and Natural

18 Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee

19 on Natural Resources of the United States House of Rep20 resentatives.

21 (2) The Secretary shall not ratify any such proposed

22 contract until at least 60 days subsequent to the notifica23 tion of both Committees.

24 (g) NO PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF RENEWAL.—(1)

25 Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
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1 not grant a preferential right to a concessioner to renew

2 a concessions contract executed pursuant to this Act.

3 (2)(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph

4 (1), the Secretary shall grant a preferential right of re5 newal to a concessioner—

6 (i) for a concessions contract which—

7 (I) primarily authorizes a concessioner to

8 provide outfitting, guide, river running, or other

9 similar services within a park; and

10 (II) does not grant the concessioner any

11 interest in any structure, fixture, or improve12 ment pursuant to section 11 of this Act; or

13 (III) the Secretary estimates will have an14 nual gross revenues of no more than $500,000;

15 and

16 (ii) where the Secretary determines that the

17 concessioner has operated satisfactorily during the

18 term of the previous contract; and

19 (iii) where the Secretary determines that the

20 concessioner submits a responsive proposal for the

21 new contract which satisfies the minimum require22 ments established by the Secretary.

23 (B) For the purposes of paragraph (2), the term

24 ‘‘preferential right of renewal’’ means that the Secretary

25 shall allow a concessioner satisfying the requirements of
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1 subparagraph (A) the opportunity to match the terms and

2 conditions of any competing proposal which the Secretary

3 determines to be the best offer.

4 (h) NO PREFERENTIAL RIGHT TO ADDITIONAL

5 SERVICES.—The Secretary shall not grant a preferential

6 right to a concessioner to provide new or additional serv7 ices at a park.

8 SEC. 7. FRANCHISE FEES.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Franchise fees, however, stated,

10 shall not be less than the minimum fee established by the

11 Secretary for each contract. The minimum fee shall be de12 termined in a manner that will provide the concessioner

13 with a reasonable opportunity to realize a profit on the

14 operation as a whole, commensurate with the capital in15 vested and the obligations assumed.

16 (b) MULTIPLE CONTRACTS WITHIN A PARK.—If

17 multiple concessions contracts are awarded to authorize

18 concessioners to provide the same or similar outfitting,

19 guide, river running, or other similar services at the same

20 approximate location or resource within a specific park,

21 the Secretary shall establish an identical franchise fee for

22 all such contracts. Such fee shall reflect fair market value,

23 as determined by the Secretary.
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1 SEC. 8. USE OF FRANCHISE FEES.

2 (a) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—Except as provided in sub3 section (b), all receipts collected pursuant to this Act shall

4 be covered into a special account established in the Treas5 ury of the United States. Amounts covered into such ac6 count in a fiscal year shall be available for expenditure,

7 subject to appropriation, solely as follows:

8 (1) 50 percent shall be allocated among the

9 units of the National Park System in the same pro10 portion as franchise fees collected from a specific

11 unit bears to the total amount covered into the ac12 count for each fiscal year, to be used for resource

13 management and protection, maintenance activities,

14 interpretation, and research.

15 (2) 50 percent shall be allocated among the

16 units of the National Park System on the basis of

17 need, in a manner to be determined by the Sec18 retary, to be used for resource management and pro19 tection, maintenance activities, interpretation, and

20 research.

21 (b) PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND.—(1) In lieu of col22 lecting all or a portion of the franchise fees that would

23 otherwise be collected pursuant to the concessions con24 tract, the Secretary shall, where the Secretary determines

25 it to be practicable, require a concessioner to establish a

26 Park Improvement Fund (hereinafter in this section re-
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1 ferred to as the ‘‘fund’’), in which the concessioner shall

2 deposit the franchise fees that would otherwise be required

3 by the contract.

4 (2) The fund shall be maintained by the concessioner

5 in an interest bearing account in a Federally-insured fi6 nancial institution. The concessioner shall maintain the

7 fund separately from any other funds or accounts and

8 shall not co-mingle the monies in the fund with any other

9 monies. The Secretary may establish such other terms,

10 conditions, or requirements as the Secretary determines

11 to be necessary to ensure the financial integrity of such

12 fund.

13 (3) Monies from the fund, including interest, shall be

14 expended by the concessioner solely as directed by the Sec15 retary for activities and projects within the park which

16 are consistent with the park’s general management plan,

17 concessions plan, and other applicable plans, and which

18 the Secretary determines will enhance public use, safety,

19 and enjoyment of the park, including but not limited to

20 projects which directly or indirectly support concession fa21 cilities or services required by the concessions contract.

22 Projects paid for from the fund shall not include routine,

23 operational maintenance of facilities. A concessioner shall

24 not be allowed to make any advances or credits to the

25 fund.
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1 (4) A concessioner shall not be granted any interest

2 in improvements made from fund expenditures, including

3 any interest granted pursuant to section 11 of this Act.

4 (5) Nothing in this subsection shall affect the obliga5 tion of a concessioner to insure, maintain, and repair any

6 structure, fixture, or improvement assigned to such con7 cessioner and to insure that such structure, fixture, or im8 provement fully complies with applicable safety and health

9 laws and regulations.

10 (6) The concessioner shall maintain proper records

11 for all expenditures made from the fund. Such records

12 shall include, but not be limited to invoices, bank state13 ments, canceled checks, and such other information as the

14 Secretary determines to be necessary.

15 (7) The concessioner shall annually submit to the

16 Secretary a statement reflecting total activity in the fund

17 for the preceding financial year. The statement shall re18 flect monthly deposits, expenditures by project, interest

19 earned, and such other information as the Secretary re20 quires.

21 (8) Upon the termination of a concessions contract,

22 or upon the sale or transfer of such contract, any remain23 ing balance in the fund shall be transferred by the conces24 sioner to the successor concessioner, to be used solely as

25 set forth in this subsection. In the event there is not a
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1 successor concessioner, the fund balance shall be deposited

2 into the special account established in subsection (a).

3 SEC. 9. DURATION OF CONTRACT.

4 (a) MAXIMUM TERM.—A concessions contract en5 tered into pursuant to this Act shall be awarded for a term

6 not to exceed ten years: Provided, however, That the Sec7 retary may award a contract for a term not to exceed

8 twenty years if the Secretary determines that the contract

9 terms and conditions necessitate a longer term.

10 (b) TEMPORARY CONTRACT.—A temporary conces11 sions contract awarded on a non-competitive basis pursu12 ant to section 6(b) of this Act shall be for a term not

13 to exceed two years.

14 SEC. 10. TRANSFER OF CONTRACT.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) No concessions contract may

16 be transferred, assigned, sold, or otherwise conveyed by

17 a concessioner without prior written notification to, and

18 approval of the Secretary.

19 (2) The Secretary shall not approve the transfer of

20 a concessions contract to any individual, corporation or

21 other entity if the Secretary determines that—

22 (A) such individual, corporation or entity is, or

23 is likely to be, unable to completely satisfy all of the

24 requirements, terms, and conditions of the contract;

25 or
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1 (B) such transfer, assignment, sale or convey2 ance is not consistent with the objectives of protect3 ing and preserving park resources, and of providing

4 necessary and appropriate facilities or services to the

5 public at reasonable rates: Provided, That such ap6 proval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

7 (b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Within thirty

8 days after receiving a proposal to transfer, assign, sell,

9 or otherwise convey a concessions contract, the Secretary

10 shall notify the Committee on Energy and Natural Re11 sources of the United States Senate and the Committee

12 on Natural Resources of the United States House of Rep13 resentatives of such proposal. Approval of such proposal,

14 if granted by the Secretary, shall not take effect until sixty

15 days after the date of notification of both Committees.

16 SEC. 11. PROTECTION OF CONCESSIONER INVESTMENT.

17 (a) EXISTING STRUCTURES.—(1) A concessioner who

18 before the date of the enactment of this Act has acquired

19 or constructed, or is required under an existing conces20 sions contract to commence acquisition or construction of

21 any structure, fixture, or improvement upon land owned

22 by the United States within a park, pursuant to a conces23 sions contract, shall have a possessory interest therein, to

24 the extent provided by such contract.
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1 (2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply

2 to a concessioner whose contract in effect on the date of

3 enactment of this Act does not include recognition of a

4 possessory interest.

5 ‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),

6 with respect to a concessions contract entered into on or

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the provisions of

8 subsection (b) shall apply to any existing structure, fix9 ture, or improvement as defined in paragraph (a)(1), ex10 cept that the value of the possessory interest as of the

11 termination date of the first contract expiring after the

12 date of enactment of this Act shall be used as the basis

13 for depreciation, in lieu of the actual original cost of such

14 structure, fixture, or improvement.

15 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines during the competi16 tive selection process that all proposals submitted either

17 fail to meet the minimum requirements or are rejected (as

18 provided in section 6), the Secretary may, solely with re19 spect to a structure, fixture, or improvement covered

20 under this paragraph, suspend the depreciation provisions

21 of subsection (b)(1) for the duration of the contract: Pro22 vided, That the Secretary may suspend such depreciation

23 provisions only if the Secretary determines that the estab24 lishment of other new minimum contract requirements is

25 not likely to result in the submission of satisfactory pro-
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1 posals, and that the suspension of the depreciation provi2 sions is likely to result in the submission of satisfactory

3 proposals.

4 (b) NEW STRUCTURES.—(1) On or after the date of

5 enactment of this Act, a concessioner who constructs or

6 acquires a new, additional, or replacement structure, fix7 ture, or improvement upon land owned by the United

8 States within a park, pursuant to a concessions contract,

9 shall have an interest in such structure, fixture, or im10 provement equivalent to the actual original cost of acquir11 ing or constructing such structure, fixture, or improve12 ment, less straight line depreciation over the estimated

13 useful life of the asset according to Generally Accepted

14 Accounting Principles: Provided, That in no event shall

15 the estimated useful life of such asset exceed the deprecia16 tion period used for such asset for Federal income tax pur17 poses.

18 (2) In the event that the contract expires or is termi19 nated prior to the recovery of such costs, the concessioner

20 shall be entitled to receive from the United States or the

21 successor concessioner payment equal to the value of the

22 concessioner’s interest in such structure, fixture, or im23 provement. A successor concessioner may not revalue the

24 interest in such structure, fixture, or improvement, the
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1 method of depreciation, or the estimated useful life of the

2 asset.

3 (3) Title to any such structure, fixture, or improve4 ment shall be vested in the United States.

5 (c) INSURANCE, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.—Noth6 ing in this section shall affect the obligation of a conces7 sioner to insure, maintain, and repair any structure, fix8 ture, or improvement assigned to such concessioner and

9 to insure that such structure, fixture, or improvement

10 fully complies with applicable safety and health laws and

11 regulations.

12 SEC. 12. RATES AND CHARGES TO PUBLIC.

13 The reasonableness of a concessioner’s rates and

14 charges to the public shall, unless otherwise provided in

15 the bid specifications and contract, be judged primarily

16 by comparison with those rates and charges for facilities

17 and services of comparable character under similar condi18 tions, with due consideration for length of season, seasonal

19 variance, average percentage of occupancy, accessibility,

20 availability and costs of labor and materials, type of pa21 tronage, and other factors deemed significant by the Sec22 retary.

23 SEC. 13. CONCESSIONER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.

24 (a) REGULATIONS.—Within one hundred and eighty

25 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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1 shall publish, after an appropriate period for public com2 ment, regulations establishing standards and criteria for

3 evaluating the performance of concessions operating with4 in parks.

5 (b) PERIODIC EVALUATION.—(1) The Secretary shall

6 periodically conduct an evaluation of each concessioner op7 erating under a concessions contract pursuant to this Act,

8 as appropriate, to determine whether such concessioner

9 has performed satisfactorily. In evaluating a conces10 sioner’s performance, the Secretary shall seek and con11 sider applicable reports and comments from appropriate

12 Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies, and shall

13 seek and consider the applicable views of park visitors and

14 concession customers. If the Secretary’s performance eval15 uation results in an unsatisfactory rating of the conces16 sioner’s overall operation, the Secretary shall provide the

17 concessioner with a list of the minimum requirements nec18 essary for the operation to be rated satisfactory, and shall

19 so notify the concessioner in writing.

20 (2) The Secretary may terminate a concessions con21 tract if the concessioner fails to meet the minimum oper22 ational requirements identified by the Secretary within the

23 time limitations established by the Secretary at the time

24 notice of the unsatisfactory rating is provided to the con25 cessioner.
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1 (3) If the Secretary terminates a concessions contract

2 pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall solicit propos3 als for a new contract consistent with the provisions of

4 this Act.

5 (c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary

6 shall notify the Committee on Energy and Natural Re7 sources of the United States Senate and the Committee

8 on Natural Resources of the United States House of Rep9 resentatives of each unsatisfactory rating and of each con10 cessions contract terminated pursuant to this section.

11 SEC. 14. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each concessioner shall keep such

13 records as the Secretary may prescribe to enable the Sec14 retary to determine that all terms of the concessioner’s

15 contract have been, and are being faithfully performed,

16 and the Secretary or any of the Secretary’s duly author17 ized representatives shall, for the purpose of audit and ex18 amination, have access to such records and to other books,

19 documents and papers of the concessioner pertinent to the

20 contract and all the terms and conditions thereof as the

21 Secretary deems necessary.

22 (b) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REVIEW.—The

23 Comptroller General of the United States or any of his

24 or her duly authorized representatives shall, until the expi25 ration of five calendar years after the close of the business
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1 year for each concessioner, have access to and the right

2 to examine any pertinent books, documents, papers, and

3 records of the concessioner related to the contracts or con4 tracts involved.

5 SEC. 15. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN LEASE REQUIRE6 MENTS.

7 The provisions of section 321 of the Act of June 30,

8 1932 (47 Stat. 412; 40 U.S.C. 303b), relating to the leas9 ing of buildings and properties of the United States, shall

10 not apply to contracts awarded by the Secretary pursuant

11 to this Act.

12 SEC. 16. NO EFFECT ON ANILCA PROVISIONS.

13 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend, su14 persede, or otherwise affect any provision of the Alaska

15 National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.

16 3101 et seq.).

17 SEC. 17. IMPLEMENTATION.

18 Beginning on June 1, 1997 and bi-annually there19 after the Inspector General of the Department of the Inte20 rior shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy

21 and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and

22 the appropriate Committees of the House of Representa23 tives on the implementation of this Act and the effect of

24 such implementation on facilities operated pursuant to
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1 concession contracts and on visitor services. Each report

2 shall—

3 (a) identify any concession contracts which have

4 been renewed, renegotiated, terminated, or trans5 ferred during the year prior to the submission of the

6 report and identify any significant changes in the

7 terms of the new contract;

8 (b) state the amount of franchise fees the rates

9 which would be charged for services, and the level of

10 other services required to be provided by the conces11 sioner in comparison to that required in the previous

12 contract;

13 (c) assess the degree to which concession facili14 ties are being maintained using the condition of such

15 facilities on the date of enactment of this Act as a

16 baseline;

17 (d) determine whether competition has been in18 creased or decreased with respect to the awarding of

19 each contract;

20 (e) set forth the amount of revenues received

21 and financial obligations incurred or reduced by the

22 Federal Government as a result of the comparison of

23 the Act for the reporting period and in comparison

24 with previous reporting periods and the baseline year
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1 of 1993, including the costs, if any, associated with

2 the acquisition of possessory interests.

Passed the Senate March 22 (legislative day, February 22), 1994.

Attest: WALTER J. STEWART,

Secretary.