(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The National Park Foundation shall report the 
progress of the program under subsection (a) in the annual report of the 
Foundation. 
(e) AFFILIATIONS.— 
(1) CHARTER OR CORPORATE BYLAWS.—Nothing in this section re-
quires— 
(A) a nonprofit support organization or friends group to modify 
current practices or to affiliate with the National Park Founda-
tion; or 
(B) a local nonprofit support organization, established as a re-
sult of this section, to be bound through its charter or corporate 
bylaws to be permanently affiliated with the National Park Foun-
dation. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—An affiliation with the National Park Foun-
dation shall be established only at the discretion of the governing board 
of a nonprofit organization. 
Chapter 1013—Employees 
Subchapter I—General Provisions 
Sec. 
101301.
Maintenance management system. 
101302.
Authority of Secretary to carry out certain activities. 
101303.
Medical attention for employees. 
101304.
Personal equipment and property. 
101305.
Travel expenses of System employees and dependents of deceased employees. 
Subchapter II—Service Career Development, Training, and Management 
101321.
Service employee training. 
101322.
Management development and training. 
Subchapter III—Housing Improvement 
101331.
Definitions. 
101332.
General authority of Secretary. 
101333.
Criteria for providing housing. 
101334.
Authorization for housing agreements. 
101335.
Housing programs. 
101336.
Contracts for the management of field employee quarters. 
101337.
Leasing of seasonal employee quarters. 
101338.
General leasing provisions. 
101339.
Assessment and priority listing. 
101340.
Use of funds. 
Subchapter I—General Provisions 
§ 101301. Maintenance management system 
The Service shall implement a maintenance management system in the 
maintenance and operations programs of the System. The system shall in-
clude the following elements: 
(1) A workload inventory of assets including detailed information 
that quantifies for all assets (including buildings, roads, utility systems, 
and grounds that must be maintained) the characteristics affecting the 
type of maintenance work performed. 
(2) A set of maintenance tasks that describe the maintenance work 
in each System unit. 
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(3) A description of work standards including— 
(A) frequency of maintenance; 
(B) measurable quality standard to which assets should be 
maintained; 
(C) methods for accomplishing work; 
(D) required labor, equipment, and material resources; and 
(E) expected worker production for each maintenance task. 
(4) A work program and performance budget that develops an an-
nual work plan identifying maintenance needs and financial resources 
to be devoted to each maintenance task. 
(5) A work schedule that identifies and prioritizes tasks to be done 
in a specific time period and specifies required labor resources. 
(6) Work orders specifying job authorizations and a record of work 
accomplished that can be used to record actual labor and material 
costs. 
(7) Reports and special analyses that compare planned versus actual 
accomplishments and costs and that can be used to evaluate mainte-
nance operations. 
§ 101302. Authority of Secretary to carry out certain activi-
ties 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the administration of the System, the 
Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may consider 
advisable, may carry out the activities described in this section. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION.—The Secretary may provide transportation of em-
ployees located at an isolated area of the System and to members of their 
families, if— 
(1) the area is not adequately served by commercial transportation; 
and 
(2) the transportation is incidental to official transportation services. 
(c) RECREATION FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES.—The Sec-
retary may provide recreation facilities, equipment, and services for use by 
employees and their families located at an isolated area of the System. 
(d) FIELD AND SPECIAL PURPOSE EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary may 
purchase field and special purpose equipment required by employees for the 
performance of assigned functions. The purchased equipment shall be re-
garded and listed as System equipment. 
(e) MEALS AND LODGING.—The Secretary may provide meals and lodg-
ing, as the Secretary considers appropriate, for members of the United 
States Park Police and other employees of the Service, as the Secretary may 
designate, serving temporarily on extended special duty in System units. For 
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this purpose the Secretary may use funds appropriated for the expenses of 
the Department of the Interior. 
§ 101303. Medical attention for employees 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the administration of the Service, the Secretary 
may contract for medical attention and service for employees and to make 
necessary payroll deductions agreed to by the employees for that medical at-
tention and service. 
(b) EMPLOYEES LOCATED AT ISOLATED SITUATIONS.—The Secretary 
may provide, out of amounts appropriated for the general expense of the 
System units, medical attention for employees of the Service located at iso-
lated situations, including— 
(1) moving the employees to hospitals or other places where medical 
assistance is available; and 
(2) in case of death, to remove the bodies of deceased employees to 
the nearest place where they can be prepared for shipment or for bur-
ial. 
§ 101304. Personal equipment and property 
(a) PURCHASE OF PERSONAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.—The Sec-
retary may purchase personal equipment and supplies for employees of the 
Service and make deductions for the equipment and supplies from amounts 
appropriated for salary payments or otherwise due the employees. 
(b) LOST, DAMAGED, OR DESTROYED PROPERTY.—The Secretary, in the 
administration of the Service, may reimburse employees and other owners 
of horses, vehicles, and other equipment lost, damaged, or destroyed while 
in the custody of the employee or the Department of the Interior, under 
authorization, contract, or loan, for necessary firefighting, trail, or other of-
ficial business. Reimbursement shall be made from any available funds in 
the appropriation to which the hire of the equipment would be properly 
chargeable. 
(c) EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED BY FIELD EMPLOYEES.— 
The Secretary may— 
(1) require field employees of the Service to furnish horses, motor 
and other vehicles, and miscellaneous equipment necessary for the per-
formance of their official work; and 
(2) provide, at Federal Government expense, forage, care, and hous-
ing for animals, and housing or storage and fuel for vehicles and other 
equipment required to be furnished. 
(d) HIRE, RENTAL, AND PURCHASE
OF PROPERTY.—The Secretary, 
under regulations the Secretary may prescribe, may authorize the hire, rent-
al, or purchase of property from employees of the Service whenever it would 
promote the public interest to do so. 
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§ 101305. Travel expenses of System employees and depend-
ents of deceased employees 
In the administration of the System, the Secretary may, under regula-
tions the Secretary may prescribe, pay the travel expenses (including the 
costs of packing, crating, and transporting (including draying) personal 
property) of— 
(1) employees, on permanent change of station of the employees; and 
(2) dependents of deceased employees— 
(A) to the nearest housing reasonably available that is of a 
standard not less than that which is vacated, including compensa-
tion for not to exceed 60 days rental cost, in the case of an em-
ployee who occupied Federal Government housing and whose death 
requires the housing to be promptly vacated; and 
(B) to the nearest port of entry in the conterminous 48 States 
in the case of an employee whose last permanent station was out-
side the conterminous 48 States. 
Subchapter II—Service Career 
Development, Training, and Management 
§ 101321. Service employee training 
The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive training program for em-
ployees in all professional careers in the workforce of the Service for the 
purpose of ensuring that the workforce has available the best up-to-date 
knowledge, skills, and abilities with which to manage, interpret, and protect 
the resources of the System. 
§ 101322. Management development and training 
The Secretary shall maintain a clear plan for management training and 
development under which career professional Service employees from any 
appropriate academic field may obtain sufficient training, experience, and 
advancement opportunity to enable those qualified to move into System unit 
management positions, including the position of superintendent of a System 
unit. 
Subchapter III—Housing Improvement 
§ 101331. Definitions 
In this subchapter: 
(1) FIELD EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘field employee’’ means— 
(A) an employee of the Service who is exclusively assigned by 
the Service to perform duties at a field unit, and the members of 
the employee’s family; and 
(B) any other individual who is authorized to occupy Federal 
Government quarters under section 5911 of title 5, and for whom 
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there is no feasible alternative to the provision of Federal Govern-
ment housing, and the members of the individual’s family. 
(2) PRIMARY RESOURCE VALUES.—The term ‘‘primary resource val-
ues’’ means resources that are specifically mentioned in the enabling 
legislation for that field unit or other resource value recognized under 
Federal statute. 
(3) QUARTERS.—The term ‘‘quarters’’ means quarters owned or 
leased by the Federal Government. 
(4) SEASONAL QUARTERS.—The term ‘‘seasonal quarters’’ means 
quarters typically occupied by field employees who are hired on assign-
ments of 6 months or less. 
§ 101332. General authority of Secretary 
(a) RENTAL HOUSING.—To enhance the ability of the Secretary, acting 
through the Director, to effectively manage System units, the Secretary may 
where necessary and justified— 
(1) make available employee housing, on or off land under the ad-
ministrative jurisdiction of the Service; and 
(2) rent that housing to field employees at rates based on the reason-
able value of the housing in accordance with requirements applicable 
under section 5911 of title 5. 
(b) JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may use authori-
ties granted by statute in combination with one another in the furtherance 
of providing where necessary and justified affordable field employee housing. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL LAND.—The Secretary 
may not utilize any land for the purposes of providing field employee hous-
ing under this subchapter that will affect a primary resource value of the 
area or adversely affect the mission of the Service. 
(d) RENTAL RATES.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall estab-
lish rental rates for all quarters occupied by field employees of the Service 
that are based on the reasonable value of the quarters in accordance with 
requirements applicable under section 5911 of title 5. 
§ 101333. Criteria for providing housing 
The Secretary shall maintain criteria under which housing is provided to 
employees of the Service. The Secretary shall examine the criteria with re-
spect to the circumstances under which the Service requires an employee to 
occupy Federal Government quarters, so as to provide necessary services or 
protect Federal Government property or because of a lack of availability of 
non-Federal housing in a geographic area. 
§ 101334. Authorization for housing agreements 
The Secretary may, pursuant to the authorities contained in this sub-
chapter and subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, 
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enter into housing agreements with housing entities under which the hous-
ing entities may develop, construct, rehabilitate, or manage housing, located 
on or off public land, for rent to Service employees who meet the housing 
eligibility criteria developed by the Secretary pursuant to this subchapter. 
§ 101335. Housing programs 
(a) JOINT PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING PROGRAM.— 
(1) LEASE-TO-BUILD
PROGRAM.—Subject to the appropriation of 
necessary funds in advance, the Secretary may lease— 
(A) Federal land and interests in land to qualified persons for 
the construction of field employee quarters for any period not to 
exceed 50 years; and 
(B) developed and undeveloped non-Federal land for providing 
field employee quarters. 
(2) COMPETITIVE
LEASING.—Each lease under paragraph (1)(A) 
shall be awarded through the use of publicly advertised, competitively 
bid, or competitively negotiated contracting procedures. 
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Each lease under paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) shall stipulate whether operation and maintenance of field 
employee quarters is to be provided by the lessee, field employees, 
or the Federal Government; 
(B) shall require that the construction and rehabilitation of field 
employee quarters be done in accordance with the requirements of 
the Service and local applicable building codes and industry stand-
ards; 
(C) shall contain additional terms and conditions as may be ap-
propriate to protect the Federal interest, including limits on rents 
that the lessee may charge field employees for the occupancy of 
quarters, conditions on maintenance and repairs, and agreements 
on the provision of charges for utilities and other infrastructure; 
and 
(D) may be granted at less than fair market value if the Sec-
retary determines that the lease will improve the quality and avail-
ability of field employee quarters. 
(4) CONTRIBUTIONS
BY
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary 
may make payments, subject to appropriations, or contributions in 
kind, in advance or on a continuing basis, to reduce the costs of plan-
ning, construction, or rehabilitation of quarters on or off Federal land 
under a lease under this subsection. 
(b) RENTAL GUARANTEE PROGRAM.— 
(1) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—Subject to the appropriation of nec-
essary funds in advance, the Secretary may enter into a lease-to-build 
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arrangement as set forth in subsection (a) with further agreement to 
guarantee the occupancy of field employee quarters constructed or re-
habilitated under the lease. A guarantee made under this paragraph 
shall be in writing. 
(2) LIMITATIONS ON GUARANTEES.— 
(A) SPECIFIC
GUARANTEES.—The Secretary may not guar-
antee— 
(i) the occupancy of more than 75 percent of the units con-
structed or rehabilitated under the lease; and 
(ii) at a rental rate that exceeds the rate based on the rea-
sonable value of the housing in accordance with requirements 
applicable under section 5911 of title 5. 
(B) TOTAL
OF
OUTSTANDING
GUARANTEES.—Outstanding 
guarantees shall not be in excess of $3,000,000. 
(3) AGREEMENT
TO
RENT
TO
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOY-
EES.—A guarantee may be made under this subsection only if the les-
see agrees to permit the Secretary to utilize for housing purposes any 
units for which the guarantee is made. 
(4) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—A lease shall be void if the les-
see fails to maintain a satisfactory level of operation and maintenance. 
§ 101336. Contracts for the management of field employee 
quarters 
Subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in advance, the Secretary 
may enter into contracts of any duration for the management, repair, and 
maintenance of field employee quarters. The contract shall contain terms 
and conditions that the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States and ensure that necessary quarters 
are available to field employees. 
§ 101337. Leasing of seasonal employee quarters 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may lease quarters at or near 
a System unit for use as seasonal quarters for field employees if the Sec-
retary finds that there is a shortage of adequate and affordable seasonal 
quarters at or near the System unit and that— 
(1) the requirement for the seasonal field employee quarters is tem-
porary; or 
(2) leasing would be more cost-effective than construction of new 
seasonal field employee quarters. 
(b) RENT.—The rent charged to field employees under the lease shall be 
a rate based on the reasonable value of the quarters in accordance with re-
quirements applicable under section 5911 of title 5. 
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(c) UNRECOVERED COSTS.—The Secretary may pay the unrecovered 
costs of leasing seasonal quarters under this section from annual appropria-
tions for the year in which the lease is made. 
§ 101338. General leasing provisions 
(a) EXEMPTION FROM LEASING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 102901 of 
this title and section 1302 of title 40 shall not apply to leases issued by 
the Secretary under this section. 
(b) PROCEEDS FROM LEASES.—The proceeds from any lease under sec-
tion 101335(a)(1) of this title and any lease under section 101337 of this 
title shall be retained by the Service and deposited in the special fund estab-
lished for maintenance and operation of quarters. 
§ 101339. Assessment and priority listing 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) complete a condition assessment for all field employee housing, 
including the physical condition of the housing and the necessity and 
suitability of the housing for carrying out the mission of the Service, 
using existing information; and 
(2) develop a Service-wide priority listing, by structure, identifying 
the units in greatest need for repair, rehabilitation, replacement, or ini-
tial construction. 
§ 101340. Use of funds 
(a) EXPENDITURE SHALL FOLLOW PRIORITY LISTING.—Expenditure of 
any funds authorized and appropriated for new construction, repair, or re-
habilitation of housing under this chapter shall follow the housing priority 
listing established by the Secretary under section 101339 of this title, in 
sequential order, to the maximum extent practicable. 
(b) NONCONSTRUCTION FUNDS IN ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMITTAL.—Each 
fiscal year the President’s proposed budget to Congress shall include identi-
fication of nonconstruction funds to be spent for Service housing mainte-
nance and operations that are in addition to rental receipts collected. 
Chapter 1015—Transportation 
Subchapter I—Airports 
Sec. 
101501.
Airports in or near System units. 
Subchapter II—Roads and Trails 
101511.
Authority of Secretary. 
101512.
Conveyance to States of roads leading to certain historical areas. 
Subchapter III—Public Transportation Programs for System Units 
101521.
Transportation service and facility programs. 
101522.
Transportation projects. 
101523.
Procedures applicable to transportation plans and projects. 
101524.
Special rule for service contract to provide transportation services. 
Subchapter IV—Fees 
101531.
Fee for use of transportation services. 
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Subchapter I—Airports 
§ 101501. Airports in or near System units 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘airport’’, ‘‘project’’, 
‘‘project costs’’, ‘‘public agency’’, and ‘‘sponsor’’ have the meanings given 
the terms in section 47102 of title 49. 
(b) ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRPORTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may plan, acquire, establish, 
construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and 
protect airports in the continental United States in, or in close prox-
imity to, System units, when the Secretary determines that the airports 
are necessary to the proper performance of the functions of the Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
(2) INCLUSION IN NATIONAL PLAN.—The Secretary shall not ac-
quire, establish, or construct an airport under this section unless the 
airport is included in the national plan of integrated airport systems 
formulated by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to section 
47103 of title 49. 
(3) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MUST ACCORD WITH STANDARDS 
AND REGULATIONS OF SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—The oper-
ation and maintenance of airports under this section shall be in accord-
ance with the standards and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Transportation. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, the Secretary may— 
(A) acquire necessary land and interests in or over land; 
(B) contract for the construction, improvement, operation, and 
maintenance of airports and incidental facilities; 
(C) enter into agreements with other public agencies providing 
for the construction, operation, or maintenance of airports by 
those agencies or jointly by the Secretary and those agencies on 
mutually satisfactory terms; and 
(D) enter into other agreements and take other action with re-
spect to the airports as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
(2) CONSENT REQUIRED.—This section does not authorize the Sec-
retary to acquire any land, or interest in or over land, by purchase, 
condemnation, grant, or lease, without first obtaining the consent of 
the Governor of the State, and the consent of the chief executive offi-
cial of the State political subdivision, in which the land is located. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION TO SPONSOR AIRPORT PROJECTS.—To carry out 
this section, the Secretary may— 
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(1) sponsor projects under subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 49 
independently or jointly with other public agencies; and 
(2) use, for payment of the sponsor’s share of the project costs of 
those projects, any funds that may be— 
(A) contributed or otherwise made available to the Secretary for 
those purposes; or 
(B) appropriated or otherwise specifically authorized for that 
purpose. 
(e) JURISDICTION OVER AIRPORTS.—All airports under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, shall be oper-
ated as public airports, available for public use on fair and reasonable terms 
and without unjust discrimination. 
Subchapter II—Roads and Trails 
§ 101511. Authority of Secretary 
(a) ROADS AND TRAILS IN SYSTEM UNITS.—The Secretary may con-
struct, reconstruct, and improve roads and trails, including bridges, in Sys-
tem units. 
(b) APPROACH ROADS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—When the Secretary determines it to be in 
the public interest, the Secretary may designate, as System unit 
approach roads, roads whose primary value is to carry System unit 
travel and that lead across land at least 90 percent owned by the 
Federal Government and that will connect the highways within a 
System unit with a convenient point on or leading to the National 
Highway System. 
(B) LIMIT ON LENGTH OF APPROACH ROADS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A designated approach road shall not ex-
ceed— 
(I) 60 miles in length between a System unit gateway 
and a point on or leading to the nearest convenient Na-
tional Highway System road; or 
(II) 30 miles in length if the approach road is on the 
National Highway System. 
(ii) COUNTY LIMIT.—Not to exceed 40 miles of any one ap-
proach road shall be designated in any one county. 
(C) SUPPLEMENTARY PART OF SYSTEM UNIT HIGHWAY SYS-
TEM.—An approach road designated for a System unit shall be 
treated as a supplementary part of the highway system of the Sys-
tem unit. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may construct, reconstruct, 
and improve approach roads designated under paragraph (1) (in-
cluding bridges) and enter into agreements for the maintenance of 
the approach roads by State or county authorities or to maintain 
the approach roads when otherwise necessary. 
(B) ANNUAL ALLOCATION.—Not more than $1,500,000 shall be 
allocated annually for the construction, reconstruction, and im-
provement of System unit approach roads. 
(3) APPROVAL OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REQUIRED.—When 
an approach road is proposed under this section across or within any 
national forest, the Secretary shall secure the approval of the Secretary 
of Agriculture before construction begins. 
(c) AGREEMENT WITH SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—Under agree-
ment with the Secretary, the Secretary of Transportation may carry out any 
provision of this section. 
§ 101512.
Conveyance to States of roads leading to certain 
historical areas 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means a State, Puer-
to Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary may, subject to condi-
tions as seem proper to the Secretary, convey by proper quitclaim deed to 
any State, county, municipality, or agency of a State, county, or munici-
pality in which the road is located, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to any Federal Government owned or controlled road leading 
to any national cemetery, national military park, national historical park, 
national battlefield park, or national historic site administered by the Serv-
ice. 
(c) NOTIFICATION BY STATE, AGENCY, OR MUNICIPALITY.—Prior to the 
delivery of any conveyance of a road under this section, the State, county, 
or municipality to which the conveyance is to be made shall notify the Sec-
retary in writing of its willingness to accept and maintain the road. 
(d) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—On the execution and delivery of the 
conveyance of a road under this section, any jurisdiction previously ceded 
to the United States by a State over the road is retroceded and shall vest 
in the State in which the road is located. 
Subchapter III—Public Transportation 
Programs for System Units 
§ 101521. Transportation service and facility programs 
(a) FORMULATION OF PLANS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS.— 
The Secretary may formulate transportation plans and implement transpor-
tation projects where feasible pursuant to those plans for System units. 
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(b) CONTRACTS, OPERATIONS, AND ACQUISITIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF 
ACCESS TO SYSTEM UNITS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—To carry out subsection (a), the 
Secretary may— 
(A) contract with public or private agencies or carriers to pro-
vide transportation services, capital equipment, or facilities to im-
prove access to System units; 
(B) operate those services directly in the absence of suitable and 
adequate agencies or carriers; 
(C) acquire, by purchase, lease, or agreement, capital equipment 
for those services; and 
(D) where necessary to carry out this subchapter, acquire, by 
lease, purchase, donation, exchange, or transfer, land, water, or an 
interest in land or water that is situated outside the boundary of 
a System unit. 
(2) SPECIFIC PROVISIONS RELATED TO PROPERTY ACQUISITION.— 
(A) ADMINISTRATION.—The acquired property shall be adminis-
tered as part of the System unit. 
(B) ACQUISTION OF LAND OR INTERESTS IN LAND OWNED BY 
STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.—Any land or interests in land 
owned by a State or any of its political subdivisions may be ac-
quired only by donation. 
(C) ACQUISITION SUBJECT TO STATUTORY LIMITATIONS.—Any 
land acquisition shall be subject to any statutory limitations on 
methods of acquisition and appropriations as may be specifically 
applicable to the area. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF INFORMATION PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall 
establish information programs to inform the public of available System unit 
access opportunities and to promote the use of transportation modes other 
than personal motor vehicles for access to and travel within the System 
units. 
(d) UNDERTAKING
TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES
AND
SERVICES.— 
Transportation facilities and services provided pursuant to this subchapter 
may be undertaken by the Secretary directly or by contract without regard 
to any requirement of Federal, State, or local law respecting determinations 
of public convenience and necessity or other similar matters. The Secretary 
or contractor shall consult with the appropriate State or local public service 
commission or other body having authority to issue certificates of conven-
ience and necessity. A contractor shall be subject to applicable requirements 
of that body unless the Secretary determines that the requirements would 
not be consistent with the purposes and provisions of this subchapter. 
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(e) CONSTRUCTION OF GRANT OF AUTHORITY RESPECTING OPERATION 
OF MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPTED FROM STATUTORY COVERAGE.—No grant 
of authority in this subchapter shall be deemed to expand the exemption of 
section 13506(a)(9) of title 49. 
§ 101522. Transportation projects 
(a) ASSISTANCE OF HEADS OF OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND 
AGENCIES IN FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.—To carry out this 
subchapter, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, and the heads of other Federal departments or agen-
cies that the Secretary considers necessary shall assist the Secretary in the 
formulation and implementation of transportation projects. 
(b) COMPILATION OF STATUTES AND PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall 
maintain a compilation of Federal statutes and programs providing author-
ity for the planning, funding, or operation of transportation projects that 
might be utilized by the Secretary to carry out this subchapter. 
§ 101523. Procedures applicable to transportation plans and 
projects 
(a) DURING FORMULATION OF PLAN.—The Secretary shall, during the 
formulation of any transportation plan authorized pursuant to section 
101521 of this title— 
(1) give public notice of intention to formulate the plan by publica-
tion in the Federal Register and in a newspaper or periodical having 
general circulation in the vicinity of the affected System unit; and 
(2) following the notice, hold a public meeting at a location conven-
ient to the affected System unit. 
(b) PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT.—Prior to the implementa-
tion of any project developed pursuant to the transportation plan formulated 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) establish procedures, including public meetings, to give State and 
local governments and the public adequate notice and an opportunity 
to comment on the proposed transportation project; and 
(2) when the proposed project would involve an expenditure in excess 
of $100,000 in any fiscal year, submit a detailed report to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. 
(c) WAITING PERIOD.—When a report on a project is required under sub-
section (b)(2), the Secretary may proceed with the implementation of the 
project only after 60 days (not counting days on which the Senate or House 
of Representatives has adjourned for more than 3 consecutive days) have 
elapsed following submission of the report. 
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§ 101524. Special rule for service contract to provide trans-
portation services 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a service contract entered 
into by the Secretary for the provision solely of transportation services in 
a System unit shall be not more than 10 years in length, including a base 
period of 5 years and annual extensions for up to an additional 5 years 
based on satisfactory performance and approval by the Secretary. 
Subchapter IV—Fees 
§ 101531. Fee for use of transportation services 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where the Service or an enti-
ty under a service contract, cooperative agreement, or other contractual 
agreement with the Service provides transportation to all or a portion of any 
System unit, the Secretary may impose a reasonable and appropriate charge 
to the public for the use of the transportation services in addition to any 
admission fee required to be paid. Collection of the transportation and ad-
mission fees may occur at the transportation staging area or any other rea-
sonably convenient location determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may 
enter into agreements, with public or private entities that qualify to the Sec-
retary’s satisfaction, to collect the transportation and admission fee. Trans-
portation fees collected pursuant to this section shall be retained by the Sys-
tem unit at which the transportation fee was collected, and the amount re-
tained shall be expended only for costs associated with the transportation 
systems at the System unit where the charge was imposed. 
Chapter 1017—Financial Agreements 
Sec. 
101701.
Challenge cost-share agreement authority. 
101702.
Cooperative agreements. 
101703.
Cooperative management agreements. 
101704.
Reimbursable agreements. 
§ 101701. Challenge cost-share agreement authority 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CHALLENGE
COST-SHARE
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘challenge 
cost-share agreement’’ means any agreement entered into between the 
Secretary and any cooperator for the purpose of sharing costs or serv-
ices in carrying out authorized functions and responsibilities of the Sec-
retary with respect to any System unit or System program, any affili-
ated area, or any designated national scenic trail or national historic 
trail. 
(2) COOPERATOR.—The term ‘‘cooperator’’ means any State or local 
government, public or private agency, organization, institution, corpora-
tion, individual, or other entity. 
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(b) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CHALLENGE COST-SHARE AGREE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may negotiate and enter into challenge cost-share 
agreements with cooperators. 
(c) SOURCE OF FEDERAL SHARE.—In carrying out challenge cost-share 
agreements, the Secretary may provide the Federal funding share from any 
funds available to the Service. 
§ 101702. Cooperative agreements 
(a) TRANSFER
OF SERVICE APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—A cooperative 
agreement entered into by the Secretary that involves the transfer of Service 
appropriated funds to a State, local, or tribal government or other public 
entity, an educational institution, or a private nonprofit organization to 
carry out public purposes of a Service program is a cooperative agreement 
properly entered into under section 6305 of title 31. 
(b) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the administration of the System, 
the Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
consider advisable, may— 
(A) enter into cooperative agreements with public or private 
educational institutions, States, and political subdivisions of States 
to develop adequate, coordinated, cooperative research and train-
ing programs concerning the resources of the System; and 
(B) pursuant to an agreement, accept from and make available 
to the cooperator technical and support staff, financial assistance 
for mutually agreed upon research projects, supplies and equip-
ment, facilities, and administrative services relating to cooperative 
research units that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—This subsection does not waive any 
requirements for research projects that are subject to Federal procure-
ment regulations. 
(c) SALE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN THE CONDUCT OF 
LIVING EXHIBITS AND INTERPRETIVE DEMONSTRATIONS.—To facilitate the 
administration of the System, the Secretary, under such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary considers advisable, may— 
(1) sell at fair market value, without regard to the requirements of 
chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 
3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 
41, products and services produced in the conduct of living exhibits and 
interpretive demonstrations in System units; 
(2) enter into contracts, including cooperative arrangements, with re-
spect to living exhibits and interpretive demonstrations in System 
units; and 
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(3) credit the proceeds from those sales and contracts to the appro-
priation bearing the cost of the exhibits and demonstrations. 
(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR SYSTEM UNIT NATURAL RESOURCE 
PROTECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments with State, local, or tribal governments, other Federal agencies, 
other public entities, educational institutions, private nonprofit organi-
zations, or participating private landowners for the purpose of pro-
tecting natural resources of System units through collaborative efforts 
on land inside and outside the System units. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A cooperative agreement entered into 
under paragraph (1) shall provide clear and direct benefits to System 
unit natural resources and— 
(A) provide for— 
(i) the preservation, conservation, and restoration of coastal 
and riparian systems, watersheds, and wetlands; 
(ii) preventing, controlling, or eradicating invasive exotic 
species that are within a System unit or adjacent to a System 
unit; or 
(iii) restoration of natural resources, including native wild-
life habitat or ecosystems; 
(B) include a statement of purpose demonstrating how the 
agreement will— 
(i) enhance science-based natural resource stewardship at 
the System unit; and 
(ii) benefit the parties to the agreement; 
(C) specify any staff required and technical assistance to be pro-
vided by the Secretary or other parties to the agreement in sup-
port of activities inside and outside the System unit that will— 
(i) protect natural resources of the System unit; and 
(ii) benefit the parties to the agreement; 
(D) identify any materials, supplies, or equipment and any other 
resources that will be contributed by the parties to the agreement 
or by other Federal agencies; 
(E) describe any financial assistance to be provided by the Sec-
retary or the partners to implement the agreement; 
(F) ensure that any expenditure by the Secretary pursuant to 
the agreement is determined by the Secretary to support the pur-
poses of natural resource stewardship at a System unit; and 
(G) include such other terms and conditions as are agreed to 
by the Secretary and the other parties to the agreement. 
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(3) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary shall not use any funds associated 
with an agreement entered into under paragraph (1) for the purposes 
of land acquisition, regulatory activity, or the development, mainte-
nance, or operation of infrastructure, except for ancillary support facili-
ties that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the completion 
of projects or activities identified in the agreement. 
§ 101703.
Cooperative management agreements 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the administration of the System, the 
Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers ad-
visable, may enter into an agreement with a State or local government agen-
cy to provide for the cooperative management of the Federal and State or 
local park areas where a System unit is located adjacent to or near a State 
or local park area, and cooperative management between the Service and 
a State or local government agency of a portion of either the System unit 
or State or local park will allow for more effective and efficient management 
of the System unit and State or local park. The Secretary may not transfer 
administration responsibilities for any System unit under this paragraph. 
(b) PROVISION OF GOODS AND SERVICES.—Under a cooperative manage-
ment agreement, the Secretary may acquire from and provide to a State or 
local government agency goods and services to be used by the Secretary and 
the State or local governmental agency in the cooperative management of 
land. 
(c) ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEE.—An assignment arranged by the Sec-
retary under section 3372 of title 5 of a Federal, State, or local employee 
for work on any Federal, State, or local land or an extension of the assign-
ment may be for any period of time determined by the Secretary and the 
State or local agency to be mutually beneficial. 
§ 101704. Reimbursable agreements 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out work under reimbursable agreements 
with any State, local, or tribal government, the Secretary, without regard 
to any provision of law or a regulation— 
(1) may record obligations against accounts receivable from those 
governments; and 
(2) shall credit amounts received from those governments to the ap-
propriate account. 
(b) WHEN AMOUNTS SHALL BE CREDITED.—Amounts shall be credited 
within 90 days of the date of the original request by the Service for pay-
ment. 
Chapter 1019—Concessions and 
Commercial Use Authorizations 
Subchapter I—Authority of Secretary 
Sec. 
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101901.
Utility services. 
Subchapter II—Commercial Visitor Services 
101911.
Definitions. 
101912.
Findings and declaration of policy. 
101913.
Award of concession contracts. 
101914.
Term of concession contracts. 
101915.
Protection of concessioner investment. 
101916.
Reasonableness of rates and charges. 
101917.
Franchise fees. 
101918.
Transfer or conveyance of concession contracts or leasehold surrender interests. 
101919.
National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board. 
101920.
Contracting for services. 
101921.
Multiple contracts within a System unit. 
101922.
Use of nonmonetary consideration in concession contracts. 
101923.
Recordkeeping requirements. 
101924.
Promotion of sale of Indian, Alaska Native, Native Samoan, and Native Hawaiian 
handicrafts. 
101925.
Commercial use authorizations. 
101926.
Regulations. 
Subchapter I—Authority of Secretary 
§ 101901. Utility services. 
To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary, under such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers advisable, may furnish, on 
a reimbursement of appropriation basis, all types of utility services to con-
cessioners, contractors, permittees, or other users of the services, within the 
System. The reimbursements for cost of the services may be credited to the 
appropriation current at the time reimbursements are received. 
Subchapter II—Commercial Visitor 
Services 
§ 101911. Definitions 
In this subchapter: 
(1) ADVISORY BOARD.—The term ‘‘Advisory Board’’ means the Na-
tional Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board estab-
lished under section 101919 of this title. 
(2) PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF RENEWAL.—The term ‘‘preferential 
right of renewal’’ means the right of a concessioner, subject to a deter-
mination by the Secretary that the facilities or services authorized by 
a prior contract continue to be necessary and appropriate within the 
meaning of section 101912 of this title, to match the terms and condi-
tions of any competing proposal that the Secretary determines to be 
the best proposal for a proposed new concession contract that author-
izes the continuation of the facilities and services provided by the con-
cessioner under its prior contract. 
§ 101912. Findings and declaration of policy 
(a) FINDINGS.—In furtherance of section 100101(a), Congress finds that 
the preservation and conservation of System unit resources and values re-
quires that public accommodations, facilities, and services that have to be 
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provided within those System units should be provided only under carefully 
controlled safeguards against unregulated and indiscriminate use, so that— 
(1) visitation will not unduly impair those resources and values; and 
(2) development of public accommodations, facilities, and services 
within System units can best be limited to locations that are consistent 
to the highest practicable degree with the preservation and conservation 
of the resources and values of the System units. 
(b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of Congress that the de-
velopment of public accommodations, facilities, and services in System units 
shall be limited to accommodations, facilities, and services that— 
(1) are necessary and appropriate for public use and enjoyment of 
the System unit in which they are located; and 
(2) are consistent to the highest practicable degree with the preser-
vation and conservation of the resources and values of the System unit. 
§ 101913. Award of concession contracts 
In furtherance of the findings and policy stated in section 101912 of this 
title, and except as provided by this subchapter or otherwise authorized by 
law, the Secretary shall utilize concession contracts to authorize a person, 
corporation, or other entity to provide accommodations, facilities, and serv-
ices to visitors to System units. Concession contracts shall be awarded as 
follows: 
(1) COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, all proposed concession contracts shall be awarded 
by the Secretary to the person, corporation, or other entity submitting 
the best proposal, as determined by the Secretary through a competi-
tive selection process. The competitive process shall include simplified 
procedures for small, individually-owned entities seeking award of a 
concession contract. 
(2) SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, prior to awarding a new concession contract (including re-
newals or extensions of existing concession contracts) the Secretary— 
(A) shall publicly solicit proposals for the concession contract; 
and 
(B) in connection with the solicitation, shall— 
(i) prepare a prospectus and publish notice of its avail-
ability at least once in local or national newspapers or trade 
publications, by electronic means, or both, as appropriate; and 
(ii) make the prospectus available on request to all inter-
ested persons. 
(3) INFORMATION
TO
BE
INCLUDED
IN
PROSPECTUS.—The pro-
spectus shall include the following information: 
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(A) The minimum requirements for the contract as set forth in 
paragraph (4). 
(B) The terms and conditions of any existing concession con-
tract relating to the services and facilities to be provided, including 
all fees and other forms of compensation provided to the United 
States by the concessioner. 
(C) Other authorized facilities or services that may be provided 
in a proposal. 
(D) Facilities and services to be provided by the Secretary to 
the concessioner, including public access, utilities, and buildings. 
(E) An estimate of the amount of compensation due an existing 
concessioner from a new concessioner under the terms of a prior 
concession contract. 
(F) A statement as to the weight to be given to each selection 
factor identified in the prospectus and the relative importance of 
those factors in the selection process. 
(G) Other information related to the proposed concession oper-
ation that is provided to the Secretary pursuant to a concession 
contract or is otherwise available to the Secretary, as the Sec-
retary determines is necessary to allow for the submission of com-
petitive proposals. 
(H) Where applicable, a description of a preferential right to 
the renewal of the proposed concession contract held by an exist-
ing concessioner as set forth in paragraph (7). 
(4) CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS.— 
(A) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—No proposal shall be consid-
ered that fails to meet the minimum requirements as determined 
by the Secretary. The minimum requirements shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(i) The minimum acceptable franchise fee or other forms 
of consideration to the Federal Government. 
(ii) Any facilities, services, or capital investment required 
to be provided by the concessioner. 
(iii) Measures necessary to ensure the protection, conserva-
tion, and preservation of resources of the System unit. 
(B) REJECTION OF PROPOSAL.—The Secretary shall reject any 
proposal, regardless of the franchise fee offered, if the Secretary 
determines that— 
(i) the person, corporation, or entity is not qualified or is 
not likely to provide satisfactory service; or 
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(ii) the proposal is not responsive to the objectives of pro-
tecting and preserving resources of the System unit and of 
providing necessary and appropriate facilities and services to 
the public at reasonable rates. 
(C) ALL PROPOSALS FAIL TO MEET MIMIMUM REQUIREMENTS 
OR ARE REJECTED.—If all proposals submitted to the Secretary 
fail to meet the minimum requirements or are rejected by the Sec-
retary, the Secretary shall establish new minimum contract re-
quirements and re-initiate the competitive selection process pursu-
ant to this section. 
(D) TERMS AND CONDITIONS MATERIALLY AMENDED OR NOT 
INCORPORATED IN CONTRACT.—The Secretary may not execute a 
concession contract that materially amends or does not incorporate 
the proposed terms and conditions of the concession contract as 
set forth in the applicable prospectus. If proposed material amend-
ments or changes are considered appropriate by the Secretary, the 
Secretary shall resolicit offers for the concession contract incor-
porating the material amendments or changes. 
(5) SELECTION OF THE BEST PROPOSAL.— 
(A) FACTORS IN SELECTION.—In selecting the best proposal, 
the Secretary shall consider the following principal factors: 
(i) The responsiveness of the proposal to the objectives of 
protecting, conserving, and preserving resources of the Sys-
tem unit and of providing necessary and appropriate facilities 
and services to the public at reasonable rates. 
(ii) The experience and related background of the person, 
corporation, or entity submitting the proposal, including the 
past performance and expertise of the person, corporation or 
entity in providing the same or similar facilities or services. 
(iii) The financial capability of the person, corporation, or 
entity submitting the proposal. 
(iv) The proposed franchise fee, except that consideration 
of revenue to the United States shall be subordinate to the 
objectives of protecting, conserving, and preserving resources 
of the System unit and of providing necessary and appro-
priate facilities to the public at reasonable rates. 
(B) SECONDARY FACTORS.—The Secretary may also consider 
such secondary factors as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(C) DEVELOPMENT OF REGULATIONS.—In developing regula-
tions to implement this subchapter, the Secretary shall consider 
the extent to which plans for employment of Indians (including 
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Native Alaskans) and involvement of businesses owned by Indians, 
Indian tribes, or Native Alaskans in the operation of a concession 
contract should be identified as a factor in the selection of a best 
proposal under this section. 
(6) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit any proposed 
concession contract with anticipated annual gross receipts in ex-
cess of $5,000,000 or a duration of more than 10 years to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate. 
(B) WAITING PERIOD.—The Secretary shall not award any pro-
posed concession contract to which subparagraph (A) applies until 
at least 60 days subsequent to the notification of both Commit-
tees. 
(7) PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF RENEWAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
Secretary shall not grant a concessioner a preferential right to 
renew a concession contract, or any other form of preference to 
a concession contract. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary shall grant a preferential right 
of renewal to an existing concessioner with respect to proposed re-
newals of the categories of concession contracts described by para-
graph (8), subject to the requirements of that paragraph. 
(C) ENTITLEMENT TO AWARD OF NEW CONTRACT.—A conces-
sioner that successfully exercises a preferential right of renewal in 
accordance with the requirements of this subchapter shall be enti-
tled to award of the proposed new concession contract to which 
the preference applies. 
(8) OUTFITTER AND GUIDE SERVICES AND SMALL CONTRACTS.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—Paragraph (7) shall apply only to the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Subject to subparagraph (B), concession contracts that 
solely authorize the provision of specialized backcountry out-
door recreation guide services that require the employment of 
specially trained and experienced guides to accompany System 
unit visitors in the backcountry so as to provide a safe and 
enjoyable experience for visitors who otherwise may not have 
the skills and equipment to engage in that activity. 
(ii) Subject to subparagraph (C), concession contracts with 
anticipated annual gross receipts under $500,000. 
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(B) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE CONCESSIONERS.— 
(i) DESCRIPTION.—Outfitting and guide concessioners, 
where otherwise qualified, include concessioners that provide 
guided river running, hunting, fishing, horseback, camping, 
and mountaineering experiences. 
(ii) WHEN ENTITLED TO PREFERENTIAL RIGHT.—An out-
fitting and guide concessioner is entitled to a preferential 
right of renewal under this subchapter only if— 
(I) the contract with the outfitting and guide conces-
sioner does not grant the concessioner any interest, in-
cluding any leasehold surrender interest or possessory in-
terest, in capital improvements on land owned by the 
United States within a System unit, other than a capital 
improvement constructed by a concessioner pursuant to 
the terms of a concession contract prior to November 13, 
1998, or constructed or owned by a concessioner or the 
concessioner’s predecessor before the subject land was 
incorporated into the System; 
(II) the Secretary determines that the concessioner 
has operated satisfactorily during the term of the con-
tract (including any extension); and 
(III) the concessioner has submitted a responsive pro-
posal for a proposed new concession contract that satis-
fies the minimum requirements established by the Sec-
retary pursuant to paragraph (4). 
(C) CONTRACT
WITH
ESTIMATED
GROSS
RECEIPTS
OF
LESS 
THAN $500,000.—A concessioner that holds a concession contract 
that the Secretary estimates will result in gross annual receipts of 
less than $500,000 if renewed shall be entitled to a preferential 
right of renewal under this subchapter if— 
(i) the Secretary has determined that the concessioner has 
operated satisfactorily during the term of the contract (in-
cluding any extension); and 
(ii) the concessioner has submitted a responsive proposal 
for a proposed new concession contract that satisfies the min-
imum requirements established by the Secretary pursuant to 
paragraph (4). 
(9) NEW OR ADDITIONAL SERVICES.—The Secretary shall not grant 
a preferential right to a concessioner to provide new or additional serv-
ices in a System unit. 
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(10) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY NOT LIMITED.—Nothing in this 
subchapter shall be construed as limiting the authority of the Secretary 
to determine whether to issue a concession contract or to establish its 
terms and conditions in furtherance of the policies expressed in this 
subchapter. 
(11) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding this section, the Secretary may 
award, without public solicitation, the following: 
(A) TEMPORARY CONTRACT.—To avoid interruption of services 
to the public at a System unit, the Secretary may award a tem-
porary concession contract or an extension of an existing conces-
sions contract for a term not to exceed 3 years, except that prior 
to making the award, the Secretary shall take all reasonable and 
appropriate steps to consider alternatives to avoid the interruption. 
(B) CONTRACT IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.—The Sec-
retary may award a concession contract in extraordinary cir-
cumstances where compelling and equitable considerations require 
the award of a concession contract to a particular party in the 
public interest. Award of a concession contract under this subpara-
graph shall not be made by the Secretary until at least 30 days 
after— 
(i) publication in the Federal Register of notice of the Sec-
retary’s intention to award the contract and the reasons for 
the action; and 
(ii) submission of notice to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives. 
§ 101914. Term of concession contracts 
A concession contract entered into pursuant to this subchapter shall gen-
erally be awarded for a term of 10 years or less. The Secretary may award 
a contract for a term of up to 20 years if the Secretary determines that 
the contract terms and conditions, including the required construction of 
capital improvements, warrant a longer term. 
§ 101915. Protection of concessioner investment 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT.—The term ‘‘capital improvement’’ 
means a structure, a fixture, or nonremovable equipment provided by 
a concessioner pursuant to the terms of a concession contract and lo-
cated on land of the United States within a System unit. 
(2) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.—The term ‘‘Consumer Price Index’’ 
means— 
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(A) the ‘‘Consumer Price Index—All Urban Consumers’’ pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
Labor; or 
(B) if the Index is not published, another regularly published 
cost-of-living index approximating the Consumer Price Index. 
(b) LEASEHOLD SURRENDER INTEREST IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.— 
A concessioner that constructs a capital improvement on land owned by the 
United States within a System unit pursuant to a concession contract shall 
have a leasehold surrender interest in the capital improvement subject to 
the following terms and conditions: 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A concessioner shall have a leasehold surrender 
interest in each capital improvement constructed by a concessioner 
under a concession contract, consisting solely of a right to compensa-
tion for the capital improvement to the extent of the value of the con-
cessioner’s leasehold surrender interest in the capital improvement. 
(2) PLEDGE AS SECURITY.—A leasehold surrender interest may be 
pledged as security for financing of a capital improvement or the acqui-
sition of a concession contract when approved by the Secretary pursu-
ant to this subchapter. 
(3) TRANSFER AND RELINQUISHMENT OR WAIVER OF INTEREST.— 
A leasehold surrender interest shall be transferred by the concessioner 
in connection with any transfer of the concession contract and may be 
relinquished or waived by the concessioner. 
(4) LIMIT ON EXTINGUISHING OR TAKING INTEREST.—A leasehold 
surrender interest shall not be extinguished by the expiration or other 
termination of a concession contract and may not be taken for public 
use except on payment of just compensation. 
(5) VALUE OF INTEREST.—The value of a leasehold surrender inter-
est in a capital improvement shall be an amount equal to the initial 
value (construction cost of the capital improvement), increased (or de-
creased) by the same percentage increase (or decrease) as the percent-
age increase (or decrease) in the Consumer Price Index, from the date 
of making the investment in the capital improvement by the conces-
sioner to the date of payment of the value of the leasehold surrender 
interest, less depreciation of the capital improvement as evidenced by 
the condition and prospective serviceability in comparison with a new 
unit of like kind. 
(6) VALUE
OF
INTEREST
IN
CERTAIN
NEW
CONCESSION
CON-
TRACTS.— 
(A) HOW VALUE IS DETERMINED.—The Secretary may provide, 
in any new concession contract that the Secretary estimates will 
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have a leasehold surrender interest of more than $10,000,000, 
that the value of any leasehold surrender interest in a capital im-
provement shall be based on— 
(i) a reduction on an annual basis, in equal portions, over 
the same number of years as the time period associated with 
the straight line depreciation of the initial value (construction 
cost of the capital improvement), as provided by applicable 
Federal income tax laws and regulations in effect on Novem-
ber 12, 1998; or 
(ii) an alternative formula that is consistent with the objec-
tives of this subchapter. 
(B) WHEN ALTERNATIVE FORMULA MAY BE USED.—The Sec-
retary may use an alternative formula under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
only if the Secretary determines, after scrutiny of the financial 
and other circumstances involved in the particular concession con-
tract (including providing notice in the Federal Register and op-
portunity for comment), that the alternative formula is, compared 
to the standard method of determining value provided for in para-
graph (5), necessary to provide a fair return to the Federal Gov-
ernment and to foster competition for the new contract by pro-
viding a reasonable opportunity to make a profit under the new 
contract. If no responsive offers are received in response to a solic-
itation that includes the alternative formula, the concession oppor-
tunity shall be resolicited with the leasehold surrender interest 
value as described in paragraph (5). 
(7) INCREASE IN VALUE OF INTEREST.—Where a concessioner, pur-
suant to the terms of a concession contract, makes a capital improve-
ment to an existing capital improvement in which the concessioner has 
a leasehold surrender interest, the cost of the additional capital im-
provement shall be added to the then-current value of the conces-
sioner’s leasehold surrender interest. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR POSSESSORY INTEREST EXISTING BEFORE NO-
VEMBER 13, 1998.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A concessioner that has obtained a possessory in-
terest (as defined pursuant to the Act of October 9, 1965 (known as 
the National Park Service Concessions Policy Act; Public Law 89–249, 
79 Stat. 969), as in effect on November 12, 1998) under the terms 
of a concession contract entered into before November 13, 1998, shall, 
on the expiration or termination of the concession contract, be entitled 
to receive compensation for the possessory interest improvements in the 
amount and manner as described by the concession contract. Where 
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that possessory interest is not described in the existing concession con-
tract, compensation of possessory interest shall be determined in ac-
cordance with the laws in effect on November 12, 1998. 
(2) EXISTING CONCESSIONER AWARDED A NEW CONTRACT.—A con-
cessioner awarded a new concession contract to replace an existing con-
cession contract after November 13, 1998, instead of directly receiving 
the possessory interest compensation, shall have a leasehold surrender 
interest in its existing possessory interest improvements under the 
terms of the new concession contract and shall carry over as the initial 
value of the leasehold surrender interest (instead of construction cost) 
an amount equal to the value of the existing possessory interest as of 
the termination date of the previous concession contract. In the event 
of a dispute between the concessioner and the Secretary as to the value 
of the possessory interest, the matter shall be resolved through binding 
arbitration. 
(3) NEW CONCESSIONER AWARDED A CONTRACT.—A new conces-
sioner awarded a concession contract and required to pay a prior con-
cessioner for possessory interest in prior improvements shall have a 
leasehold surrender interest in the prior improvements. The initial 
value in the leasehold surrender interest (instead of construction cost) 
shall be an amount equal to the value of the existing possessory inter-
est as of the termination date of the previous concession contract. 
(4) DE NOVO REVIEW OF VALUE DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary, 
or either party to a value determination proceeding conducted under a 
Service concession contract issued before November 13, 1998, considers 
that the value determination decision issued pursuant to the proceeding 
misinterprets or misapplies relevant contractual requirements or their 
underlying legal authority, the Secretary or either party may seek, 
within 180 days after the date of the decision, de novo review of the 
value determination decision by the United States Court of Federal 
Claims. The Court of Federal Claims may make an order affirming, 
vacating, modifying or correcting the determination decision. 
(d) TRANSITION TO SUCCESSOR CONCESSIONER.—On expiration or ter-
mination of a concession contract entered into after November 13, 1998, a 
concessioner shall be entitled under the terms of the concession contract to 
receive from the United States or a successor concessioner the value of any 
leasehold surrender interest in a capital improvement as of the date of the 
expiration or termination. A successor concessioner shall have a leasehold 
surrender interest in the capital improvement under the terms of a new con-
cession contract and the initial value of the leasehold surrender interest in 
the capital improvement (instead of construction cost) shall be the amount 
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of money the new concessioner is required to pay the prior concessioner for 
its leasehold surrender interest under the terms of the prior concession con-
tract. 
(e) TITLE TO IMPROVEMENTS.—Title to any capital improvement con-
structed by a concessioner on land owned by the United States in a System 
unit shall be vested in the United States. 
§ 101916. Reasonableness of rates and charges 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A concession contract shall permit the concessioner to 
set reasonable and appropriate rates and charges for facilities, goods, and 
services provided to the public, subject to approval under subsection (b). 
(b) APPROVAL BY SECRETARY REQUIRED.— 
(1) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.—A concessioner’s rates and charges to 
the public shall be subject to approval by the Secretary. The approval 
process utilized by the Secretary shall be as prompt and as 
unburdensome to the concessioner as possible and shall rely on market 
forces to establish reasonableness of rates and charges to the maximum 
extent practicable. The Secretary shall approve rates and charges that 
the Secretary determines to be reasonable and appropriate. Unless oth-
erwise provided in the concession contract, the reasonableness and ap-
propriateness of rates and charges shall be determined primarily by 
comparison with those rates and charges for facilities, goods, and serv-
ices of comparable character under similar conditions, with due consid-
eration to the following factors and other factors deemed relevant by 
the Secretary: 
(A) Length of season. 
(B) Peakloads. 
(C) Average percentage of occupancy. 
(D) Accessibility. 
(E) Availability and costs of labor and materials. 
(F) Type of patronage. 
(2) RATES AND CHARGES NOT TO EXCEED MARKET RATES AND 
CHARGES.—Rates and charges may not exceed the market rates and 
charges for comparable facilities, goods, and services, after taking into 
account the factors referred to in paragraph (1). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 6 months 
after receiving recommendations from the Advisory Board regarding conces-
sioner rates and charges to the public, the Secretary shall implement the 
recommendations or report to Congress the reasons for not implementing 
the recommendations. 
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§ 101917. Franchise fees 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A concession contract shall provide for payment to the 
Federal Government of a franchise fee or other monetary consideration as 
determined by the Secretary, on consideration of the probable value to the 
concessioner of the privileges granted by the particular contract involved. 
Probable value shall be based on a reasonable opportunity for net profit in 
relation to capital invested and the obligations of the concession contract. 
Consideration of revenue to the United States shall be subordinate to the 
objectives of protecting and preserving System units and of providing nec-
essary and appropriate services for visitors at reasonable rates. 
(b) PROVISIONS TO BE SPECIFIED IN CONTRACT.—The amount of the 
franchise fee or other monetary consideration paid to the United States for 
the term of the concession contract shall be specified in the concession con-
tract and may be modified only to reflect extraordinary unanticipated 
changes from the conditions anticipated as of the effective date of the con-
cession contract. The Secretary shall include in concession contracts with a 
term of more than 5 years a provision that allows reconsideration of the 
franchise fee at the request of the Secretary or the concessioner in the event 
of extraordinary unanticipated changes. The provision shall provide for 
binding arbitration in the event that the Secretary and the concessioner are 
unable to agree on an adjustment to the franchise fee in those cir-
cumstances. 
(c) SPECIAL ACCOUNT IN TREASURY.— 
(1) DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY.—All franchise fees (and other mon-
etary consideration) paid to the United States pursuant to concession 
contracts shall be deposited in a special account established in the 
Treasury. Twenty percent of the funds deposited in the special account 
shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further ap-
propriation, to support activities throughout the System regardless of 
the System unit in which the funds were collected. The funds deposited 
in the special account shall remain available until expended. 
(2) SUBACCOUNT FOR EACH SYSTEM UNIT.—There shall be estab-
lished within the special account a subaccount for each System unit. 
Each subaccount shall be credited with 80 percent of the franchise fees 
(and other monetary consideration) collected at a single System unit 
under concession contracts. The funds credited to the subaccount for 
a System unit shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, with-
out further appropriation, for use at the System unit for visitor services 
and for purposes of funding high-priority and urgently necessary re-
source management programs and operations. The funds credited to a 
subaccount shall remain available until expended. 
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§ 101918. Transfer or conveyance of concession contracts or 
leasehold surrender interests 
(a) APPROVAL OF SECRETARY.—No concession contract or leasehold sur-
render interest may be transferred, assigned, sold, or otherwise conveyed or 
pledged by a concessioner without prior written notification to, and approval 
by, the Secretary. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall approve a transfer or conveyance 
described in subsection (a) unless the Secretary finds that— 
(1) the individual, corporation, or other entity seeking to acquire a 
concession contract is not qualified or able to satisfy the terms and 
conditions of the concession contract; 
(2) the transfer or conveyance would have an adverse impact on— 
(A) the protection, conservation, or preservation of the resources 
of the System unit; or 
(B) the provision of necessary and appropriate facilities and 
services to visitors at reasonable rates and charges; and 
(3) the terms of the transfer or conveyance are likely, directly or in-
directly, to— 
(A) reduce the concessioner’s opportunity for a reasonable profit 
over the remaining term of the concession contract; 
(B) adversely affect the quality of facilities and services pro-
vided by the concessioner; or 
(C) result in a need for increased rates and charges to the pub-
lic to maintain the quality of the facilities and services. 
(c) MODIFICATION OR RENEGOTIATION OF TERMS.—The terms and con-
ditions of any concession contract under this section shall not be subject to 
modification or open to renegotiation by the Secretary because of a transfer 
or conveyance described in subsection (a) unless the transfer or conveyance 
would have an adverse impact as described in subsection (b)(2). 
§ 101919. National Park Service Concessions Management 
Advisory Board 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—There is a National Park Service 
Concessions Management Advisory Board whose purpose shall be to advise 
the Secretary and Service on matters relating to management of concessions 
in the System. 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) ADVICE.—The Advisory Board shall advise on each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Policies and procedures intended to ensure that services and 
facilities provided by concessioners— 
(i) are necessary and appropriate; 
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(ii) meet acceptable standards at reasonable rates with a 
minimum of impact on System unit resources and values; and 
(iii) provide the concessioners with a reasonable oppor-
tunity to make a profit. 
(B) Ways to make Service concession programs and procedures 
more cost effective, more process efficient, less burdensome, and 
timelier. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Advisory Board shall make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary regarding each of the following: 
(A) The Service contracting with the private sector to conduct 
appropriate elements of concession management. 
(B) Ways to make the review or approval of concessioner rates 
and charges to the public more efficient, less burdensome, and 
timelier. 
(C) The nature and scope of products that qualify as Indian, 
Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian handicrafts within the mean-
ing of this subchapter. 
(D) The allocation of concession fees. 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Advisory Board shall provide an annual 
report on its activities to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(c) ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the Advisory Board 
shall be appointed on a staggered basis by the Secretary for a term not to 
exceed 4 years and shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. The Advi-
sory Board shall be comprised of not more than 7 individuals appointed 
from among citizens of the United States not in the employment of the Fed-
eral Government and not in the employment of or having an interest in a 
Service concession. Of the 7 members of the Advisory Board— 
(1) one member shall be privately employed in the hospitality indus-
try and have both broad knowledge of hotel or food service manage-
ment and experience in the parks and recreation concession business; 
(2) one member shall be privately employed in the tourism industry; 
(3) one member shall be privately employed in the accounting indus-
try; 
(4) one member shall be privately employed in the outfitting and 
guide industry; 
(5) one member shall be a State government employee with expertise 
in park concession management; 
(6) one member shall be active in promotion of traditional arts and 
crafts; and 
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(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 106 of the Act re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(1)’’ and substituting ‘‘section 306108 
of title 54, United States Code,’’. 
(5) Section 504(c)(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12204(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the National Historic 
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.)’’ and substituting ‘‘division 
A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code’’. 
(6) Section 999H(c)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Energy Re-
search, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16378(c)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘section 2(c) of the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–5(c))’’ 
and substituting ‘‘section 200302(c) of title 54, United States 
Code’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘section 108 of the Na-
tional Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470h)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘chapter 3031 of title 54, United States Code’’. 
(l) TITLE 43, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
(1) The second paragraph under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PRO-
VISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF RECLAMATION’’ (43 U.S.C. 
377b) is amended by striking ‘‘the Acts of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
461–467) and June 27 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469)’’ and substituting ‘‘chap-
ters 3125 and 3201 of title 54, United States Code’’. 
(2) Section 105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–432, div. C, title I, 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 6 of the Land And Water Conserva-
tion Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–8)’’ and substituting 
‘‘section 200305 of title 54, United States Code’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 2 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–5)’’ 
and substituting ‘‘section 200302 of that title’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.)’’ and 
substituting ‘‘chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code’’. 
(3) Section 1401(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1981 (43 U.S.C. 1457a(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
of 1965 (78 Stat; 897; 16 U.S.C. 460z)’’ and substituting ‘‘chap-
ter 2003 of title 54, United States Code’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 
(80 Stat. 915; 16 U.S.C. 470)’’ and substituting ‘‘division A of 
subtitle III of title 54, United States Code’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act 
of 1978 (92 Stat. 3538; 16 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘chapter 2005 of title 54, United States Code’’. 
(4) The paragraph under the heading ‘‘NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE 
ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION FUND’’ under the heading ‘‘UNITED 
STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE’’ in Public Law 103–138 (43 
U.S.C. 1474b–1) is omitted by striking ‘‘the Act of July 27, 1990 
(Public Law 101–337)’’ and substituting ‘‘subchapter II of chapter 
1007 of title 54, United States Code,’’. 
(5) Section 7(e)(3) of the Colorado River Floodway Protection Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1600e(e)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11)’’ and 
substituting ‘‘chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code’’. 
(6) Section 202(c)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Act 
of September 3, 1964 (78 Stat. 897), as amended’’ and substituting 
‘‘chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code’’. 
(7) Section 204(j) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Act of June 
8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 431–433)’’ and substituting ‘‘chapter 
3203 of title 54, United States Code’’. 
(8) Section 201(d)(3)(E) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act 
of 2008 (43 U.S.C. 1786(d)(3)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Na-
tional Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.)’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code,’’. 
(9) Section 206 of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act 
(43 U.S.C. 2305) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.)’’ and substituting 
‘‘chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘section 3 of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6)’’ and 
substituting ‘‘section 200303 of title 54, United States Code’’. 
(m) TITLE 45, UNITED STATES CODE.— 
(1) Section 1168(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1981 (45 U.S.C. 1111(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the National His-
toric Preservation Act’’ and substituting ‘‘division A of subtitle III of 
title 54, United States Code’’. 
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Schedule of Laws Repealed—Continued 
Act 
Section 
United States Code Former 
Classification 
8 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5407.
9 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5408.
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 1997 (Pub. L. 104–208) .............
div. A, title I, § 101(d) [title I 
(3d undesignated paragraph 
under heading 
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS’’ under heading 
‘‘NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’’)].
16 U.S.C. 1g.
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Man-
agement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104– 
333) .....................................................
div. I, title VI, § 604 ...............
16 U.S.C. 469k.
div. I, title VIII, § 814(a)(2) 
through (19).
16 U.S.C. 17o(2) through (19).
div. I, title VIII, § 814(g) ........
16 U.S.C. 1f.
National Underground Railroad Network 
to Freedom Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 
105–203) .............................................
3 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469l–1.
4 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469l–2.
5 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 469l–3.
Strom Thurmond National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
(Pub. L. 105–261) ..............................
div. A, title X, § 1068 ..............
16 U.S.C. 5409.
National Parks Omnibus Management 
Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–391) ..........
2 ...............................................
16 U.S.C. 5901.
101 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5911.
102 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5912.
103 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5913.
104 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5914.
201 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5931.
202 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5932.
203 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5933.
204 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5934.
205 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5935.
206 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5936.
207 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5937.
402 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5951.
403 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5952.
404 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5953.
405 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5954.
406 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5955.
407 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5956.
408 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5957.
409 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5958.
410 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5959.
411 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5960.
412 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5961.
413 ...........................................
16 U.S C. 5962.
414 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5963.
416 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5964.
417 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5965.
418 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5966.
501 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 5981.
801 ...........................................
16 U.S.C. 6011.
Public Law 106–206 ...............................
1 (relating to National Park 
System).
16 U.S.C. 460l–6d (relating to 
National Park System).
Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 
(Pub. L. 107–63) ................................
title I (paragraph under 
heading ‘‘CONTRIBUTION FOR 
ANNUITY BENEFITS’’ under 
heading ‘‘NATIONAL PARK 
SERVICE’’).
16 U.S.C. 14e.
Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 
2003 (Pub. L. 108–7) .........................
div. F, title I (words before 
proviso in last undesignated 
paragraph under heading 
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS’’ under heading 
‘‘NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’’).
16 U.S.C. 1h.
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Schedule of Laws Repealed—Continued 
Act 
Section 
United States Code Former 
Classification 
div. F, title I (proviso in last 
undesignated paragraph under 
heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS’’ under heading 
‘‘NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’’).
16 U.S.C. 1i.
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 
(Pub. L. 110–161) ..............................
div. F, title I (1st paragraph 
under heading 
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS’’ under heading 
‘‘NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’’).
16 U.S.C. 5954 note.
Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 
2008 (Pub. L. 110–229) .....................
title III, subtitle A, § 301 ........
16 U.S.C. 1j.
Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–11) ...................
title VII, subtitle B, § 7111(b) 
16 U.S.C. 469m(b).
title VII, subtitle B, § 7111(c) 
16 U.S.C. 469m(c).
title VII, subtitle D, § 7301(b), 
(c).
16 U.S.C. 469k–1)(b), (c).
title VII, subtitle D, § 7302(b) 
through (f).
16 U.S.C. 469n(b) through (f).
title VII, subtitle D, § 7303 ....
16 U.S.C. 469o.
Credit Card Accountability Responsi-
bility and Disclosure Act of 2009 
(Pub. L. 111–24) ................................
title V, § 512 (relating to 
National Park System).
16 U.S.C. 1a–7b (relating to 
National Park System).
Passed the House of Representatives August 1, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk. 
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