NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-5802
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2006-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Capital investments
Commerce
Commercial arbitration
Concessions
Depreciation and amortization
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Indexing (Economic policy)
Law
Leases
National parks
Small business
Surety and fidelity
Tourism
User charges
Valuation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: 
NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 to increase the anticipated annual gross receipts eligible for a concessioner's preferential right of renewal.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide to any entity that submitted a proposal and who was not awarded a proposed concessions contract a debriefing as to why it was not selected as submitting the best proposal for that concessions contract. 
 
Modifies requirements governing the use as pledged security for other National Park Service (NPS) contracts of a leasehold surrender interest in a capital improvement upon U.S.-owned land within an NPS unit under a concessions contract.
 
Revises guidelines governing commercial use authorizations.
 


action_date: 2006-09-06
text: 
NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 to increase the anticipated annual gross receipts eligible for a concessioner's preferential right of renewal.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide to any entity that submitted a proposal and who was not awarded a proposed concessions contract a debriefing as to why it was not selected as submitting the best proposal for that concessions contract. States that, such debriefing must be requested and must be made within 90 days of the award of the concessions contract. Bars the Secretary from being required to disclose any proprietary information of the entity that was selected as submitting the best proposal and awarded such contract.
 
 Permits a leasehold surrender interest in a capital improvement upon U.S.-owned land within a unit of the National Park Service (NPS) under a concession contract to be pledged as security for NPS contracts using a combination of leasehold surrender interest if holding one or more contracts with the NPS, and prohibits the proceeds resulting from such pledged security from being restricted for use in the park or parks for which the leasehold surrender interest was pledged. 
 
Revises guidelines governing commercial use authorizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-640.
action_date: 2006-09-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-640.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-13
text: Introduced in House