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SECTION 1. LEASES, PERMITS, AND CONTRACTS FOR BUILDINGS, FACILITIES,
AND PROPERTIES IN THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended by--
(1) striking section 6 (relating to amendments to other
laws, which have executed);
(2) redesignating section 5 (16 U.S.C. 668ee) as section 6;
and
(3) inserting after section 4 the following:

''SEC. 5. CONCESSION CONTRACTS.

''(a) Contract Requirement.--(1) The Secretary shall not authorize
a person to use any land or water in the System for any activity
described in subsection (b), except under a contract that complies with
the requirements established under subsection (c).
''(2) The Secretary may not award a contract required under this
subsection except under a competitive bidding process.
''(3) This subsection does not apply with respect to any
administrative site, visitors facility, or revenue producing visitor
service mandated or authorized pursuant to section 1306 or 1307 of the
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3196, 3197).
''(b) Covered Concession Activities.--(1) The activity referred to
in subsection (a) is any commercial activity conducted to provide
accommodations, facilities, or services to members of the public who
are visiting lands or waters in the System, for the purpose of
providing such visitors recreational, educational, or interpretive
enjoyment of lands or waters in the System.
''(2) Such activity does not include--
''(A) any activity carried out under a procurement
contract, grant agreement, memorandum of understanding, or
cooperative agreements;
''(B) the performance of volunteer services;
''(C) any activity by a governmental entity;
''(D) the operation of a bookstore in a refuge facility by
a national wildlife refuge Friends organization; and
''(E) the performance of any guide or outfitter services
authorized by any permit or other authorization issued by the
Secretary, including services related to fishing, hunting,
boating, sightseeing, hiking, or camping, except that this
subparagraph does not include the construction, maintenance, or
occupancy of significant structures or facilities.
''(c) Standardized Contract.--(1) The Secretary, acting through the
Director, shall issue regulations that implement this section.
''(2) Regulations under this subsection shall authorize a contract
to use a provision other than those specified, by the Secretary as part
of a standardized contract only if--
''(A) the provision addresses extenuating circumstances
that are specific to a refuge or the contract; and
''(B) the provision is approved by the Secretary in
writing.
''(3) The Secretary shall require in each contract provisions that
require that any activity conducted in the System under the contract--
''(A) must be a compatible use; and
''(B) must be designed to--
''(i) conserve the natural and cultural resources
of the System;
''(ii) facilitate the enjoyment of the lands and
waters of the System by visitors to the System; and
''(iii) enhance such visitors' knowledge of the
natural resources of the System.
''(d) Maintenance and Repair.--(1) Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary shall include, in each contract that
authorizes a person to use any land or water in the System for any
activity described in subsection (b), provisions that--
''(A) authorize the person to maintain or repair any
improvement on or in such land or water that the person is
authorized to use for such activity; and
''(B) treat costs incurred by the person for such
maintenance or repair as consideration otherwise required to be
paid to the United States for such use.
''(2) This subsection does not authorize any maintenance or repair
that is not directly related to an activity described in subsection (b)
that is authorized by the contract.
''(3) The United States shall retain title to all real property
that is maintained or repaired under this subsection.
''(e) No Compensable Interest.--Nothing in this Act shall be
considered to convey to any person any right to compensation for--
''(1) the value of any maintenance activities, repairs,
construction, or improvements on or in land or water in the
System; or
''(2) buildings, facilities, fixtures, and non-movable
equipment that the person is authorized to use under this Act.
''(f) Expenditure of Fees and Other Payments.--(1) Amounts received
by the United States as fees or other payments required under any
agreement, lease, permit, or contract for use of real property located
in an area in the System, other than lands withdrawn for Native
selection pusuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.) shall be available to the Secretary for expenditure in
accordance with this subsection, without further appropriation.
''(2) Amounts available for expenditure under this subsection may
only be used--
''(A) at the refuge or refuge complex with respect to which
the amounts were received as fees or other payments;
''(B) to increase the quality of the visitor experience;
and
''(C) for purposes of--
''(i) backlogged repair and maintenance projects
(including projects relating to health and safety);
''(ii) interpretation, signage, habitat, or
facility enhancement; or
''(iii) administration of agreements, leases,
permits, and contracts from which such amounts are
derived.
''(3) Paragraph (1) shall not affect the application of the Act of
June 15, 1935 (chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s), commonly referred to as
the Refuge Revenue Sharing Act, to amounts referred to in paragraph (1)
that are not expended by the Secretary under paragraph (1).''.
(b) Application.--Section 5(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by this section, shall
apply only with respect to a concession that is--
(1) first awarded after the date of the publication of
regulations under section 5(c) of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by this section;
or
(2) renewed after the end of the 3-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Deadline for Regulations Establishing Program Requirements.--
The Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations under section
5(c) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966,
as amended by this section, by not later than 18 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Comprehensive Conservation Plan Requirement.--Section 4(e) of
the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16
U.S.C. 668dd) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(5) The Secretary shall include, in the comprehensive
conservation plan for each refuge under this subsection, a description
of the activities that may be conducted in the refuge, and the lands,
waters, and facilities of the refuge that may be used, under concession
contracts awarded under section 5(a).''.
(e) Prior Amendments Not Affected.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to affect any amendment made by section 6 of the National
Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as in effect before
the enactment of this Act, or any provision of law amended by such
section.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE CONCESSIONS.

(a) Reporting Requirement.--The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is further amended
by amending section 7 (relating to amendments to another law, which
have executed) to read as follows:

''SEC. 7. ANNUAL REPORT ON CONCESSION ACTIVITIES IN THE SYSTEM.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall submit by December 31 each
year, to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a report
on concessions activities conducted in the System.
''(b) Contents.--Each report under this section shall describe the
following with respect to the period covered by the report:
''(1) The number of refuge units in which concessions
activities were conducted.
''(2) The names and descriptions of services offered in the
System by each concessionaire.
''(3) A listing of the different types of legal
arrangements under which concessionaires operated in the
System, including contracts, memoranda of understanding,
permits, letters of agreement, and other arrangements.
''(4) Amounts of fees or other payments received by the
United States with respect to such activities from each
concessionaire, and the portion of such funds expended for
purposes under this Act.
''(5) An accounting of the amount of monies deposited into
the fund established by section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935
(chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s), popularly known as the refuge
revenue sharing fund, and of the balance remaining in the fund
at the end of the reporting period.
''(6) A listing of all concession contracts and other
arrangements that were terminated or not renewed within the
reporting period.
''(7) A summary of all improvements in visitor services in
the System that were completed by concessionaires and
volunteers during the reporting period.
''(8) A summary of all backlogged repair and maintenance,
facility enhancement, and resource preservation projects
completed by concessionaires and volunteers during the
reporting period.''.
(b) Deadline for First Report.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
submit the first report under the amendment made by subsection (a) by
not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 2003.

Attest:

JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.
Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing a person to use any land or water in the National Wildlife Refuge System for any commercial activity conducted to provide accommodations, facilities, or services for visitors' recreational, educational, or interpretive enjoyment of System lands or waters, except under a standardized concession contract established pursuant to this Act. Excludes certain activities from coverage of such requirement, including volunteer and government activities and the operation of a bookstore in a refuge facility by a national wildlife refuge Friends organization, as well as performance of any authorized guide or outfitter services.

Exempts from such standardized contract requirement administrative sites, visitor facilities, and revenue producing visitor services mandated or authorized pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to issue regulations that authorize a contract to use a provision other than those specified by the Secretary as part of a standardized contract, subject to certain conditions. Directs the Secretary to require in each contract provisions requiring any activity conducted in the System under the contract to be: (1) a compatible use; and (2) designed to conserve the System's natural and cultural resources, facilitate the enjoyment of System lands and waters, and enhance visitors' knowledge of the natural resources. Requires the Secretary to include in any such contract provisions that: (1) authorize the person to maintain or repair any improvement on or in such land or water that the person is authorized to use; and (2) treat costs incurred by the person for such maintenance or repair as consideration otherwise required to be paid to the United States for such use. Makes available to the Secretary for specified expenditures any amounts received by the United States as fees or other payments required under any contract for use of real property located in an area of the System, other than lands withdrawn for Native selection pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) include in the comprehensive conservation plan for each refuge a description of the activities that may be conducted in the refuge and the lands, water, and facilities of the refuge that may be used under concession contracts; and (2) report by December 31 each year to specified congressional committees on concessions activities in the System.