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[H.R. 1068 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1068
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
An Act
To enact title 54, United States Code, ``National Park Service and
Related Programs'', as positive law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

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(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to codify certain existing
laws relating to the National Park System as title 54, United States
Code, ``National Park Service and Related Programs''.
(b) Conformity With Original Intent.--In the codification of laws by
this Act, the intent is to conform to the understood policy, intent,
and purpose of Congress in the original enactments, with such
amendments and corrections as will remove ambiguities, contradictions,
and other imperfections, in accordance with section 205(c)(1) of House
Resolution No. 988, 93d Congress, as enacted into law by Public Law 93-
554 (2 U.S.C. 285b(1)).

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Title 54, United States Code, ``National Park Service and Related
Programs'', is enacted as follows:
TITLE 54--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Subtitle I--National Park System
Chap.                                                               Sec.
General Provisions................................................100101
Establishment, Directors, and Other Employees.....................100301
Areas of National Park System.....................................100501
Resource Management...............................................100701
Administration....................................................100901
Donations.........................................................101101
Employees.........................................................101301
Transportation....................................................101501
Financial Agreements..............................................101701
Concessions and Commercial Use Authorizations.....................101901
Privileges and Leases.............................................102101
Programs and Organizations........................................102301
Museums...........................................................102501
Law Enforcement and Emergency Assistance..........................102701
Land Transfers....................................................102901
Appropriations and Accounting.....................................103101
National Military Parks...........................................103301
through 1047....................................................Reserved
Miscellaneous.....................................................104901
Subtitle II--Outdoor Recreation Programs
Coordination of Programs..........................................200101
Land and Water Conservation Fund..................................200301
Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program........................200501
Subtitle III--National Preservation Programs
Subdivision 1--General Provisions
Policy............................................................300101
Definitions.......................................................300301
Subdivision 2--Historic Preservation Program
National Register of Historic Places..............................302101
State Historic Preservation Programs..............................302301
Certification of Local Governments................................302501
Historic Preservation Programs and Authorities for Indian Tribes and
Native Hawaiian Organizations.....................................302701
Grants............................................................302901
Historic Preservation Fund........................................303101
Through 3037....................................................Reserved
Miscellaneous.....................................................303901
Subdivision 3--Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.........................304101
Subdivision 4--Other Organizations and Programs
Historic Light Station Preservation...............................305101
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training..........305301
National Building Museum..........................................305501
Subdivision 5--Federal Agency Historic Preservation
Responsibilities
Program Responsibilities and Authorities..........................306101
Subdivision 6--Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous.....................................................307101
Subdivision 1--Administered by National Park Service
American Battlefield Protection Program...........................308101
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom..................308301
National Women's Rights History Project...........................308501
National Maritime Heritage........................................308701
Save America's Treasures Program..................................308901
Commemoration of Former Presidents................................309101
Subdivision 2--Administered Jointly With National Park
Service
Preserve America Program..........................................311101
Subdivision 3--Administered by Other Than National Park
Service
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States.....312101
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad......312301
Preservation of Historical and Archeological Data.................312501
Policy and Administrative Provisions..............................320101
Monuments, Ruins, Sites, and Objects of Antiquity.................320301
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Subtitle I--National Park System
Chapter 1001--General Provisions
Sec.
100101.  Promotion and regulation.
100102.  Definitions.

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(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the
National Park Service, shall promote and regulate the use of the
National Park System by means and measures that conform to the
fundamental purpose of the System units, which purpose is to conserve
the scenery, natural and historic objects, and wild life in the System
units and to provide for the enjoyment of the scenery, natural and
historic objects, and wild life in such manner and by such means as
will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
(b) Declarations.--
(1) 1970 declarations.--Congress declares that--
(A) the National Park System, which began with establishment
of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, has since grown to
include superlative natural, historic, and recreation areas in
every major region of the United States and its territories and
possessions;
(B) these areas, though distinct in character, are united
through their interrelated purposes and resources into one
National Park System as cumulative expressions of a single
national heritage;
(C) individually and collectively, these areas derive
increased national dignity and recognition of their superb
environmental quality through their inclusion jointly with each
other in one System preserved and managed for the benefit and
inspiration of all the people of the United States; and
(D) it is the purpose of this division to include all these
areas in the System and to clarify the authorities applicable
to the System.
(2) 1978 reaffirmation.--Congress reaffirms, declares, and
directs that the promotion and regulation of the various System
units shall be consistent with and founded in the purpose
established by subsection (a), to the common benefit of all the
people of the United States. The authorization of activities shall
be construed and the protection, management, and administration of
the System units shall be conducted in light of the high public
value and integrity of the System and shall not be exercised in
derogation of the values and purposes for which the System units
have been established, except as directly and specifically provided
by Congress.

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In this title:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the
National Park Service.
(2) National park system.--The term ``National Park System''
means the areas of land and water described in section 100501 of
this title.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior.
(4) Service.--The term ``Service'' means the National Park
Service.
(5) System.--The term ``System'' means the National Park System.
(6) System unit.--The term ``System unit'' means one of the areas
described in section 100501 of this title.
Chapter 1003--Establishment, Directors, and Other Employees
Sec.
100301.  Establishment.
100302.  Directors and other employees.
100303.  Effect on other laws.

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There is in the Department of the Interior a service called the
National Park Service.

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(a) Director.--
(1) Appointment.--The Service shall be under the charge of a
director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) Qualifications.--The Director shall have substantial
experience and demonstrated competence in land management and
natural or cultural resource conservation.
(3) Authority.--Under the direction of the Secretary, the
Director shall have the supervision, management, and control of
System units. In the supervision, management, and control of System
units contiguous to national forests the Secretary of Agriculture
may cooperate with the Service to such extent as may be requested
by the Secretary.
(b) Deputy Directors.--The Director shall select 2 Deputy Directors.
One Deputy Director shall have responsibility for Service operations,
and the other Deputy Director shall have responsibility for other
programs assigned to the Service.
(c) Other Employees.--The Service shall have such subordinate
officers and employees as may be appropriated for by Congress.

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This chapter and sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and
102101 of this title do not affect or modify section 100902(a) of this
title.
Chapter 1005--Areas of National Park System
Sec.
100501.  Areas included in System.
100502.  General management plans.
100503.  Five-year strategic plans.
100504.  Study and planning of park, parkway, and recreational-area
facilities.
100505.  Periodic review of System.
100506.  Boundary changes to System units.
100507.  Additional areas for System.

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The System shall include any area of land and water administered by
the Secretary, acting through the Director, for park, monument,
historic, parkway, recreational, or other purposes.

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General management plans for the preservation and use of each System
unit, including areas within the national capital area, shall be
prepared and revised in a timely manner by the Director. On January 1
of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a list indicating
the current status of completion or revision of general management
plans for each System unit. General management plans for each System
unit shall include--
(1) measures for the preservation of the area's resources;
(2) indications of types and general intensities of development
(including visitor circulation and transportation patterns,
systems, and modes) associated with public enjoyment and use of the
area, including general locations, timing of implementation, and
anticipated costs;
(3) identification of and implementation commitments for visitor
carrying capacities for all areas of the System unit; and
(4) indications of potential modifications to the external
boundaries of the System unit, and the reasons for the
modifications.

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(a) Strategic and Performance Plans.--Each System unit shall prepare
and make available to the public a 5-year strategic plan and an annual
performance plan. The plans shall reflect the Service policies, goals,
and outcomes represented in the Service-wide strategic plan prepared
pursuant to section 306 of title 5.
(b) Annual Budget.--
(1) In general.--As a part of the annual performance plan for a
System unit prepared pursuant to subsection (a), following receipt
of the appropriation for the unit from the Operations of the
National Park System account (but not later than January 1 of each
year), the superintendent of the System unit shall develop and make
available to the public the budget for the current fiscal year for
that System unit.
(2) Contents.--The budget shall include--
(A) funding allocations for resource preservation (including
resource management), visitor services (including maintenance,
interpretation, law enforcement, and search and rescue), and
administration; and
(B) allocations into each of the categories in subparagraph
(A) of all funds retained from fees collected for that year,
including special use permits, concession franchise fees, and
recreation use and entrance fees.

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facilities
(a) In General.--
(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``State'' means a
State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin
Islands.
(2) Study.--The Secretary shall cause the Service to make a
comprehensive study, other than on land under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary of Agriculture, of the public park, parkway, and
recreational area programs of the United States, States, and
political subdivisions of States and of areas of land throughout
the United States that are or may be chiefly valuable as public
park, parkway, or recreational areas. A study shall not be made in
any State without the consent and approval of the State officials,
boards, or departments having jurisdiction over the land. The study
shall be such as, in the judgment of the Secretary, will provide
data helpful in developing a plan for coordinated and adequate
public park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities for the
people of the United States.
(3) Cooperation and agreements with other entities.--In making
the study and to accomplish the purposes of this section, the
Secretary, acting through the Director--
(A) shall seek and accept the cooperation and assistance of
Federal departments or agencies having jurisdiction of land
belonging to the United States; and
(B) may cooperate and make agreements with and seek and
accept the assistance of--
(i) other Federal agencies and instrumentalities; and
(ii) States, political subdivisions of States, and
agencies and instrumentalities of either of them.
(4) State planning.--For the purpose of developing coordinated
and adequate public park, parkway, and recreational-area facilities
for the people of the United States, the Secretary may aid States
and political subdivisions of States in planning public park,
parkway, and recreational areas and in cooperating with one another
to accomplish these ends. Aid shall be made available through the
Service acting in cooperation with such State agencies or agencies
of political subdivisions of States as the Secretary considers
best.
(b) Consent of Congress to Agreements Between States.--The consent of
Congress is given to any 2 or more States to negotiate and enter into
compacts or agreements with one another with reference to planning,
establishing, developing, improving, and maintaining any park, parkway,
or recreational area. No compact or agreement shall be effective until
approved by the legislatures of the States that are parties to the
compact or agreement and by Congress.

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(a) Authority of Secretary To Conduct Review.--The Secretary shall
conduct a systematic and comprehensive review of certain aspects of the
System and on a periodic basis (but not less often than every 3 years)
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate a report on the findings of the review, together with
recommendations as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
(b) Consultation.--In conducting and preparing the report, the
Secretary shall consult with appropriate officials of affected Federal,
State, and local agencies and national, regional, and local
organizations. The consultation shall include holding public hearings
that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide a full
opportunity for public comment.
(c) Contents of report.--The report shall contain the following:
(1) A comprehensive listing of all authorized but unacquired
parcels of land within the exterior boundaries of each System unit
as of November 28, 1990.
(2) A priority listing of all those unacquired parcels by System
unit and for the System as a whole. The list shall describe the
acreage and ownership of each parcel, the estimated cost of
acquisition for each parcel (subject to any statutory acquisition
limitations for the land), and the basis for the estimate.
(3) An analysis and evaluation of the current and future needs of
each System unit for resource management, interpretation,
construction, operation and maintenance, personnel, and housing,
together with an estimate of the costs.

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(a) Criteria for Evaluation.--The Secretary shall maintain criteria
to evaluate any proposed changes to the boundaries of System units,
including--
(1) analysis of whether or not an existing boundary provides for
the adequate protection and preservation of the natural, historic,
cultural, scenic and recreational resources integral to the System
unit;
(2) an evaluation of each parcel proposed for addition or
deletion to a System unit based on the analysis under paragraph
(1); and
(3) an assessment of the impact of potential boundary adjustments
taking into consideration the factors in section 100505(c)(3) of
this title and the effect of the adjustments on the local
communities and surrounding area.
(b) Proposal of Secretary.--In proposing a boundary change to a
System unit, the Secretary shall--
(1) consult with affected agencies of State and local
governments, surrounding communities, affected landowners, and
private national, regional, and local organizations;
(2) apply the criteria developed pursuant to subsection (a) and
accompany the proposal with a statement reflecting the results of
the application of the criteria; and
(3) include with the proposal an estimate of the cost for
acquiring any parcels proposed for acquisition, the basis for the
estimate, and a statement on the relative priority for the
acquisition of each parcel within the priorities for acquisition of
other parcels for the System unit and for the System.
(c) Minor Boundary Changes.--
(1) In general.--When the Secretary determines that to do so will
contribute to, and is necessary for, the proper preservation,
protection, interpretation, or management of a System unit, the
Secretary may, following timely notice in writing to the Committee
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate of the
Secretary's intention to do so, and by publication of a revised
boundary map or other description in the Federal Register--
(A) make minor changes to the boundary of the System unit,
and amounts appropriated from the Fund shall be available for
acquisition of any land, water, and interests in land or water
added to the System unit by the boundary change subject to such
statutory limitations, if any, on methods of acquisition and
appropriations thereof as may be specifically applicable to the
System unit; and
(B) acquire by donation, purchase with donated funds,
transfer from any other Federal agency, or exchange, land,
water, or interests in land or water adjacent to the System
unit, except that in exercising the Secretary's authority under
this subparagraph the Secretary--
(i) shall not alienate property administered as part of
the System to acquire land by exchange;
(ii) shall not acquire property without the consent of
the owner; and
(iii) may acquire property owned by a State or political
subdivision of a State only by donation.
(2) Consultation.--Prior to making a determination under this
subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the governing body of
the county, city, town, or other jurisdiction or jurisdictions
having primary taxing authority over the land or interest to be
acquired as to the impacts of the proposed action.
(3) Action to advance local public awareness.--The Secretary
shall take such steps as the Secretary considers appropriate to
advance local public awareness of the proposed action.
(4) Administration of acquisitions.--Land, water, and interests
in land or water acquired in accordance with this subsection shall
be administered as part of the System unit to which they are added,
subject to the laws and regulations applicable to the System unit.
(5) When authority applies.--For the purposes of paragraph
(1)(A), in all cases except the case of technical boundary changes
(resulting from such causes as survey error or changed road
alignments), the authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A)
shall apply only if each of the following conditions is met:
(A) The sum of the total acreage of the land, water, and
interests in land or water to be added to the System unit and
the total acreage of the land, water, and interests in land or
water to be deleted from the System unit is not more than 5
percent of the total Federal acreage authorized to be included
in the System unit and is less than 200 acres.
(B) The acquisition, if any, is not a major Federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment,
as determined by the Secretary.
(C) The sum of the total appraised value of the land, water,
and interests in land or water to be added to the System unit
and the total appraised value of the land, water, and interests
in land or water to be deleted from the System unit does not
exceed $750,000.
(D) The proposed boundary change is not an element of a more
comprehensive boundary change proposal.
(E) The proposed boundary has been subject to a public review
and comment period.
(F) The Director obtains written consent for the boundary
change from all property owners whose land, water, or interests
in land or water, or a portion of whose land, water, or
interests in land or water, will be added to or deleted from
the System unit by the boundary change.
(G) The land abuts other Federal land administered by the
Director.
(6) Act of congress required.--Minor boundary changes involving
only deletions of acreage owned by the Federal Government and
administered by the Service may be made only by Act of Congress.

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(a) Monitoring Areas for Inclusion in System.--The Secretary shall
investigate, study, and continually monitor the welfare of areas whose
resources exhibit qualities of national significance and that may have
potential for inclusion in the System.
(b) Submission of List of Areas Recommended for Study for Potential
Inclusion.--
(1) When list is to be submitted.--At the beginning of each
calendar year, with the annual budget submission, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate a list of areas recommended for study for potential
inclusion in the System.
(2) Factors to be considered.--In developing the list to be
submitted under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider--
(A) the areas that have the greatest potential to meet the
established criteria of national significance, suitability, and
feasibility;
(B) themes, sites, and resources not already adequately
represented in the System; and
(C) public petitions and Congressional resolutions.
(3) Accompanying synopsis.--Accompanying the annual listing of
areas shall be a synopsis, for each report previously submitted, of
the current and changed condition of the resource integrity of the
area and other relevant factors, compiled as a result of continual
periodic monitoring and embracing the period since the previous
submission or initial report submission one year earlier.
(4) Congressional authorization required.--No study of the
potential of an area for inclusion in the System may be initiated
except as provided by specific authorization of an Act of Congress.
(5) Authority to conduct certain activities not limited.--This
section and sections 100901(b), 101702(b) and (c), and 102102 of
this title do not limit the authority of the Service to conduct
preliminary resource assessments, gather data on potential study
areas, provide technical and planning assistance, prepare or
process nominations for administrative designations, update
previous studies, or complete reconnaissance surveys of individual
areas requiring a total expenditure of less than $25,000.
(6) Study of rivers or trails not affected.--This section does
not apply to or affect or alter the study of--
(A) any river segment for potential addition to the national
wild and scenic rivers system; or
(B) any trail for potential addition to the national trails
system.
(c) Study of Areas for Potential Inclusion.--
(1) Study to be completed within 3 years.--The Secretary shall
complete the study for each area for potential inclusion in the
System within 3 complete fiscal years following the date on which
funds are first made available for that purpose.
(2) Opportunity for public involvement required.--Each study
under this section shall be prepared with appropriate opportunity
for public involvement, including at least one public meeting in
the vicinity of the area under study, and after reasonable efforts
to notify potentially affected landowners and State and local
governments.
(3) Considerations.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall
consider whether the area under study--
(A) possesses nationally significant natural or cultural
resources and represents one of the most important examples of
a particular resource type in the country; and
(B) is a suitable and feasible addition to the System.
(4) Scope of study.--Each study--
(A) with regard to the area being studied, shall consider--
(i) the rarity and integrity of the resources;
(ii) the threats to those resources;
(iii) whether similar resources are already protected in
the System or in other public or private ownership;
(iv) the public use potential;
(v) the interpretive and educational potential;
(vi) costs associated with acquisition, development, and
operation;
(vii) the socioeconomic impacts of any designation;
(viii) the level of local and general public support; and
(ix) whether the area is of appropriate configuration to
ensure long-term resource protection and visitor use;
(B) shall consider whether direct Service management or
alternative protection by other public agencies or the private
sector is appropriate for the area;
(C) shall identify what alternative or combination of
alternatives would in the professional judgment of the Director
be most effective and efficient in protecting significant
resources and providing for public enjoyment; and
(D) may include any other information that the Secretary
considers to be relevant.
(5) Compliance with national environmental policy act of 1969.--
Each study shall be completed in compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(6) Recommendation of preferred management option.--The letter
transmitting each completed study to Congress shall contain a
recommendation regarding the Secretary's preferred management
option for the area.
(d) List of Areas Previously Studied.--
(1) Submission of list.--At the beginning of each calendar year,
with the annual budget submission, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, in
numerical order of priority for addition to the System--
(A) a list of areas that have been previously studied that
contain primarily historical resources; and
(B) a list of areas that have been previously studied that
contain primarily natural resources.
(2) Considerations.--In developing the lists, the Secretary
should consider threats to resource values, cost escalation
factors, and other factors listed in subsection (c).
(3) Areas eligible for inclusion.--The Secretary should include
on the lists only areas for which the supporting data are current
and accurate.
(e) List of Areas That Exhibit Danger or Threats to the Integrity of
Their Resources.--At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary
shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President of the Senate a complete and current list of all areas listed
on the Registry of Natural Landmarks, and areas of national
significance listed on the National Register of Historic places, that
exhibit known or anticipated damage or threats to the integrity of
their resources, with notations as to the nature and severity of the
damage or threats.
(f) Reports and Listings Printed as House Documents.--Each report and
annual listing described in this section shall be printed as a House
document. If adequate supplies of previously printed identical reports
remain available, newly submitted identical reports shall be omitted
from printing on receipt by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
of a joint letter from the chairman of the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of Senate indicating that to
be the case.
(g) Designation of Office.--The Secretary shall designate a single
office to prepare all new area studies and to implement other functions
under this section.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Studies of potential new system units and monitoring the
welfare of system unit resources.--To carry out studies for
potential new System units and for monitoring the welfare of
historical and natural resources referred to in subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of subsection (d)(1), there is authorized to be
appropriated not more than $1,000,000 for each fiscal year.
(2) Monitoring welfare and integrity of national landmarks.--To
monitor the welfare and integrity of the national landmarks, there
is authorized to be appropriated not more than $1,500,000 for each
fiscal year.
(3) Carrying out subsections (b), (c), and (g).--To carry out
subsections (b), (c), and (g), there is authorized to be
appropriated $2,000,000 for each fiscal year.
Chapter 1007--Resource Management
Subchapter I--System Resource Inventory and Management
Sec.
100701.  Protection, interpretation, and research in System.
100702.  Research mandate.
100703.  Cooperative study units.
100704.  Inventory and monitoring program.
100705.  Availability of System units for scientific study.
100706.  Integration of study results into management decisions.
100707.  Confidentiality of information.
Subchapter II--System Unit Resource Protection
100721.  Definitions.
100722.  Liability.
100723.  Actions.
100724.  Use of recovered amounts.
100725.  Donations.
Subchapter III--Mining Activity Within System Units
100731.  Findings and declaration.
100732.  Preservation and management of System units by Secretary;
promulgation of regulations.
100733.  Recordation of mining claims; publication of notice.
100734.  Report on finding or notification of potential damage to
natural and historical landmarks.
100735.  Civil actions for just compensation by mining claim holders.
100736.  Acquisition of land by Secretary.
100737.  Financial disclosure by officer or employee of Secretary.
Subchapter IV--Administration
100751.  Regulations.
100752.  Destruction of animals and plant life.
100753.  Disposal of timber.
100754.  Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction.
100755.  Applicability of other laws.
Subchapter I--System Resource Inventory and Management

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Recognizing the ever increasing societal pressures being placed upon
America's unique natural and cultural resources contained in the
System, the Secretary shall continually improve the ability of the
Service to provide state-of-the-art management, protection, and
interpretation of, and research on, the resources of the System.

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The Secretary shall ensure that management of System units is
enhanced by the availability and utilization of a broad program of the
highest quality science and information.

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The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with colleges
and universities, including land grant schools, in partnership with
other Federal and State agencies, to establish cooperative study units
to conduct multi-disciplinary research and develop integrated
information products on the resources of the System, or the larger
region of which System units are a part.

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The Secretary shall undertake a program of inventory and monitoring
of System resources to establish baseline information and to provide
information on the long-term trends in the condition of System
resources. The monitoring program shall be developed in cooperation
with other Federal monitoring and information collection efforts to
ensure a cost-effective approach.

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(a) In General.--The Secretary may solicit, receive, and consider
requests from Federal or non-Federal public or private agencies,
organizations, individuals, or other entities for the use of any System
unit for purposes of scientific study.
(b) Criteria.--A request for use of a System unit under subsection
(a) may be approved only if the Secretary determines that the proposed
study--
(1) is consistent with applicable laws and Service management
policies; and
(2) will be conducted in a manner that poses no threat to the
System unit resources or public enjoyment derived from System unit
resources.
(c) Fee Waiver.--The Secretary may waive any System unit admission or
recreational use fee in order to facilitate the conduct of scientific
study under this section.
(d) Benefit-Sharing Arrangements.--The Secretary may negotiate for
and enter into equitable, efficient benefit-sharing arrangements with
the research community and private industry.

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The Secretary shall take such measures as are necessary to ensure the
full and proper utilization of the results of scientific study for
System unit management decisions. In each case in which an action
undertaken by the Service may cause a significant adverse effect on a
System unit resource, the administrative record shall reflect the
manner in which System unit resource studies have been considered. The
trend in the condition of resources of the System shall be a
significant factor in the annual performance evaluation of each
superintendent of a System unit.

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Information concerning the nature and specific location of a System
resource that is endangered, threatened, rare, or commercially
valuable, of mineral or paleontological objects within System units, or
of objects of cultural patrimony within System units, may be withheld
from the public in response to a request under section 552 of title 5
unless the Secretary determines that--
(1) disclosure of the information would further the purposes of
the System unit in which the resource or object is located and
would not create an unreasonable risk of harm, theft, or
destruction of the resource or object, including individual organic
or inorganic specimens; and
(2) disclosure is consistent with other laws protecting the
resource or object.
Subchapter II--System Unit Resource Protection

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In this subchapter:
(1) Damages.--The term ``damages'' includes--
(A) compensation for--
(i)(I) the cost of replacing, restoring, or acquiring the
equivalent of a System unit resource; and
(II) the value of any significant loss of use of a System
unit resource pending its restoration or replacement or the
acquisition of an equivalent resource; or
(ii) the value of the System unit resource if the System
unit resource cannot be replaced or restored; and
(B) the cost of a damage assessment under section 100723(b)
of this title.
(2) Response costs.--The term ``response costs'' means the costs
of actions taken by the Secretary to--
(A) prevent or minimize destruction or loss of or injury to a
System unit resource;
(B) abate or minimize the imminent risk of the destruction,
loss, or injury; or
(C) monitor ongoing effects of incidents causing the
destruction, loss, or injury.
(3) System unit resource.--
(A) In general.--The term ``System unit resource'' means any
living or non-living resource that is located within the
boundaries of a System unit.
(B) Exclusion.--The term ``System unit resource'' does not
include a resource owned by a non-Federal entity.

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(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), any person that destroys,
causes the loss of, or injures any System unit resource is liable to
the United States for response costs and damages resulting from the
destruction, loss, or injury.
(b) Liability In Rem.--Any instrumentality, including a vessel,
vehicle, aircraft, or other equipment, that destroys, causes the loss
of, or injures any System unit resource shall be liable in rem to the
United States for response costs and damages resulting from the
destruction, loss, or injury to the same extent as a person is liable
under subsection (a).
(c) Defenses.--A person is not liable under this section if the
person establishes that--
(1) the destruction, loss of, or injury to the System unit
resource was caused solely by an act of God or an act of war;
(2) the person acted with due care, and the destruction, loss of,
or injury to the System unit resource was caused solely by an act
or omission of a 3d party, other than an employee or agent of the
person; or
(3) the destruction, loss, or injury to the System unit resource
was caused by an activity authorized by Federal or State law.
(d) Scope.--Liability under this section is in addition to any other
liability that may arise under Federal or State law.

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(a) Civil Action for Response Costs and Damages.--The Attorney
General, on request of the Secretary after a finding by the Secretary
of destruction, loss, or injury to a System unit resource or a finding
that absent the undertaking of a response action, destruction, loss, or
injury to a System unit resource would have occurred, may bring a civil
action in United States district court against any person or
instrumentality that may be liable under section 100722 of this title
for response costs and damages. The Secretary shall submit a request
for the civil action to the Attorney General whenever a person may be
liable or an instrumentality may be liable in rem for those costs and
damages under section 100722 of this title.
(b) Response Actions and Assessment of Destruction, Loss, or
Injury.--
(1) Actions to prevent or minimize destruction, loss, or
injury.--The Secretary shall undertake all necessary actions to--
(A) prevent or minimize the destruction, loss of, or injury
to System unit resources; or
(B) minimize the imminent risk of destruction, loss, or
injury to System unit resources.
(2) Assessment and monitoring.--The Secretary shall assess and
monitor destruction, loss, or injury to System unit resources.

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(a) Limitation on Use.--Response costs and damages recovered by the
Secretary under this subchapter or amounts recovered by the Federal
Government under any Federal, State, or local law or regulation or
otherwise as a result of destruction, loss of, or injury to any System
unit resource shall be available to the Secretary and without further
Congressional action may be used only as follows:
(1) Reimbursement.--To reimburse response costs and damage
assessments by the Secretary or other Federal agencies as the
Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) Restoration and replacement.--To restore, replace, or acquire
the equivalent of System unit resources that were the subject of
the action and to monitor and study those System unit resources.
The funds may not be used to acquire any land or water, interest in
land or water, or right to land or water unless the acquisition is
specifically approved in advance in appropriations Acts. The
acquisition shall be subject to any limitations contained in the
legislation establishing the System unit.
(b) Excess Amounts.--Any amounts remaining after expenditures
pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be deposited
in the Treasury.

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The Secretary may accept donations of money or services for
expenditure or employment to meet expected, immediate, or ongoing
response costs. The donations may be expended or employed at any time
after their acceptance, without further Congressional action.
Subchapter III--Mining Activity Within System Units

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Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the level of technology of mineral exploration and
development has changed radically, and continued application of the
mining laws of the United States to System units to which the
mining laws apply conflicts with the purposes for which the System
units were established; and
(2) all mining operations in System units should be conducted so
as to prevent or minimize damage to the environment and other
resource values.

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promulgation of regulations
To preserve for the benefit of present and future generations the
pristine beauty of System units, and to further the purposes of section
100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and
102101 of this title and the individual organic Acts for the System
units, all activities resulting from the exercise of mineral rights on
patented or unpatented mining claims within any System unit shall be
subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary as the
Secretary considers necessary or desirable for the preservation and
management of the System units.

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All mining claims under the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. chapter 2,
sections 161 and 162, and chapters 12A and 16) that lie within the
boundaries of System units in existence on September 28, 1976, that
were not recorded with the Secretary within one year after September
28, 1976, shall be conclusively presumed to be abandoned and shall be
void. The recordation does not render valid any claim that was not
valid on September 28, 1976, or that becomes invalid after that date.

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natural and historical landmarks
When the Secretary finds on the Secretary's own motion or on being
notified in writing by an appropriate scientific, historical, or
archeological authority that a district, site, building, structure, or
object that has been found to be nationally significant in illustrating
natural history or the history of the United States and that has been
designated as a natural or historic landmark may be irreparably lost or
destroyed in whole or in part by any surface mining activity, including
exploration for or removal or production of minerals or materials, the
Secretary shall notify the person conducting the activity and submit a
report on the findings or notification, including the basis for the
Secretary's finding that the activity may cause irreparable loss or
destruction of a national landmark, to the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, with a request for advice of the Council as to
alternative measures that may be taken by the United States to mitigate
or abate the activity.

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holders
The holder of any patented or unpatented mining claim subject to this
subchapter that believes the holder has suffered a loss by operation of
this subchapter, or by orders or regulations issued pursuant to this
subchapter, may bring a civil action in United States district court to
recover just compensation, which shall be awarded if the court finds
that the loss constitutes a taking of property compensable under the
Constitution.

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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority
of the Secretary to acquire land and interests in land within the
boundary of any System unit. The Secretary shall give prompt and
careful consideration to any offer made by the owner of any valid right
or other property in Glacier Bay National Monument, Death Valley
National Monument, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, or Mount
McKinley National Park to sell the right or other property if the owner
notifies the Secretary that the continued ownership of the right or
property is causing, or would result in, undue hardship.

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(a) Written Statements.--Each officer or employee of the Secretary
who--
(1) performs any function or duty under this subchapter, or any
Act amended by the Mining in the Parks Act (Public Law 94-429, 90
Stat. 1342) concerning the regulation of mining in the System; and
(2) has any known financial interest--
(A) in any person subject to this subchapter or any Act
amended by the Mining in the Parks Act (Public Law 94-429, 90
Stat. 1342); or
(B) in any person who holds a mining claim within the
boundary of any System unit;
shall annually file with the Secretary a written statement concerning
all such interests held by the officer or employee during the preceding
calendar year. The statement shall be available to the public.
(b) Monitoring and Enforcement Procedures.--The Secretary shall--
(1) define the term ``known financial interest'' for purposes of
subsection (a);
(2) establish the methods by which the requirement to file
written statements specified in subsection (a) will be monitored
and enforced, including appropriate provisions for the filing by
the officers and employees of the statements and the review by the
Secretary of the statements; and
(3) submit to Congress on June 1 of each year a report with
respect to the disclosures and the actions taken in regard to the
disclosures during the preceding calendar year.
(c) Exemptions.--In the rules prescribed under subsection (b), the
Secretary may identify specific positions within the Department of the
Interior that are of a nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking nature and
provide that officers or employees occupying those positions shall be
exempt from the requirements of this section.
(d) Criminal Penalties.--Criminal penalties for a violation of this
section are provided by section 1865 of title 18.
Subchapter IV--Administration

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(a) In General.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as
the Secretary considers necessary or proper for the use and management
of System units.
(b) Boating and Other Activities on or Relating to Water.--The
Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers
advisable, may prescribe regulations under subsection (a) concerning
boating and other activities on or relating to water located within
System units, including water subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States. Any regulation under this subsection shall be complementary to,
and not in derogation of, the authority of the Coast Guard to regulate
the use of water subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(c) Criminal Penalties.--Criminal penalties for a violation of a
regulation prescribed under this section are provided by section 1865
of title 18.

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The Secretary may provide for the destruction of such animals and
plant life as may be detrimental to the use of any System unit.

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The Secretary, on terms and conditions to be fixed by the Secretary,
may sell or dispose of timber in cases where, in the judgment of the
Secretary, the cutting of timber is required to control attacks of
insects or diseases or otherwise conserve the scenery or the natural or
historic objects in any System unit.

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(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may relinquish to a State or a territory (including a
possession) of the United States part of the legislative jurisdiction
of the United States over System land or interests in land in that
State or territory. Relinquishment may be accomplished--
(1) by filing with the chief executive official of the State or
territory a notice of relinquishment to take effect on acceptance;
or
(2) as the laws of the State or territory may otherwise provide.
(b) Submission of Agreement to Congress.--Prior to consummating a
relinquishment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit the
proposed agreement to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives. The Secretary shall not finalize the agreement until
60 calendar days after the submission has elapsed.
(c) Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction.--The Secretary shall
diligently pursue the consummation of arrangements with each State or
territory within which a System unit is located so that insofar as
practicable the United States shall exercise concurrent legislative
jurisdiction within System units.

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(a) In General.--This section and sections 100501, 100901(d) to (h),
101302(b)(2), 101901(c), and 102711 of this title, and the various
authorities relating to the administration and protection of System
units, including the provisions of law listed in subsection (b), shall,
to the extent that those provisions are not in conflict with any such
specific provision, be applicable to System units, and any reference in
any of these provisions to a System unit does not limit those
provisions to that System unit.
(b) Applicable Provisions.--The provisions of law referred to in
subsection (a) are--
(1) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, sections 100751(a), 100752,
100753, 101101, 101102, 101511, 102101, 102712, 102901, 104905, and
104906, and chapter 2003 of this title;
(2) the Act of March 4, 1911 (43 U.S.C. 961); and
(3) chapter 3201 of this title.
Chapter 1009--Administration
Sec.
100901.  Authority of Secretary to carry out certain activities.
100902.  Rights of way for public utilities and power and communication
facilities.
100903.  Solid waste disposal operations.
100904.  Admission and special recreation use fees.
100905.  Commercial filming.
100906.  Advisory committees.

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(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) Services, Resources, or Water Contracts.--The Secretary may enter
into contracts that provide for the sale or lease to persons, States,
or political subdivisions of States, of services, resources, or water
available within a System unit, as long as the activity does not
jeopardize or unduly interfere with the primary natural or historic
resource of the System unit, if the person, State, or political
subdivision--
(1) provides public accommodations or services within the
immediate vicinity of the System unit to individuals visiting the
System unit; and
(2) demonstrates to the Secretary that there are no reasonable
alternatives by which to acquire or perform the necessary services,
resources, or water.
(c) Vehicular Air Conditioning.--The Secretary may acquire, and have
installed, air conditioning units for any Government-owned passenger
motor vehicles used by the Service, where assigned duties necessitate
long periods in automobiles or in regions of the United States where
high temperatures and humidity are common and prolonged.
(d) Utility Facilities.--The Secretary may erect and maintain fire
protection facilities, water lines, telephone lines, electric lines,
and other utility facilities adjacent to any System unit, where
necessary, to provide service in the System unit.
(e) Supplies and Rental of Equipment.--The Secretary may furnish, on
a reimbursement of appropriation basis, supplies, and rent equipment,
to persons and agencies that, in cooperation with and subject to the
approval of the Secretary, render services or perform functions that
facilitate or supplement the activities of the Department of the
Interior in the administration of the System. The reimbursements may be
credited to the appropriation current at the time reimbursements are
received.
(f) Contracts for Utility Facilities.--The Secretary may contract,
under terms and conditions that the Secretary considers to be in the
interest of the Federal Government, for the sale, operation,
maintenance, repair, or relocation of Government-owned electric and
telephone lines and other utility facilities used for the
administration and protection of the System, regardless of whether the
lines and facilities are located within or outside the System.
(g) Rights of Way Necessary To Construct, Improve, and Maintain
Roads.--The Secretary may acquire--
(1) rights of way necessary to construct, improve, and maintain
roads within the authorized boundaries of any System unit; and
(2) land and interests in land adjacent to the rights of way,
when--
(A) considered necessary by the Secretary--
(i) to provide adequate protection of natural features;
or
(ii) to avoid traffic and other hazards resulting from
private road access connections; or
(B) the acquisition of adjacent residual tracts, which
otherwise would remain after acquiring the rights of way, would
be in the public interest.
(h) Operation and Maintenance of Motor and Other Equipment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may operate, repair, maintain, and
replace motor and other equipment on a reimbursable basis when the
equipment is used on Federal projects of the System, chargeable to
other appropriations, or on work of other Federal agencies, when
requested by the agencies.
(2) Reimbursement.--Reimbursement shall be--
(A) made from appropriations applicable to the work on which
the equipment is used at rental rates established by the
Secretary, based on actual or estimated cost of operation,
repair, maintenance, depreciation, and equipment management
control; and
(B) credited to appropriations currently available at the
time adjustment is effected.
(3) Rental of equipment for fire control purposes.--The Secretary
may rent equipment for fire control purposes to State, county,
private, or other non-Federal agencies that cooperate with the
Secretary in the administration of the System and other areas in
fire control. The rental shall be under the terms of written
cooperative agreements. The amount collected for the rentals shall
be credited to appropriations currently available at the time
payment is received.

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communication facilities
(a) Public Utilities.--
(1) In general.--Under regulations the Secretary prescribes, the
Secretary may grant a right of way through a System unit to a
citizen, association, or corporation of the United States that
intends to use the right of way for--
(A) electrical plants, poles, and lines for the generation
and distribution of electrical power;
(B) telephone and telegraph purposes; and
(C) canals, ditches, pipes and pipe lines, flumes, tunnels,
or other water conduits and water plants, dams, and reservoirs
used to promote irrigation or mining or quarrying, or the
manufacturing or cutting of timber or lumber, or the supplying
of water for domestic, public, or any other beneficial uses.
(2) Extent of right of way.--A right of way under this subsection
shall be for--
(A) the ground occupied by the canals, ditches, flumes,
tunnels, reservoirs, or other water conduits or water plants,
or electrical or other works permitted under paragraph (1); and
(B) not more than 50 feet--
(i) on each side of the marginal limits of the ground; or
(ii) on each side of the center line of the pipes and
pipe lines, electrical, telegraph, and telephone lines and
poles.
(3) Approval.--A right of way under this subsection shall be
allowed within or through a System unit only on the approval of the
Secretary and on a finding that the right of way is not
incompatible with the public interest.
(4) Revocation.--The Secretary may revoke a right of way under
this subsection.
(5) Right, easement, or interest not conferred.--A right of way
under this subsection does not confer any right, easement, or
interest in, to, or over a System unit.
(b) Power and Communication Facilities.--
(1) In general.--Under regulations the Secretary prescribes, the
Secretary may grant a right of way over, across, and on through a
System unit to a citizen, association, or corporation of the United
States that intends to use the right of way for--
(A) electrical poles and lines for the transmission and
distribution of electrical power;
(B) poles and lines for communication purposes; and
(C) radio, television, and other forms of communication
transmitting, relay, and receiving structures and facilities.
(2) Extent of right of way.--A right of way under this
subsection--
(A) shall be for not more than 50 years from the date the
right of way is granted; and
(B) for--
(i) lines and poles shall be for 200 feet on each side of
the center line of the lines and poles; and
(ii) radio, television, and other forms of communication
transmitting, relay, and receiving structures and
facilities shall be for not more than 400 feet by 400 feet.
(3) Approval.--A right of way under this subsection shall be
allowed within or through a System unit only on the approval of the
Secretary and on a finding that the right of way is not
incompatible with the public interest.
(4) Forfeiture and annulment.--The Secretary may forfeit and
annul any part of a right of way under this subsection for--
(A) nonuse for a period of 2 years; or
(B) abandonment.

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(a) In General--To protect the air, land, water, and natural and
cultural values of the System and the property of the United States in
the System, no solid waste disposal site (including any site for the
disposal of domestic or industrial solid waste) may be operated within
the boundary of any System unit, other than--
(1) a site that was operating as of September 1, 1984; or
(2) a site used only for disposal of waste generated within that
System unit so long as the site will not degrade any of the natural
or cultural resources of the System unit.
(b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry
out this section, including reasonable regulations to mitigate the
adverse effects of solid waste disposal sites in operation as of
September 1, 1984, on property of the United States.

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(a) System Units at Which Entrance Fees or Admissions Fees Cannot Be
Collected.--
(1) Withholding of amounts.--Notwithstanding section 107 of the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1998 (Public Law 105-83, 111 Stat. 1561), the Secretary shall
withhold from the special account under section 807(a) of the
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6806(a)) 100
percent of the fees and charges collected in connection with any
System unit at which entrance fees or admission fees cannot be
collected by reason of deed restrictions.
(2) Use of amounts.--Amounts withheld under paragraph (1) shall
be retained by the Secretary and shall be available, without
further appropriation, for expenditure by the Secretary for the
System unit with respect to which the amounts were collected for
the purposes of enhancing the quality of the visitor experience,
protection of resources, repair and maintenance, interpretation,
signage, habitat or facility enhancement, resource preservation,
annual operation (including fee collection), maintenance, and law
enforcement.
(b) Allocation of Funds to System Units.--
(1) Allocation of funds on basis of need.--Ten percent of the
funds made available to the Director under subsection (a) in each
fiscal year shall be allocated among System units on the basis of
need in a manner to be determined by the Director.
(2) Allocation of funds based on expenses and based on fees
collected.--
(A) In general.--Forty percent of the funds made available to
the Director under subsection (a) in each fiscal year shall be
allocated among System units in accordance with subparagraph
(B) of this subsection and 50 percent shall be allocated in
accordance with subparagraph (C).
(B) Allocation based on expenses.--The amount allocated to
each System unit under this paragraph for each fiscal year
based on expenses shall be a fraction of the total allocation
to all System units under this paragraph. The fraction for each
System unit shall be determined by dividing the operating
expenses at that System unit during the prior fiscal year by
the total operating expenses at all System units during the
prior fiscal year.
(C) Allocation based on fees collected.--The amount allocated
to each System unit under this paragraph for each fiscal year
based on fees collected shall be a fraction of the total
allocation to all System units under this paragraph. The
fraction for each System unit shall be determined by dividing
the user fees and admission fees collected under this section
at that System unit during the prior fiscal year by the total
of user fees and admission fees collected under this section at
all System units during the prior fiscal year.
(3) Availability of amounts.--Amounts allocated under this
subsection to any System unit for any fiscal year and not expended
in that fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure at that
System unit until expended.
(c) Selling of Permits.--
(1) Authority to sell permits.--When authorized by the Secretary,
volunteers at System units may sell permits and collect fees
authorized or established pursuant to this section. The Secretary
shall ensure that the volunteers have adequate training regarding--
(A) the sale of permits and the collection of fees;
(B) the purposes and resources of the System units in which
they are assigned; and
(C) the provision of assistance and information to visitors
to the System unit.
(2) Surety bond required.--The Secretary shall require a surety
bond for any such volunteer performing services under this
subsection. Funds available to the Service may be used to cover the
cost of the surety bond. The Secretary may enter into arrangements
with qualified public or private entities pursuant to which the
entities may sell (without cost to the United States) annual
admission permits (including Golden Eagle Passports) at any
appropriate location. The arrangements shall require each such
entity to reimburse the United States for the full amount to be
received from the sale of the permits at or before the Secretary
delivers the permits to the entity for sale.
(d) Charge for Transportation Provided by Service for Viewing System
Units.--
(1) Charge when transportation provided.--Where the Service
provides transportation to view all or a portion of any System
unit, the Director may impose a charge for the service in lieu of
an admission fee under this section.
(2) Retention of charge and use of retained amount.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, half of the charges
imposed under paragraph (1) shall be retained by the System unit at
which the service was provided. The remainder shall be deposited in
the same manner as receipts from fees collected pursuant to this
section. Fifty percent of the amount retained shall be expended
only for maintenance of transportation systems at the System unit
where the charge was imposed. The remaining 50 percent of the
retained amount shall be expended only for activities related to
resource protection at those System units.
(e) Admission Fees.--Where the primary public access to a System unit
is provided by a concessioner, the Secretary may charge an admission
fee at the System unit only to the extent that the total of the fee
charged by the concessioner for access to the System unit and the
admission fee does not exceed the maximum amount of the admission fee
that could otherwise be imposed.
(f) Commercial Tour Use Fees.--
(1) Establishment.--In the case of each System unit for which an
admission fee is charged under this section, the Secretary shall
establish a commercial tour use fee to be imposed on each vehicle
entering the System unit for the purpose of providing commercial
tour services within the System unit.
(2) Amount.--The Secretary shall establish the amount of fee per
entry as follows:
(A) Twenty-five dollars per vehicle with a passenger capacity
of 25 individuals or less.
(B) Fifty dollars per vehicle with a passenger capacity of
more than 25 individuals.
(3) Adjustments.--The Secretary may periodically make reasonable
adjustments to the commercial tour use fee imposed under this
subsection.
(4) Nonapplicability.--The commercial tour use fee imposed under
this subsection shall not apply to the following:
(A) Any vehicle transporting organized school groups or
outings conducted for educational purposes by schools or other
bona fide educational institutions.
(B) Any vehicle entering a System unit pursuant to a contract
issued under subchapter II of chapter 1019 of this title.
(5) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to aircraft
entering the airspace of--
(A) Haleakala Crater, Crater Cabins, the Scientific Research
Reserve, Halemauu Trail, Kaupo Gap Trail, or any designated
tourist viewpoint in Haleakala National Park or of Grand Canyon
National Park; or
(B) any other System unit for the specific purpose of
providing commercial tour services if the Secretary determines
that the level of the services is equal to or greater than the
level at the System units specified in subparagraph (A).

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(a) Commercial Filming Fee.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require a permit and shall
establish a reasonable fee for commercial filming activities or
similar projects in a System unit. The fee shall provide a fair
return to the United States and shall be based on the following
criteria:
(A) The number of days the filming activity or similar
project takes place in the System unit.
(B) The size of the film crew present in the System unit.
(C) The amount and type of equipment present in the System
unit.
(2) Other factors.--The Secretary may include other factors in
determining an appropriate fee as the Secretary considers
necessary.
(b) Recovery of Costs.--The Secretary shall collect any costs
incurred as a result of filming activities or similar projects,
including administrative and personnel costs. All costs recovered shall
be in addition to the fee assessed in subsection (a).
(c) Still Photography.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall not require a permit or assess a fee for still
photography in a System unit if the photography takes place where
members of the public are generally allowed. The Secretary may
require a permit, assess a fee, or both, if the photography takes
place at other locations where members of the public are generally
not allowed, or where additional administrative costs are likely.
(2) Exception.--The Secretary shall require and shall establish a
reasonable fee for still photography that uses models or props that
are not a part of the site's natural or cultural resources or
administrative facilities.
(d) Protection of Resources.--The Secretary shall not permit any
filming, still photography or other related activity if the Secretary
determines that--
(1) there is a likelihood of resource damage;
(2) there would be an unreasonable disruption of the public's use
and enjoyment of the site; or
(3) the activity poses health or safety risks to the public.
(e) Use of Proceeds.--
(1) Fees.--All fees collected under this section shall be
available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further
appropriation and shall remain available until expended.
(2) Costs.--All costs recovered under this section shall be
available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further
appropriation, at the site where the costs are collected and shall
remain available until expended.
(f) Processing of Permit Applications.--The Secretary shall establish
a process to ensure that the Secretary responds in a timely manner to
permit applicants for commercial filming, still photography, or other
activity.

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(a) Establishment.--To facilitate the administration of the System,
the Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
consider advisable, may appoint and establish advisory committees in
regard to the functions of the Service as the Secretary considers
advisable.
(b) Charter Exception On Renewal.--Section 14(b) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is waived with respect to any
advisory commission or advisory committee established by law in
connection with any System unit during the period for which the
commission or committee is authorized by law.
(c) Service of Members.--Any member of any advisory commission or
advisory committee established in connection with any System unit may
serve after the expiration of the member's term until a successor is
appointed.
(d) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--Members of an advisory
committee established under subsection (a) shall receive no
compensation for their services as such but shall be allowed necessary
travel expenses as authorized by section 5703 of title 5.
Chapter 1011--Donations
Subchapter I--Authority of Secretary
Sec.
101101.  Authority to accept land, rights-of-way, buildings, other
property, and money.
101102.  Authority to accept and use funds to consolidate Federal land
ownership.
Subchapter II--National Park Foundation
101111.  Purpose and establishment of Foundation.
101112.  Board.
101113.  Gifts, devises, or bequests.
101114.  Disposition of property or income.
101115.  Corporate succession and powers and duties acting as trustee;
personal liability for malfeasance.
101116.  Corporate powers.
101117.  Authority of Board.
101118.  Tax exemptions; contributions toward costs of local government;
contributions, gifts, or transfers to or for use of United
States.
101119.  Liability of United States.
101120.  Promotion of local fundraising support.
Subchapter I--Authority of Secretary

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property, and money
The Secretary in the administration of the Service may accept--
(1) patented land, rights-of-way over patented land or other
land, buildings, or other property within a System unit; and
(2) money that may be donated for the purposes of the System.

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land ownership
(a) In General.--The Secretary may--
(1) accept and use funds that may be donated in order to
consolidate Federal land ownership within the existing boundaries
of any System unit; and
(2) encourage the donation of funds for that purpose, subject to
the condition that donated funds are to be expended for purposes of
this section only if Federal funds in an amount equal to the amount
of the donated funds are appropriated for the purposes of this
section.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for each fiscal year not more than $500,000 to match funds
that are donated for those purposes.
Subchapter II--National Park Foundation

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To encourage private gifts of real and personal property, or any
income from, or other interest in, the property, for the benefit of, or
in connection with, the Service, its activities, or its services, and
thereby to further the conservation of natural, scenic, historic,
scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational resources for
future generations of Americans, there is established a charitable and
nonprofit corporation to be known as the National Park Foundation to
accept and administer those gifts.

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(a) Membership.--The National Park Foundation shall consist of a
Board having as members the Secretary, the Director, and no fewer than
6 private citizens of the United States appointed by the Secretary.
(b) Term of Office and Vacancies.--The term of the private citizen
members of the Board is 6 years. If a successor is chosen to fill a
vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term, the successor
shall be chosen only for the remainder of that term.
(c) Chairman and Secretary.--The Secretary shall be the Chairman of
the Board and the Director shall be the Secretary of the Board.
(d) Board Membership Not an Office.--Membership on the Board shall
not be an office within the meaning of the statutes of the United
States.
(e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board serving at any
time shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(f) Seal.--The National Park Foundation shall have an official seal,
which shall be judicially noticed.
(g) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman and
there shall be at least one meeting each year.
(h) Compensation and Reimbursement.--No compensation shall be paid to
the members of the Board for their services as members, but they shall
be reimbursed for actual and necessary traveling and subsistence
expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members
out of National Park Foundation funds available to the Board for those
purposes.

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(a) Authority To Accept Gifts, Devises, or Bequests.--
(1) In general.--The National Park Foundation may accept,
receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gifts, devises, or
bequests, either absolutely or in trust of real or personal
property, or any income from, or other interest in, the gift,
devise, or bequest, for the benefit of, or in connection with, the
Service, its activities, or its services.
(2) Gift, devise, or bequest that is encumbered, restricted, or
subject to beneficial interests.--A gift, devise, or bequest may be
accepted by the National Park Foundation even though it is
encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of
private persons if any current or future interest in the gift,
devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the Service, its
activities, or its services.
(b) When Gift, Devise, or Bequest May Not Be Accepted.--The National
Park Foundation may not accept any gift, devise, or bequest that
entails any expenditure other than from the resources of the
Foundation.
(c) Interest in Real Property.--For purposes of this section, an
interest in real property includes easements or other rights for
preservation, conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for the
public of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational,
inspirational, or recreational resources.

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(a) Authority To Dispose or Deal With Property or Income.--Except as
otherwise required by the instrument of transfer, the National Park
Foundation may sell, lease, invest, reinvest, retain, or otherwise
dispose of or deal with any property or income from the property as the
Board may determine.
(b) Restriction.--The National Park Foundation shall not engage in
any business or make any investment that may not lawfully be made by a
trust company in the District of Columbia, except that the Foundation
may make any investment authorized by the instrument of transfer, and
may retain any property accepted by the Foundation.
(c) Use of Services and Facilities of the Departments of the Interior
and Justice.--The National Park Foundation may utilize the services and
facilities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Justice, and the services and facilities may be made available on
request to the extent practicable with or without reimbursement.
Amounts reimbursed to either Department shall be returned by the
Department to the account from which the funds for which the
reimbursement is made were drawn and may, without further
appropriation, be expended for any purpose for which the account is
authorized.

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trustee; personal liability for malfeasance
(a) Perpetual Succession.--The National Park Foundation shall have
perpetual succession.
(b) Powers and Duties of Trustee.--The National Park Foundation shall
have all the usual powers and obligations of a corporation acting as a
trustee, including the power to sue and to be sued in its own name.
(c) Personal Liability of Board Members.--The members of the Board
shall not be personally liable, except for malfeasance.

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The National Park Foundation shall have the power to enter into
contracts, to execute instruments, and generally to do any and all
lawful acts necessary or appropriate to its purposes.

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In carrying out this chapter, the Board may--
(1) adopt bylaws and regulations necessary for the administration
of its functions; and
(2) contract for any necessary services.

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government; contributions, gifts, or transfers to or for
use of United States
(a) Tax Exemption.--The National Park Foundation and any income or
property received or owned by it, and all transactions relating to that
income or property, shall be exempt from all Federal, State, and local
taxation.
(b) Contributions In Lieu of Taxes.--The National Park Foundation
may--
(1) contribute toward the costs of local government in amounts
not in excess of those which it would be obligated to pay that
government if it were not exempt from taxation by virtue of
subsection (a) or by virtue of its being a charitable and nonprofit
corporation; and
(2) agree to contribute with respect to property transferred to
it and the income derived from the property if the agreement is a
condition of the transfer.
(c) Transfers Deemed To Be to or for the Use of United States.--
Contributions, gifts, and other transfers made to or for the use of the
Foundation shall be deemed to be contributions, gifts, or transfers to
or for the use of the United States.

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The United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts,
or omissions of the National Park Foundation.

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(a) Program.--The National Park Foundation shall design and implement
a comprehensive program to assist and promote philanthropic programs of
support at the individual System unit level.
(b) Implementation.--The program under subsection (a) shall be
implemented to--
(1) assist in the creation of local nonprofit support
organizations; and
(2) provide support, national consistency, and management-
improving suggestions for local nonprofit support organizations.
(c) Program.--The program under subsection (a)--
(1) shall include the greatest number of System units as is
practicable; and
(2) at a minimum shall include--
(A) a standard adaptable organizational design format to
establish and sustain responsible management of a local
nonprofit support organization for support of a System unit;
(B) standard and legally tenable bylaws and recommended
money-handling procedures that can easily be adapted as applied
to individual System units; and
(C) a standard training curriculum to orient and expand the
operating expertise of personnel employed by local nonprofit
support organizations.
(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
requires--
(A) a nonprofit support organization or friends group to
modify current practices or to affiliate with the National Park
Foundation; or
(B) a local nonprofit support organization, established as a
result of this section, to be bound through its charter or
corporate bylaws to be permanently affiliated with the National
Park Foundation.
(2) Establishment.--An affiliation with the National Park
Foundation 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

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The Service shall implement a maintenance management system in the
maintenance and operations programs of the System. The system shall
include 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.
(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 annual
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
maintenance operations.

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(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
employees 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 Secretary
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
regarded and listed as System equipment.
(e) Meals and Lodging.--The Secretary may provide meals and lodging,
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 this purpose the Secretary may use funds appropriated for
the expenses of the Department of the Interior.

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(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 attention 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
isolated 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
burial.

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(a) Purchase of Personal Equipment and Supplies.--The Secretary 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 official 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 performance of their official work; and
(2) provide, at Federal Government expense, forage, care, and
housing 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,
rental, or purchase of property from employees of the Service whenever
it would promote the public interest to do so.

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deceased employees
In the administration of the System, the Secretary may, under
regulations 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
compensation for not to exceed 60 days rental cost, in the case
of an employee 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 outside the conterminous 48 States.
Subchapter II--Service Career Development, Training, and Management

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The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive training program for
employees 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.

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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

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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
there is no feasible alternative to the provision of Federal
Government housing, and the members of the individual's family.
(2) Primary resource values.--The term ``primary resource
values'' 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
assignments of 6 months or less.

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(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
administrative jurisdiction of the Service; and
(2) rent that housing to field employees at rates based on the
reasonable value of the housing in accordance with requirements
applicable under section 5911 of title 5.
(b) Joint Development Authority.--The Secretary may use authorities
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 housing
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
establish 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.

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The Secretary shall maintain criteria under which housing is provided
to employees of the Service. The Secretary shall examine the criteria
with respect 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.

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The Secretary may, pursuant to the authorities contained in this
subchapter and subject to the appropriation of necessary funds in
advance, enter into housing agreements with housing entities under
which the housing 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.

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(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 standards;
(C) shall contain additional terms and conditions as may be
appropriate 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
Secretary determines that the lease will improve the quality
and availability 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 planning,
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 necessary
funds in advance, the Secretary may enter into a lease-to-build
arrangement as set forth in subsection (a) with further agreement
to guarantee the occupancy of field employee quarters constructed
or rehabilitated under the lease. A guarantee made under this
paragraph shall be in writing.
(2) Limitations on guarantees.--
(A) Specific guarantees.--The Secretary may not guarantee--
(i) the occupancy of more than 75 percent of the units
constructed or rehabilitated under the lease; and
(ii) at a rental rate that exceeds the rate based on the
reasonable 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 employees.--A
guarantee may be made under this subsection only if the lessee
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
lessee fails to maintain a satisfactory level of operation and
maintenance.

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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 protect the interests of the United States and ensure
that necessary quarters are available to field employees.

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(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may lease quarters at or near a
System unit for use as seasonal quarters for field employees if the
Secretary 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
temporary; 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 requirements applicable under section 5911 of title 5.
(c) Unrecovered Costs.--The Secretary may pay the unrecovered costs
of leasing seasonal quarters under this section from annual
appropriations for the year in which the lease is made.

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(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 section
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 established for maintenance and operation of quarters.

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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 initial construction.

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(a) Expenditure Shall Follow Priority Listing.--Expenditure of any
funds authorized and appropriated for new construction, repair, or
rehabilitation 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
identification of nonconstruction funds to be spent for Service housing
maintenance 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.
Subchapter I--Airports

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(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 proximity to, System units, when the Secretary determines
that the airports are necessary to the proper performance of the
functions of the Department of the Interior.
(2) Inclusion in national plan.--The Secretary shall not acquire,
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 operation and
maintenance of airports under this section shall be in accordance
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
respect to the airports as may be necessary to carry out this
section.
(2) Consent required.--This section does not authorize the
Secretary 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 official 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--
(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 operated as public airports, available for public use on fair and
reasonable terms and without unjust discrimination.
Subchapter II--Roads and Trails

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(a) Roads and Trails in System Units.--The Secretary may construct,
reconstruct, and improve roads and trails, including bridges, in System
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
exceed--
(I) 60 miles in length between a System unit gateway
and a point on or leading to the nearest convenient
National 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
approach road shall be designated in any one county.
(C) Supplementary part of system unit highway system.--An
approach road designated for a System unit shall be treated as
a supplementary part of the highway system of the System unit.
(2) Construction, reconstruction, and improvement.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may construct, reconstruct,
and improve approach roads designated under paragraph (1)
(including 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
improvement 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 agreement with
the Secretary, the Secretary of Transportation may carry out any
provision of this section.

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historical areas
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``State'' means a State,
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
(b) Authority of Secretary.--The Secretary may, subject to conditions
as seem proper to the Secretary, convey by proper quitclaim deed to any
State, county, municipality, or agency of a State, county, or
municipality 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 Service.
(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 Secretary 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

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(a) Formulation of Plans and Implementation of Projects.--The
Secretary may formulate transportation plans and implement
transportation projects where feasible pursuant to those plans for
System units.
(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
provide transportation services, capital equipment, or
facilities to improve 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
administered 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 acquired
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 convenience 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.
(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.

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(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 Secretary
of Commerce, and the heads of other Federal departments or agencies
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
authority for the planning, funding, or operation of transportation
projects that might be utilized by the Secretary to carry out this
subchapter.

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(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
publication 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
convenient to the affected System unit.
(b) Prior to Implementation of Project.--Prior to the implementation
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 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
(c) Waiting Period.--When a report on a project is required under
subsection (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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transportation 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

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where the Service or an
entity 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 admission fees may occur at the
transportation staging area or any other reasonably convenient location
determined by the Secretary. The Secretary may enter into agreements,
with public or private entities that qualify to the Secretary's
satisfaction, to collect the transportation and admission fee.
Transportation fees collected pursuant to this section shall be
retained by the System unit at which the transportation fee was
collected, and the amount retained 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.

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(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
services in carrying out authorized functions and responsibilities
of the Secretary with respect to any System unit or System program,
any affiliated 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,
corporation, individual, or other entity.
(b) Authority To Enter Into Challenge Cost-Share Agreements.--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.

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(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 training 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 equipment, 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
procurement 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
conditions 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 respect to living exhibits and interpretive demonstrations in
System units; and
(3) credit the proceeds from those sales and contracts to the
appropriation 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
agreements with State, local, or tribal governments, other Federal
agencies, other public entities, educational institutions, private
nonprofit organizations, or participating private landowners for
the purpose of protecting 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
wildlife 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
provided by the Secretary or other parties to the agreement in
support 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
Secretary 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
purposes 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.
(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, maintenance, or operation of infrastructure, except
for ancillary support facilities that the Secretary determines to
be necessary for the completion of projects or activities
identified in the agreement.

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(a) In General.--To facilitate the administration of the System, the
Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers
advisable, may enter into an agreement with a State or local government
agency 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 management
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 Secretary
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
assignment may be for any period of time determined by the Secretary
and the State or local agency to be mutually beneficial.

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(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
appropriate 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 payment.
Chapter 1019--Concessions and Commercial Use Authorizations
Subchapter I--Authority of Secretary
Sec.
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

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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 concessioners, 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

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In this subchapter:
(1) Advisory board.--The term ``Advisory Board'' means the
National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board
established 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
determination 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 conditions of any competing proposal that the
Secretary determines to be the best proposal for a proposed new
concession contract that authorizes the continuation of the
facilities and services provided by the concessioner under its
prior contract.

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(a) Findings.--In furtherance of section 100101(a), Congress finds
that the preservation and conservation of System unit resources and
values requires that public accommodations, facilities, and services
that have to be 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
development 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
preservation and conservation of the resources and values of the
System unit.

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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 services to visitors to System units.
Concession contracts shall be awarded as follows:
(1) Competitive selection process.--Except as otherwise provided
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 competitive 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 renewals 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
availability 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
interested persons.
(3) Information to be included in prospectus.--The prospectus
shall include the following information:
(A) The minimum requirements for the contract as set forth in
paragraph (4).
(B) The terms and conditions of any existing concession
contract 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
operation that is provided to the Secretary pursuant to a
concession contract or is otherwise available to the Secretary,
as the Secretary determines is necessary to allow for the
submission of competitive proposals.
(H) Where applicable, a description of a preferential right
to the renewal of the proposed concession contract held by an
existing concessioner as set forth in paragraph (7).
(4) Consideration of proposals.--
(A) Minimum requirements.--No proposal shall be considered
that fails to meet the minimum requirements as determined by
the Secretary. The minimum requirements shall include the
following:
(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,
conservation, 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
(ii) the proposal is not responsive to the objectives of
protecting 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 Secretary,
the Secretary shall establish new minimum contract requirements
and re-initiate the competitive selection process pursuant 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 amendments or changes are considered appropriate by
the Secretary, the Secretary shall resolicit offers for the
concession contract incorporating 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
System 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 appropriate 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 regulations to
implement this subchapter, the Secretary shall consider the
extent to which plans for employment of Indians (including
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
excess 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
Senate.
(B) Waiting period.--The Secretary shall not award any
proposed concession contract to which subparagraph (A) applies
until at least 60 days subsequent to the notification of both
Committees.
(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 renewals of the categories of concession contracts
described by paragraph (8), subject to the requirements of that
paragraph.
(C) Entitlement to award of new contract.--A concessioner
that successfully exercises a preferential right of renewal in
accordance with the requirements of this subchapter shall be
entitled 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
following:
(i) Subject to subparagraph (B), concession contracts
that solely authorize the provision of specialized
backcountry outdoor 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.
(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 outfitting
and guide concessioner is entitled to a preferential right
of renewal under this subchapter only if--
(I) the contract with the outfitting and guide
concessioner does not grant the concessioner any
interest, including any leasehold surrender interest or
possessory interest, 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
contract (including any extension); and
(III) the concessioner has submitted a responsive
proposal for a proposed new concession contract that
satisfies the minimum requirements established by the
Secretary 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
(including any extension); and
(ii) the concessioner has submitted a responsive proposal
for a proposed new concession contract that satisfies the
minimum 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
services in a System unit.
(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
temporary concession contract or an extension of an existing
concessions 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 Secretary
may award a concession contract in extraordinary circumstances
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
subparagraph shall not be made by the Secretary until at least
30 days after--
(i) publication in the Federal Register of notice of the
Secretary'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
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.

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A concession contract entered into pursuant to this subchapter shall
generally 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.

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(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
located on land of the United States within a System unit.
(2) Consumer price index.--The term ``Consumer Price Index''
means--
(A) the ``Consumer Price Index--All Urban Consumers''
published 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
compensation for the capital improvement to the extent of the value
of the concessioner'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
acquisition of a concession contract when approved by the Secretary
pursuant 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
interest in a capital improvement shall be an amount equal to the
initial value (construction cost of the capital improvement),
increased (or decreased) by the same percentage increase (or
decrease) as the percentage increase (or decrease) in the Consumer
Price Index, from the date of making the investment in the capital
improvement by the concessioner 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 contracts.--
(A) How value is determined.--The Secretary may provide, in
any new concession contract that the Secretary estimates will
have a leasehold surrender interest of more than $10,000,000,
that the value of any leasehold surrender interest in a capital
improvement 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 November 12, 1998; or
(ii) an alternative formula that is consistent with the
objectives of this subchapter.
(B) When alternative formula may be used.--The Secretary 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
contract (including providing notice in the Federal Register
and opportunity for comment), that the alternative formula is,
compared to the standard method of determining value provided
for in paragraph (5), necessary to provide a fair return to the
Federal Government and to foster competition for the new
contract by providing a reasonable opportunity to make a profit
under the new contract. If no responsive offers are received in
response to a solicitation that includes the alternative
formula, the concession opportunity shall be resolicited with
the leasehold surrender interest value as described in
paragraph (5).
(7) Increase in value of interest.--Where a concessioner,
pursuant to the terms of a concession contract, makes a capital
improvement to an existing capital improvement in which the
concessioner has a leasehold surrender interest, the cost of the
additional capital improvement shall be added to the then-current
value of the concessioner's leasehold surrender interest.
(c) Special Rule for Possessory Interest Existing Before November 13,
1998.--
(1) In general.--A concessioner that has obtained a possessory
interest (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 that possessory interest is not
described in the existing concession contract, compensation of
possessory interest shall be determined in accordance with the laws
in effect on November 12, 1998.
(2) Existing concessioner awarded a new contract.--A concessioner
awarded a new concession contract to replace an existing concession
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 concessioner
awarded a concession contract and required to pay a prior
concessioner 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 interest 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
termination 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 concession contract and
the initial value of the leasehold surrender interest in the capital
improvement (instead of construction cost) shall be the amount of money
the new concessioner is required to pay the prior concessioner for its
leasehold surrender interest under the terms of the prior concession
contract.
(e) Title to Improvements.--Title to any capital improvement
constructed by a concessioner on land owned by the United States in a
System unit shall be vested in the United States.

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(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 otherwise provided in the concession contract,
the reasonableness and appropriateness of rates and charges shall
be determined primarily by comparison with those rates and charges
for facilities, goods, and services of comparable character under
similar conditions, with due consideration 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
concessioner 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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(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 necessary 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 contract and may be modified only to reflect extraordinary
unanticipated changes from the conditions anticipated as of the
effective date of the concession 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
circumstances.
(c) Special Account in Treasury.--
(1) Deposit and availability.--All franchise fees (and other
monetary 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 appropriation, 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 established
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, without further appropriation, for use at the System
unit for visitor services and for purposes of funding high-priority
and urgently necessary resource management programs and operations.
The funds credited to a subaccount shall remain available until
expended.

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leasehold surrender interests
(a) Approval of Secretary.--No concession contract or leasehold
surrender 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 indirectly, 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
provided by the concessioner; or
(C) result in a need for increased rates and charges to the
public to maintain the quality of the facilities and services.
(c) Modification or Renegotiation of Terms.--The terms and conditions
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).

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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
following:
(A) Policies and procedures intended to ensure that services
and facilities provided by concessioners--
(i) are necessary and appropriate;
(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
opportunity 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
recommendations 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
meaning 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
Advisory Board shall be comprised of not more than 7 individuals
appointed from among citizens of the United States not in the
employment of the Federal 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
industry and have both broad knowledge of hotel or food service
management 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
industry;
(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
(7) one member shall be active in a nonprofit conservation
organization involved in parks and recreation programs.
(d) Service on Advisory Board.--Service of an individual as a member
of the Advisory Board shall not be deemed to be service or employment
bringing the individual within the provisions of any Federal law
relating to conflicts of interest or otherwise imposing restrictions,
requirements, or penalties in relation to the employment of
individuals, the performance of services, or the payment or receipt of
compensation in connection with claims, proceedings, or matters
involving the United States. Service as a member of the Advisory Board
shall not be deemed service in an appointive or elective position in
the Federal Government for purposes of section 8344 of title 5 or other
comparable provisions of Federal law.
(e) Termination.--The Advisory Board shall continue to exist until
December 31, 2009. In all other respects, it shall be subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

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(a) Contracting Authorized.--
(1) Management elements for which contract required to maximum
extent practicable.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall contract with private entities to conduct or assist
in elements of the management of the Service concession program
considered by the Secretary to be suitable for non-Federal
performance. Those management elements shall include each of the
following:
(A) Health and safety inspections.
(B) Quality control of concession operations and facilities.
(C) Strategic capital planning for concession facilities.
(D) Analysis of rates and charges to the public.
(2) Management elements for which contract allowed.--The
Secretary may also contract with private entities to assist the
Secretary with each of the following:
(A) Preparation of the financial aspects of prospectuses for
Service concession contracts.
(B) Development of guidelines for a System capital
improvement and maintenance program for all concession occupied
facilities.
(C) Making recommendations to the Director regarding the
conduct of annual audits of concession fee expenditures.
(b) Other Management Elements.--The Secretary shall consider, taking
into account the recommendations of the Advisory Board, contracting out
other elements of the concessions management program, as appropriate.
(c) Authority of Secretary Not Diminished.--Nothing in this section
shall diminish the governmental responsibilities and authority of the
Secretary to administer concession contracts and activities pursuant to
this subchapter and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections
100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of this title. The Secretary
reserves the right to make the final decision or contract approval on
contracting services dealing with the management of the Service
concessions program under this section.

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If multiple concession contracts are awarded to authorize
concessioners to provide the same or similar outfitting, guiding, river
running, or other similar services at the same approximate location or
resource within a System unit, the Secretary shall establish a
comparable franchise fee structure for those contracts or similar
contracts, except that the terms and conditions of any existing
concession contract shall not be subject to modification or open to
renegotiation by the Secretary because of an award of a new contract at
the same approximate location or resource.

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Section 1302 of title 40 shall not apply to concession contracts
awarded by the Secretary pursuant to this subchapter.

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To enact title 54, United States Code, "National Park Service and Related Programs", as positive law. — HR. 1068

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