H.R. 4931
National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
Sponsor: Gregory F. Murphy · 0 cosponsors
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
This bill allows the National Park Service (NPS) to extend long-term leases of federal property within the national parks without complying with competitive bidding requirements if
- the lessee entered into the lease no less than five years before the date on which the extension takes effect and is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease, and
- the NPS determines that extending the lease is in the best interests of the administration of the applicable NPS unit.
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Where this section came from
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Aug 8, 2025 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources, Aug 8, 2025
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Sep 10, 2026 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on Natural Resources, Jul 22 Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources, Sep 10 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
(a) In general. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service
,
(in this section referred to as the Director),
may extend a lease entered into under part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025), without
complying
issuing
with
a
the
request
requirements
for
of
bids
sections 18.7
or
18.8
a
of
request
that
for
part
proposals
, if
the Director makes a written determination that
— (1) the lessee
— (A)
entered into the lease not less than 5 years before the date on which the extension takes effect;
and
(
B
2
)
the lessee
is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease; and (
2
3
)
an extension of
the
Director
lease is consistent with the purposes
of the
applicable unit of the
National Park
Service
System.
determines
(b) Limitation on extension. (1) In general. The Director may not grant more than one extension under this section without issuing a request for bids or a request for proposals under part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025). (2) Extension length. The Director shall ensure
that
,
extending
for
the
any
lease
is
extended
in
under this section,
the
best
cumulative
interests
length
of
the
such
administration
lease complies with part 18
of
the
title
applicable
36,
unit
Code
of
the
Federal
National
Regulations
Park
(as
System.
in effect on January 3, 2025).
(
b
c
) Revision of regulation. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall revise part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, to reflect the authority granted under subsection (a).
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(a) In general. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (in this section referred to as the Director), may extend a lease entered into under part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025), without issuing a request for bids or a request for proposals, if the Director makes a written determination that—
(1) the lessee entered into the lease not less than 5 years before the date on which the extension takes effect;
(2) the lessee is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease; and
(3) an extension of the lease is consistent with the purposes of the applicable unit of the National Park System.
(b) Limitation on extension
(1) In general. The Director may not grant more than one extension under this section without issuing a request for bids or a request for proposals under part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025).
(2) Extension length. The Director shall ensure that, for any lease extended under this section, the cumulative length of such lease complies with part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025).
(c) Revision of regulation. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall revise part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, to reflect the authority granted under subsection (a).