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54 U.S.C. § 101920 — Contracting for services
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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 se
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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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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 409, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3512; Pub. L. 111–11, title VII, § 7403, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1219, related to National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board. See [section 101919 of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101919&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 410, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3514, related to contracting for services. See [section 101920 of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101920&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.
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TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
§ 101921
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 man-
agement 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 em-
ployment bringing the individual within the
provisions of any Federal law relating to con-
flicts of interest or otherwise imposing restric-
tions, requirements, or penalties in relation to
the employment of individuals, the performance
of services, or the payment or receipt of com-
pensation in connection with claims, pro-
ceedings, or matters involving the United
States. Service as a member of the Advisory
Board shall not be deemed service in an appoint-
ive or elective position in the Federal Govern-
ment for purposes of section 8344 of title 5 or
other comparable provisions of Federal law.
(e) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Board shall
conti
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