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54 U.S.C. § 102101 — General provisions
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**(a) Limitation.—**
(1) **No lease or grant of a privilege that interferes with free access.—** — No natural curiosity, wonder, or object of interest shall be leased or granted to anyone on such terms as to interfere with free access by the public to any System unit.
(2) **Exception for grazing livestock.—** — The Secretary, under such regulations and on such terms as the Secretary may prescribe, may grant the privilege to graze livestock within a System unit when, in the Secretary’s judgment, the use is not detrimental to the primary purpose for which the System unit was created. This paragraph does not apply to Yellowstone National Park.
**(b) Advertising and Competitive Bids Not Required.—** The Secretary may grant privileges and enter into leases described in subsection (a), and enter into related contracts with responsible persons, firms, or corporations, without advertising and without securing competitive bids.
**(c) Assignment or Transfer.—** No contract, lease, or privilege described in subsection (a) or (b) that is entered into or granted shall be assigned or transferred by the grantee, lessee, or licensee without the prior written approval of the Secretary.
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**(a) Limitation.—**
(1) **No lease or grant of a privilege that interferes with free access.—** — No natural curiosity, wonder, or object of interest shall be leased or granted to anyone on such terms as to interfere with free access by the public to any System unit.
(2) **Exception for grazing livestock.—** — The Secretary, under such regulations and on such terms as the Secretary may prescribe, may grant the privilege to graze livestock within a System unit when, in the Secretary’s judgment, the use is not detrimental to the primary purpose for which the System unit was created. This paragraph does not apply to Yellowstone National Park.
**(b) Advertising and Competitive Bids Not Required.—** The Secretary may grant privileges and enter into leases described in subsection (a), and enter into related contracts with responsible persons, firms, or corporations, without advertising and without securing competitive bids.
**(c) Assignment or Transfer.—** No contract, lease, or privilege described in subsection (a) or (b) that is entered into or granted shall be assigned or transferred by the grantee, lessee, or licensee without the prior written approval of the Secretary.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 3, 39 Stat. 535; June 2, 1920, ch. 218, § 5, 41 Stat. 732; Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 137, § 1, 45 Stat. 235; Pub. L. 85–434, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 152; Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 415(b)(1), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3515, related to rules and regulations of national parks, reservations, and monuments; timber; leases. See [section 1865(a) of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1865/a&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.
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TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
§ 102102
CHAPTER 1021—PRIVILEGES AND LEASES
Sec.
102101.
General provisions.
102102.
Authority of Secretary to enter into lease for
buildings and associated property.
§ 102101. General provisions
(a) LIMITATION.—
(1) NO LEASE OR GRANT OF A PRIVILEGE THAT
INTERFERES WITH FREE ACCESS.—No natural cu-
riosity, wonder, or object of interest shall be
leased or granted to anyone on such terms as
to interfere with free access by the public to
any System unit.
(2) EXCEPTION FOR GRAZING LIVESTOCK.—The
Secretary, under such regulations and on such
terms as the Secretary may prescribe, may
grant the privilege to graze livestock within a
System unit when, in the Secretary’s judg-
ment, the use is not detrimental to the pri-
mary purpose for which the System unit was
created. This paragraph does not apply to Yel-
lowstone National Park.
(b) ADVERTISING
AND COMPETITIVE BIDS NOT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary may grant privileges
and enter into leases described in subsection (a),
and enter into related contracts with respon-
sible persons, firms, or corporations, without ad-
vertising and without securing competitive bids.
(c) ASSIGNMENT
OR TRANSFER.—No contract,
lease, or privilege described in subsection (a) or
(b) that is entered into or granted shall be as-
signed or transferred by the grantee, lessee, or
licensee without the prior written approval of
the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3152.)
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102101 .........
16 U.S.C. 3 (last sen-
tence).
Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, § 3 (last
sentence), 39 Stat. 535;
Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 137, § 1
(matter relating to sec-
tion 3 of the Act of Au-
gust
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