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16 U.S.C. § 5981 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272

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16 U.S.C. § 5981 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 418, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3516, related to commercial use authorizations. See [section 101925 of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101925&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.

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### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 418, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3516, related to commercial use authorizations. See [section 101925 of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101925&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.

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54 U.S.C. § 101925 — Commercial use authorizations

**(a) In General.—** To the extent specified in this section, the Secretary, on request, may authorize a private person, corporation, or other entity to provide services to visitors to System units through a commercial use authorization. A commercial use authorization shall not be considered to be a concession contract under this subchapter and no other section of this subchapter shall be applicable to a commercial use authorization except where expressly stated. **(b) Criteria for Issuance of Commercial Use Authorizations.—** (1) **Required determinations.—** — The authority of this section may be used only to authorize provision of services that the Secretary determines— (A) will have minimal impact on resources and values of a System unit; and (B) are consistent with the purpose for which the System unit was established and with all applicable management plans and Service policies and regulations. (2) **Elements of commercial use authorization.—** — The Secretary shall— (A) require payment of a reasonable fee for issuance of a commercial use authorization, the fees to remain available without further appropriation to be used, at a minimum, to recover associated management and administrative costs; (B) require that the provision of services under a commercial use authorization be accomplished in a manner consistent to the highest practicable degree with the preservation and conservation of System unit resources and values; (C) take appropriate steps to limit the liability of the United States arising from the provision of services under a commercial use authorization; (D) have no authority under this section to issue more commercial use authorizations than are consistent with the preservation and proper management of System unit resources and valu

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54 U.S.C. § 101521 — Transportation service and facility programs

**(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 11 So in original. Probably should be “Acquisition”. 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 transpo

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54 U.S.C. § 101531 — Fee for use of transportation services

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.

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16 U.S.C. § 5981 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19,

Page 2562 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 5956 section 101916 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. § 5956. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 407, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3511, related to franchise fees. See section 101917 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. § 5957. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 408, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3512, related to transfer of concessions con- tracts. See section 101918 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. § 5958. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 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, National Park Service and Related Programs. § 5959. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 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, National Park Service and Related Programs. § 5960. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 411, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3514, related to multiple contracts within a park. See section 101921 of Title 54, National Park Serv- ice and Related Programs. § 5961. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 412, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3515; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(3) [title I, § 143], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–171; Pub. L. 106–291, ti

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