54 U.S.C. § 102101 — General provisions
submitted 12 years ago by Pub. L. 113-287 to r/title-54-NATIONAL-PARK-SERVICE-AND-RELATED-PROGRAMS · 188 words · no verdicts yet
This section limits leases and privileges granted within System units. It generally bars leases that block public access, but allows grazing permits except at Yellowstone. The Secretary may grant these privileges without competitive bidding, and grantees cannot transfer them without written approval.
(a) Limitation.— No natural curiosity, wonder, or object of interest in a System unit* can be leased or given to anyone in a way that blocks the public's free access. There is one exception: the Secretary* may allow grazing livestock in a System* unit. The Secretary decides the rules and terms for this. Grazing is only allowed if the Secretary decides it does not hurt the main purpose the System unit was created for. This grazing exception does not apply to Yellowstone National Park.
(b) Advertising and Competitive Bids Not Required.— The Secretary can grant the privileges and leases described in (a). The Secretary can also make related contracts with responsible people, firms, or corporations. The Secretary does not have to advertise these deals or get competitive bids first.
(c) Assignment or Transfer.— Anyone who holds a contract, lease, or privilege under (a) or (b) cannot give or sell it to someone else. This is true unless the Secretary approves the transfer in writing first.
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*.
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.
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.
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.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3152.)
- 2014Enacted · Pub. L. 113-287 · 128 Stat. 3152
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 113-287 on 2014-12-19.
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