H.R. 5802: NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2006

Plain summary

NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 to increase the anticipated annual gross receipts eligible for a concessioner's preferential right of renewal. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide to any entity that submitted a proposal and who was not awarded a proposed concessions contract a debriefing as to why it was not selected as submitting the best proposal for that concessions contract. States that, such debriefing must be requested and must be made within 90 days of the award of the concessions contract. Bars the Secretary from being required to disclose any proprietary information of the entity that was selected as submitting the best proposal and awarded such contract. Permits a leasehold surrender interest in a capital improvement upon U.S.-owned land within a unit of the National Park Service (NPS) under a concession contract to be pledged as security for NPS contracts using a combination of leasehold surrender interest if holding one or more contracts with the NPS, and prohibits the proceeds resulting from such pledged security from being restricted for use in the park or parks for which the leasehold surrender interest was pledged. Revises guidelines governing commercial use authorizations.

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Official text

NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5802, NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2006 (2006-08-30); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5802, NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2006 (2006-08-30)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5802.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5802 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109