[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR51.2]

[Page 262]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 51--CONCESSION CONTRACTS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart A--Authority and Purpose
 
Sec. 51.2  What is the policy underlying concessions contracts?

    It is the policy of the Congress and the Secretary that visitor 
services in park areas may be provided only under carefully controlled 
safeguards against unregulated and indiscriminate use so that visitation 
will not unduly impair park values and resources. Development of visitor 
services in park areas will be limited to locations that are consistent 
to the highest practicable degree with the preservation and conservation 
of the resources and values of the park area. It is also the policy of 
the Congress and the Secretary of the Interior that development of 
visitor services in park areas must be limited to those as are necessary 
and appropriate for public use and enjoyment of the park area in which 
they are located.