[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR51.1]

[Page 288]
 
              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. 51.1  What does this part cover?


    This part covers the solicitation, award, and administration of 
concession contracts. The Director solicits, awards and administers 
concession contracts on behalf of the Secretary under the authority of 
the Act of August 25, 1916, as amended and supplemented, 16 U.S.C. 1 et 
seq. and Title IV of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 
(Public Law 105-391). The purpose of concession contracts is to 
authorize persons (concessioners) to provide visitor services in park 
areas. All concession contracts are to be consistent with the 
requirements of this part. In accordance with section 403 of the 1998 
Act, the Director will utilize concession contracts to authorize the 
provision of visitor services in park areas, except as may otherwise be 
authorized by law. For example, the Director may enter into commercial 
use authorizations under section 418 of the 1998 Act and may enter into 
agreements with non-profit organizations for the sale of interpretive 
materials and conduct of interpretive programs for a fee or charge in 
park areas. In addition, the Director may, as part of an interpretive 
program agreement otherwise authorized by law, authorize a non-profit 
organization to provide incidental visitor services that are necessary 
for the conduct of the interpretive program. Nothing in this part 
amends, supersedes, or otherwise affects any provision of the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) 
relating to revenue-producing visitor services.