[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4931 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4931

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases 
 within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to 
                                bidding.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Park System Long-Term Lease 
Investment Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND CERTAIN LEASES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service (in this section referred to as 
the ``Director''), may extend a lease entered into under part 18 of 
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 
2025), without issuing a request for bids or a request for proposals, 
if the Director makes a written determination that--
            (1) the lessee entered into the lease not less than 5 years 
        before the date on which the extension takes effect;
            (2) the lessee is in compliance with the terms and 
        conditions of the lease; and
            (3) an extension of the lease is consistent with the 
        purposes of the applicable unit of the National Park System.
    (b) Limitation on Extension.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may not grant more than one 
        extension under this section without issuing a request for bids 
        or a request for proposals under part 18 of title 36, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025).
            (2) Extension length.--The Director shall ensure that, for 
        any lease extended under this section, the cumulative length of 
        such lease complies with part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025).
    (c) Revision of Regulation.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
revise part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, to reflect the 
authority granted under subsection (a).

            Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 2026.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4931

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases 
 within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to 
                                bidding.