United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-07-18 monographic deposited born digital 15 p. GA 1.13:T-RCED/GGD-96-223 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-GGD-96-223 P0b002ee18038e14b f:rc96223t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-GGD-96-223 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-GGD-96-223 T-RCED/GGD-96-223 Concessions contracts National parks National forests Land management Government collections Special fund accounts Accounting procedures Public lands Competition Testimony RCED GGD GAO discussed its work on concessions issues, concession reform, and the National Park Service's (NPS) use of concessioner special accounts. GAO noted that: (1) in 1994, there were 11,000 concession agreements throughout the federal government; (2) the agreements generated over $2.2 billion in revenue for concessioners; (3) while concessioners in land management agencies paid the government an average of 3 percent of their gross revenues, concessioners in other agencies paid an average of 9 percent of their gross revenues; (4) key factors affecting the government's rate of return include whether the concession is established competitively, whether the agency can retain concessions fees, and whether incumbent concessioners had a preferential right of renewal; and (5) Congress may wish to consider encouraging competition, eliminating preferential rights of renewal for incumbents, promoting consistency among land management agencies, and providing greater opportunities for land management agencies to retain concession fees. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-GGD-96-223/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-GGD-96-223.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-GGD-96-223/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-GGD-96-223.pdf GAO/T-RCED/GGD-96-223 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-GGD-96-223 Testimony GAO/T-RCED/GGD-96-223; Federal Lands: Concession Reform is Needed; Concessions contracts National parks National forests Land management Government collections Special fund accounts Accounting procedures Public lands Competition