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[CITE: 16USC5951]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
              CHAPTER 79--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MANAGEMENT
 
      SUBCHAPTER III--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONCESSIONS MANAGEMENT
 
Sec. 5951. Congressional findings and statement of policy


(a) Findings

    In furtherance of sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title, which 
directs the Secretary to administer units of the National Park System in 
accordance with the fundamental purpose of conserving their scenery, 
wildlife, and natural and historic objects, and providing for their 
enjoyment in a manner that will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment 
of future generations, the Congress hereby finds that the preservation 
and conservation of park resources and values requires that such public 
accommodations, facilities, and services as have to be provided within 
such units should be provided only under carefully controlled safeguards 
against unregulated and indiscriminate use, so that--
        (1) visitation will not unduly impair these resources and 
    values; and
        (2) development of public accommodations, facilities, and 
    services within such units can best be limited to locations that are 
    consistent to the highest practicable degree with the preservation 
    and conservation of the resources and values of such units.

(b) Policy

    It is the policy of the Congress that the development of public 
accommodations, facilities, and services in units of the National Park 
System shall be limited to those accommodations, facilities, and 
services that--
        (1) are necessary and appropriate for public use and enjoyment 
    of the unit of the National Park System in which they are located; 
    and
        (2) are consistent to the highest practicable degree with the 
    preservation and conservation of the resources and values of the 
    unit.

(Pub. L. 105-391, title IV, Sec. 402, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3503.)


                               Short Title

    For short title of this subchapter as the ``National Park Service 
Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998'', see section 401 of 
Pub. L. 105-391, set out as a note under section 5901 of this title.


                            Savings Provision

    Pub. L. 105-391, title IV, Sec. 419, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3517, 
provided that:
    ``(a) Treatment of Glacier Bay Concession Permits Prospectus.--
Nothing contained in this title [see Short Title note set out under 
section 5901 of this title] shall authorize or require the Secretary to 
withdraw, revise, amend, modify, or reissue the February 19, 1998, 
Prospectus Under Which Concession Permits Will be Open for Competition 
for the Operation of Cruise Ship Services Within Glacier Bay National 
Park and Preserve (in this section referred to as the `1998 Glacier Bay 
Prospectus'). The award of concession permits pursuant to the 1998 
Glacier Bay Prospectus shall be under provisions of existing law at the 
time the 1998 Glacier Bay Prospectus was issued.
    ``(b) Preferential Right of Renewal.--Notwithstanding any provision 
of this title, the Secretary, in awarding future Glacier Bay cruise ship 
concession permits covering cruise ship entries for which a preferential 
right of renewal existed prior to the effective date of this title 
[probably means the date of enactment of title IV of Pub. L. 105-391, 
which was approved Nov. 13, 1998], shall provide for such cruise ship 
entries a preferential right of renewal, as described in subparagraphs 
(C) and (D) of section 403(7) [16 U.S.C. 5952(7)(C), (D)]. Any Glacier 
Bay concession permit awarded under the authority contained in this 
subsection shall expire by December 31, 2009.''


             Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

    Pub. L. 105-391, title IV, Sec. 415(c), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 
3516, provided that: ``Nothing in this title [see Short Title note set 
out under section 5901 of this title] 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.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5952 of this title.
