HR 4931
Passed a chamber
Lets the Interior Department's National Park Service extend certain park concession leases without opening them to new bids, if the lessee has held the lease at least 5 years and is in compliance with its terms.
Official title: National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
08-AUG-2025
Referred
08-AUG-2025
Approved by committee
22-JUL-2026
Reported
10-SEP-2026
On the calendar
10-SEP-2026
Passed
14-SEP-2026
Senate
Received
15-SEP-2026
- Allows the Park Service Director to extend a lease under 36 CFR part 18 without a request for bids or proposals, after a written determination of eligibility.
- Requires the lessee to have entered the lease at least 5 years before the extension takes effect, be in compliance with the lease, and have an extension consistent with the unit's purposes.
- Permits only one such extension before new bids or proposals are required, and keeps total lease length within existing regulatory limits.
- Directs the Interior Secretary to revise the regulation within 90 days of enactment to reflect this authority.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (08-AUG-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 14-SEP-2026).
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No cosponsors.