National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
United States119th CongressHR-4931House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 14, 2026
Summary
This legislation grants the Secretary of the Interior , through the National Park Service, the authority to extend specific leases within units of the National Park System. Significantly, these extensions can be made without complying with competitive bidding requirements that are typically mandated by federal regulations. For a lease to be eligible, the lessee must have held it for at least five years and be in full compliance with all terms and conditions. Furthermore, the National Park Service Director must determine that extending the lease is in the best interests of the administration of the applicable park unit. The bill also mandates the Secretary to revise relevant federal regulations within 90 days to reflect this new authority.
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S-2498: National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment ActCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4931.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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