36 CFR § 51.49 - May the Director grant a right of preference except in accordance with this part?

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title: "36 CFR § 51.49 - May the Director grant a right of preference except in accordance with this part?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "51.49"
section_name: "May the Director grant a right of preference except in accordance with this part?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "CONCESSION CONTRACTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "54 U.S.C. 101901-101926 and title IV of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-391)."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 20668, Apr. 17, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 51.49 May the Director grant a right of preference except in accordance with this part?

The Director may not grant a concessioner or any other person a right of preference or any other form of entitlement of any nature to a new concession contract, except in accordance with this part or in accordance with 36 CFR part 13.