36 CFR § 51.53 - When may the Director authorize the construction of a capital improvement?

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title: "36 CFR § 51.53 - When may the Director authorize the construction of a capital improvement?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "51.53"
section_name: "When may the Director authorize the construction of a capital improvement?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "CONCESSION CONTRACTS"
positive_law: false
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."
cfr_part: "51"
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# 51.53 When may the Director authorize the construction of a capital improvement?

The Director may only authorize or require a concessioner to construct capital improvements on park lands in accordance with this part and under the terms and conditions of a leasehold surrender interest concession contract for the conduct by the concessioner of visitor services, including, without limitation, the construction of capital improvements necessary for the conduct of visitor services.