54 USC § 101918 - Transfer or conveyance of concession contracts or leasehold surrender interests

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title: "54 USC § 101918 - Transfer or conveyance of concession contracts or leasehold surrender interests"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "101918"
section_name: "Transfer or conveyance of concession contracts or leasehold surrender interests"
chapter_number: 1019
chapter_name: "CONCESSIONS AND COMMERCIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "COMMERCIAL VISITOR SERVICES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3147.)"
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# § 101918. Transfer or conveyance of concession contracts or leasehold surrender interests

**(a)** **Approval of Secretary.—** No concession contract or leasehold surrender interest may be transferred, assigned, sold, or otherwise conveyed or pledged by a concessioner without prior written notification to, and approval by, the Secretary.

**(b)** **Conditions.—** The Secretary shall approve a transfer or conveyance described in subsection (a) unless the Secretary finds that—

**(1)** the individual, corporation, or other entity seeking to acquire a concession contract is not qualified or able to satisfy the terms and conditions of the concession contract;

**(2)** the transfer or conveyance would have an adverse impact on—

**(A)** the protection, conservation, or preservation of the resources of the System unit; or

**(B)** the provision of necessary and appropriate facilities and services to visitors at reasonable rates and charges; and

**(3)** the terms of the transfer or conveyance are likely, directly or indirectly, to—

**(A)** reduce the concessioner’s opportunity for a reasonable profit over the remaining term of the concession contract;

**(B)** adversely affect the quality of facilities and services provided by the concessioner; or

**(C)** result in a need for increased rates and charges to the public to maintain the quality of the facilities and services.

**(c)** **Modification or Renegotiation of Terms.—** The terms and conditions of any concession contract under this section shall not be subject to modification or open to renegotiation by the Secretary because of a transfer or conveyance described in subsection (a) unless the transfer or conveyance would have an adverse impact as described in subsection (b)(2).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3147.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 101918 | 16 U.S.C. 5957. | Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 408, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3512. |

In subsection (b)(1), the word “other” is added for consistency in the subchapter. See section 101926 of the revised title.