§101920 — Title 54 National Park Service and Related Programs | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must, as much as possible, hire private companies to do parts of the Service concession program that nonfederal workers can handle. Examples are health and safety checks, quality control, planning for big capital work, and studying rates and charges. The Secretary may also hire help to prepare financial parts of prospectuses, make system-wide maintenance and capital guidelines, and advise on annual audit plans. The Secretary should consider, with advice from the Advisory Board, outsourcing other management tasks when appropriate. Hiring outside help does not remove the Secretary’s government duties, and the Secretary keeps final authority to run and approve concession contracts and related activities under the listed authorities.

Title 54, §101920

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(a)(1)To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall contract with private entities to conduct or assist in elements of the management of the Service concession program considered by the Secretary to be suitable for non-Federal performance. Those management elements shall include each of the following:

(A)Health and safety inspections.

(B)Quality control of concession operations and facilities.

(C)Strategic capital planning for concession facilities.

(D)Analysis of rates and charges to the public.

(2)The Secretary may also contract with private entities to assist the Secretary with each of the following:

(A)Preparation of the financial aspects of prospectuses for Service concession contracts.

(B)Development of guidelines for a System capital improvement and maintenance program for all concession occupied facilities.

(C)Making recommendations to the Director regarding the conduct of annual audits of concession fee expenditures.

(b)The Secretary shall consider, taking into account the recommendations of the Advisory Board, contracting out other elements of the concessions management program, as appropriate.

(c)Nothing in this section shall diminish the governmental responsibilities and authority of the Secretary to administer concession contracts and activities pursuant to this subchapter and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and section 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of this title. The Secretary reserves the right to make the final decision or contract approval on contracting services dealing with the management of the Service concessions program under this section.

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10192016 U.S.C. 5959.Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 410, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3514.

§101920 Contracting for services

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