Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110

§101935 Financial Management

Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1019 — CONCESSIONS AND COMMERCIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — COMMERCIAL SERVICES AUTHORIZATION › § 101935

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a revolving fund the Secretary can use year after year to pay for running, fixing, improving, building, and caring for commercial visitor services and facilities, and to make possessory and leasehold surrender interest payments (payments tied to private use of public land and lease endings). Money collected under the related contracts goes into the fund, and the Secretary may add other related revenues to it without having to repay them. The fund must be used to support the law’s purposes and cannot be used to cut services or programs available to the public.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §101935

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(a)Revolving Fund.—
There is established a revolving fund that shall be available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation for— (1)
(2)payment of possessory interest and leasehold surrender interest.
(b)Collection of Funds.—
(1)Funds collected by the Secretary pursuant to the contracts awarded under this subchapter shall be credited to the revolving fund.
(2)The Secretary is authorized to transfer to the revolving fund, without reimbursement, any additional funds or revenue in connection with the functions to be carried out under this subchapter.
(c)Use of Funds.—
Amounts in the revolving fund shall be used by the Secretary in furtherance of the purposes of this title. No funds from this account may be used to decrease the availability of services and programs to the public.

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Citation

54 U.S.C. § 101935

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110