[Report No. 119–810]
August 8, 2025
Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
September 10, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 8, 2025
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Sec. 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
.
Sec. 2. Authorization to extend certain leases
(a) In general
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (in this section referred to as the Director
), may extend a lease entered into under part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025), without issuing a request for bids or a request for proposals, if the Director makes a written determination that—
(1)
the lessee entered into the lease not less than 5 years before the date on which the extension takes effect;
(2)
the lessee is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease; and
(3)
an extension of the lease is consistent with the purposes of the applicable unit of the National Park System.
(b) Limitation on extension
(1) In general
The Director may not grant more than one extension under this section without issuing a request for bids or a request for proposals under part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025).
(2) Extension length
The Director shall ensure that, for any lease extended under this section, the cumulative length of such lease complies with part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025).
(c) Revision of regulation
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall revise part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, to reflect the authority granted under subsection (a).