What This Bill Does · Plain English
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National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act This bill allows the National Park Service (NPS) to extend long-term leases of federal property within the national parks without complying with competitive bidding requirements if the lessee entered into the lease no less than five years before the date on which the extension takes effect and is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease, and the NPS determines that extending the lease is in the best interests of the administration of the applicable NPS unit.
Action Timeline
2025-12-02
Subcommittee Hearings Held
2025-11-25
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2025-08-08
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-08-08
Introduced in House
2025-08-08
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.4931 pass?
HR.4931 is still alive. Current stage: REPORTED. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.4931 do?
National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act This bill allows the National Park Service (NPS) to extend long-term leases of federal property within the national parks without complying with competitive bidding requirements if the lessee entered into the lease no less than five years before the date on which the extension takes effect and is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease, and the NPS determines that extending the lease is in the best interests of the administration of the applicable NPS unit.
Who sponsored HR.4931?
HR.4931 was sponsored by Gregory F. Murphy (R-North Carolina).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 4931 IH: National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-08-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4931 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 8, 2025 Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act . 2. Authorization to extend certain leases (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, may extend a lease entered into under part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025), without complying with the requirements of sections 18.7 or 18.8 of that part, if— (1) the lessee— (A) entered into the lease not less than 5 years before the date on which the extension takes effect; and (B) is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease; and (2) the Director of the National Park Service determines that extending the lease is in the best interests of the administration of the applicable unit of the National Park System. (b) 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).
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