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title: "54 U.S.C. § 101914"
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title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
chapter_number: "1019"
chapter_name: "CONCESSIONS AND COMMERCIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS"
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# 54 U.S.C. § 101914 - Term of concession contracts

## Text

A concession contract entered into pursuant to this subchapter shall generally be awarded for a term of 10 years or less. The Secretary may award a contract for a term of up to 20 years if the Secretary determines that the contract terms and conditions, including the required construction of capital improvements, warrant a longer term.

(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3142.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10191416 U.S.C. 5953.Pub. L. 105–391, title IV, § 404, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3508; Pub. L. 106–176, title III, § 311, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 34.