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Local leaders tell subcommittee that lease-extension authority would protect public‑private investments in parks
Summary
HR 4931 would let DOI/NPS extend park leases after five years when in the public interest, supporters said, citing the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center as a model that requires lease certainty to attract private investment; questions focused on preserving NPS oversight while giving flexibility.
At the Nov. 30 hearing, supporters of H.R. 4931, the National Park System Long Term Lease Investment Act, described the bill as a targeted change to allow the Secretary of the Interior, through the NPS director, to extend existing leases after they have been in place at least five years if an…
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