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 PUBLIC LAW 105-391—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3503 "(C) shall identify what alternative or combination of alternatives would in the professional judgment of the Director of the National Park Service be most effective and efficient in protecting significant resources and providing for public enjoyment; and "(D) may include any other information which the Secretary deems to be relevant. "(4) Each study shall be completed in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. "(5) The letter transmitting each completed study to Congress shall contain a recommendation regarding the Secretary's preferred management option for the area. " (d) NEW AREA STUDY OFFICE. —The Secretary shall designate a single office to be assigned to prepare all new area studies and to implement other functions of this section. "(e) LIST OF AREAS.— At the beginning of each calendar year, along with the annual budget submission, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a list of areas which have been previously studied which contain primarily historical resources, and a list of areas which have been previously studied which contain primarily natural resources, in numerical order of priority for addition to the National Park System. In developing the lists, the Secretary should consider threats to resource values, cost escalation factors, and other factors listed in subsection (c) of this section. The Secretary should only include on the lists areas for which the supporting data is current and accurate.". (5) By adding at the end of subsection (f) (as designated by paragraph (3) of this section) the following: "For carrying out subsections (b) through (d) there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each fiscal year.". TITLE IV—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONCESSIONS MANAGEMENT SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998". National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998. Contracts. 16 USC 5901 note. SEC. 402. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY. 16 USC 5951. (a) FINDINGS. —In furtherance of the Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as the National Park Service Organic Act; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), which directs the Secretary to administer units of the National Park System in accordance with the fundamental purpose of conserving their scenery, wildlife, and natural and historic objects, and providing for their enjo3mient in a manner that will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations, the Congress hereby finds that the preservation and conservation of park resources and values requires that such public accommodations, facilities, and services as have to be provided within such units should be provided only under carefully controlled safeguards against unregulated and indiscriminate use, so that— (1) visitation will not unduly impair these resources and values; and

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