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Bill · 119th Congress · S 2498
National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
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Introduced 2025-07-29Topic: land use zoningSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would let the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service, extend certain leases in national parks without opening them to competitive bidding, if the lessee has held the lease for at least 5 years and is following its terms. Before extending a lease, the Secretary would have to publish a notice for at least 60 days asking for interest from other operators, and would have to offer the lease for bidding if a competing offer would provide better terms. Extensions longer than 10 years would require 30 days' notice to Congress, and each extended lease would get a compliance review at its midpoint that could lead to termination. The bill would also allow leases of up to 99 years for redevelopment projects expected to cost more than $100 million, with 60 days' notice to Congress for leases longer than 60 years.
Sponsors
- Thom Tillis Republican sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2026-10-05 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2026-10-05 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2026-10-05 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2026-10-05 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2026-09-30 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5201-5203; text: CR S5201-5202) | |
| 2026-09-30 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2026-09-17 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638. | |
| 2026-09-17 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-09-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-07-29 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2026-07-21 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. | refer |
| 2025-07-29 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2025-07-29 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |