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RCED-96-48R 1 (1995-11-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaclam0001 and id is 1 raw text is: NO United States GA3 General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-270540 November 28, 1995 The Honorable James V. Hansen Chairman, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Lands Committee on Resources House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Several bills have been introduced in the 104th Congress that propose reforms to current concessions law affecting the National Park Service and several other land management agencies. In July 1995, we testified before your Subcommittee and provided our views on these bills.' For the most part, the proposed bills were aimed at improving competition among concessioners on federal lands which would likely result in higher returns for the federal government. Specifically, we commented on H.R. 773 and its companion bill S. 309, H.R. 2028, and H.R. 1527.2 Since we testified, H.R. 2028, with some modifications, has been incorporated into H.R. 2491--the House budget reconciliation bill. On October 30, 1995, the Park Service developed projections of the future financial returns to the government from concessioners that would be generated under current law, H.R. 773 and S. 309, and the then-current version of H.R. 2491. (Subsequently, some provisions of H.R. 2491 have been significantly modified.) Financial returns to the government include two components--franchise fees and monies in special accounts. Franchise fees, also called cash fees, are returned to the Treasury. Monies in special accounts are funds that are set aside by the concessioners to maintain and improve government-owned facilities used by them. The Park Service estimated financial returns for 'Federal Lands: Views on Reform of Recreation Concessioners (GAO/T-RCED-95-250, July 25, 1995). 2H.R. 1527 does not affect the Park Service. It addresses fees for ski areas in the Forest Service. GAO/RCED-96-48R, NPS Projected Returns From Concessioners

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