U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB2498: National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
Status: Passed one chamber, September 30, 2026
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding.
What the bill says
An act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding.
From the engrossed text, September 30, 2026:
AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act . SECTION 2. Authorization to extend certain leases (a) In general Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the National Park Service) (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) may extend a lease entered into under part 18 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 3, 2025), without complying with the requirements of section 18.7, 18.8, or 18.10 of that part, if-- (1) the lessee-- (A) entered into the lease not less than 5 years before the date on which the extension takes effect; and (B) is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease; and (2) the Secretary determines that extending the lease is in the best interests of the administration of the applicable unit of the National Park System. (b) Requirement Before extending a lease under subsection (a), the Secretary shall-- (1) publish a notice, for a period of not less than 60 days, inviting letters of interest from other qualified entities to operate the lease …
Sponsors
- Tillis, Thomas (R) · primary sponsor
- Budd, Ted (R)
Latest actions
- : Held at the desk.
- : Received in the House.
- : Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- : Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5201-5203; text: CR S5201-5202)
- : Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources, Land use and conservation, Parks, recreation areas, trails
Common questions
- What is SB2498?
- SB2498 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act.
- What does SB2498 do?
- In its own words: An act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding.
- What is the status of SB2498?
- Passed one chamber as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Held at the desk. (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB2498?
- Tillis, Thomas (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB2498?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2498
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