Who it affects
- Current tenants leasing National Park Service property
- Other qualified bidders for park property leases
- Developers seeking long-term park property leases
- Interior Department and National Park Service
Passed the SenateNational parksPublic lands
National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
S. 2498 · Senate bill · Introduced July 29, 2025
The National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act would allow certain park property tenants to extend leases without bidding and allow redevelopment leases lasting up to 99 years.
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Where it stands
Passed the Senate
How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- The Interior secretary could extend compliant tenants’ leases after five years if extensions serve the park’s management interests.
- Officials must invite competing offers for at least 60 days and require bidding if they find better terms.
- The secretary could allow leases up to 99 years for park property redevelopment expected to cost over $100 million.
- Extensions over 10 years require 30 days’ congressional notice; new leases over 60 years require 60 days’ notice.
- Officials must review tenants’ compliance with lease terms by the extended lease’s midpoint.
- The secretary could end lease extensions for violations and offer the property for competitive leasing.
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How South Carolina voted
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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas (R-NC)
- Introduced
- July 29, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Committees
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Latest action
- Oct. 5, 2026 · Held at the desk.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.