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1 provision of adequate and appropriate visitor services, and 



2 protection and proper management of the resources and 



3 values of the National Park System. 



4 (3) Any authorization issued under this subsection 



5 shall be limited to commercial operations with annual 



6 gross revenues of not more than $25,000 resulting from 



7 the services provided within the park pursuant to such au- 



8 thorization. 



9 (4) The term of any authorization issued under this 



10 subsection shall not exceed 2 years. 



11 (5) An entity seeking or obtaining an authorization 



12 pursuant to this subsection shall not be precluded from 



13 also submitting proposals for concession contracts. 



14 SEC. 505. COMPEimVE SELECTION PROCESS. 



15 (a) In General. — (1) Except as provided in sub- 



16 section (b), and consistent with the provisions of sub- 



17 section (g), any concession contract entered into pursuant 



18 to this title shall be awarded to the person submitting the 



19 best proposal, as determined by the Secretary through the 



20 competitive selection process specified in this section. 



21 (2) Within 180 days after the date of enactment of 



22 this title, the Secretary shall promulgate appropriate regu- 



23 lations establishing a process to implement this section. 



24 (3) The regulations referred to in paragraph (2) shall 



25 include provisions for establishing a method or procedure 



