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1 management and protection, maintenance activities, 



2 interpretation, and research. 



3 (2) 50 percent shall be allocated among the 



4 units of the National Park System on the basis of 



5 need, in a manner to be determined by the Sec- 



6 retary, to be used for resource management and pro- 



7 tection, maintenance activities, interpretation, and 

 . 8 research. 



9 (b) Park Improvement Fund. — (1) In lieu of col- 



10 lecting all or a portion of the franchise fees that would 



1 1 otherwise be collected pursuant to the concession contract, 



12 the Secretary shall, where the Secretary determines it to 



13 be practicable, require a concessioner to establish a Park 



14 Improvement Fund in which the concessioner shall deposit 



15 the franchise fees that would otherwise be required by the 



16 contract. 



17 (2) The fund shall be maintained by the concessioner 



18 in an interest bearing account in a federally insured fman- 



19 cial institution. The concessioner shall maintain the fund 



20 separately from any other funds or accounts and shall not 



21 co-mingle the monies in the fund with any other monies. 



22 The Secretary may establish such other terms, conditions, 



23 or requirements as the Secretary determines to be nec- 



24 essary to ensure the financial integrity of the fund. 



