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1 wise available to the Secretary, as the Secretan^ de- 



2 termines is necessarj^ to allow for the submission of 



3 competitive proposals. 



4 (d) Minimum Proposal Requirements. — (1) No 



5 proposal shall be considered which fails to meet the mini- 



6 mum requirements as determined by the Secreta^y^ Such 



7 minimum requirements shall include, but need not be lim- 



8 ited to — 



9 (A) the minimum acceptable franchise fee; 



10 (B) the duration of the contract; 



11 (C) any facilities, services, or capital investment 



12 required to be provided by the concessioner; and 



13 (D) measures necessary to ensure the protec- 



14 tion and preservation of park resources. 



15 (2) The Secretary may reject any proposal, notvvith- 



16 standing the amount of franchise fee offered, if the. Sec- 



17 retary determines that the person, corporation, or entity 



18 is not qualified, is likely to provide unsatisfactory^ service, 



19 or that the proposal is not responsive to the objectives of 



20 protecting and preserving park resources and of providing 



2 1 necessary and appropriate facilities or services to the pub- 



22 lie at reasonable rates. 



23 (3) If all proposals submitted to the Secretary either 



24 fail to meet the minimum requirements or are rejected by 



25 the Secretary, the Secretary shall establish new minimum 



