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1 successor concessioner, the fund balance shall be deposited 



2 into the special account established in subsection (a). 



3 SEC. 10. DURATION OF CONTRACT. 



4 (a) Maximum Term. — ^A concession contract entered 



5 into pursuant to this Act shall be awarded for a term not 



6 to exceed ten years: Provided, however, That the Secretary^ 



7 may award a contract for a term not to exceed twenty 



8 years if the Secretary^ determines that the contract terms 



9 and conditions necessitate a longer term. 



10 (b) Temporary Contract. — ^A temporary conces- 



1 1 sion contract awarded on a non-competitive basis pursuant 



12 to section 7(b) shall be for a term not to exceed two years. 



1 3 SEC. 1 1 . TRANSFER OF CONTRACT. 



14 (a) Ix Generai^. — (1) No concession contract may 



15 be transferred, assi^ied, sold, or otherwise conveyed by 



16 a concessioner without prior wTitten notification to, and 



1 7 approval of the Secretar}-. 



18 (2) The Secretaiy shall not unreasonably A\ithhold 



19 approval of a transfer, assigimient, sale, or conveyance of 



20 a concession contract, but shall not approve the transfer, 



21 assignment, sale, or conveyance of a concession contract 



22 to any indi\idual, corporation or other entity if the Sec- 



23 retaiT determines that — 



