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1 SEC. 5. RATES AND CHARGES TO THE PUBLIC. 



2 In general, rates and charges to the pubUc shall be 



3 set by the concessioner. For concession service agreements 



4 only, a concessioner's rates and charges to the public shall 



5 be subject to the approval of the Secretary concerned in 



6 those instances where the Secretary determines that suffi- 



7 cient competition for such facilities and services does not 



8 exist within or in close proximity to the area in which the 



9 concessioner operates. Such determination shall be based 



10 on criteria which shall be specified in the regulations is- 



11 sued pursuant to section 18. In those instances, the con- 



12 cession service agreement shall state that the reasonable- 



13 ness of the concessioner's rates and charges to the public 



14 shall be reviewed and approved by the Secretary concerned 



15 primarily by comparison with those rates and charges for 



16 facilities and seivices of comparable character under simi- 



17 lar conditions, with due consideration for length of season, 



18 seasonal variations, average percentage of occupancy, ac- 



19 cessibility, availability and costs of labor and materials, 



20 t>^)e of patronage, and other factors deemed significant 



21 by the Secretary concerned. 



22 SEC. 6. SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER OF CONCESSION AU- 



23 THORIZATIONS. 



24 (a) Concession Service Agreements. — 



25 (1) Al'PROViVL REQUIRED. — A concession serv- 



26 ice agreement is transferable or assignable only upon 



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