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1 . Intnxiucing more competition into concessions programs firet to improve the quality of 

 services provided to the public and second to ensure a fair return to the Federal government; 



2. Improv ing business relations and fostering interagency cooperation by making concessions 

 policies more uniform; and 



3. Making concessions programs more amenable to audit. 



In achieving these goals, the Cooperators shall work together to address the recommendations 

 for concessions management reform previously identified by the Congress, the Offices of the 

 Inspeaor General, the Government Accounting Office, and the Department of the Interior's 

 1992, "Report of the Gincessions Management Task Force Regaring Commercial 

 Recreational Activities on Federal Lands." These recommendations include the following: 



1. Form an Interagency Concessions Management Coordinating Group consisting of agency 

 concessions management specialists and appropriate policy officials to review concessions 

 management operations. 



2. Each ageiKy should establish arxl maintain a concessioner database, using a common set 

 of data elements. The data elements for each data base should include, at a minimum, 

 information on the (1) typje of agreement; (2) length of agreement; (3) ejqjiration date; (4) 

 services provided; (5) annual gross receipts; (6) fees paid; (7) value of in-kiixl payments made 

 in lieu of fees; (8) dates of audits; and (9) dates of reviews and evaluations. 



3. Each agency should establish and maintain staff skilled in concessions management 



4. To the extent permitted by law aixi to the extent practicable, develop consistent provisions 

 for concession instruments for the same types of uses. 



5. Develop cooperative procedures to facilitate authorization of cross-boundary concessioner 

 uses. 



6. To the extent permitted by law, develop consistent policies for setting fees for similar 

 types of concessions. 



7. Develop and apqjly an accurate valuation system and reasonable controls for in-kind 

 payments made in lieu of fees. 



8. Develop eligibility aixl performance standards for all concessions programs. 



