{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-18.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 18.4","heading":"What determinations must the Director make before leasing property?","body":"Before leasing property in a park area under this part, the Director must determine that:\n(a) The lease will not result in degradation of the purposes and values of the park area;\n(b) The lease will not deprive the park area of property necessary for appropriate park protection, interpretation, visitor enjoyment, or administration of the park area;\n(c) The lease contains such terms and conditions as will assure the leased property will be used for activity and in a manner that are consistent with the purposes established by law for the park area in which the property is located;\n(d) The lease is compatible with the programs of the National Park Service;\n(e) The lease is for rent at least equal to the fair market value rent of the leased property as described in § 18.5;\n(f) The proposed activities under the lease are not subject to authorization through a concession contract, commercial use authorization or similar instrument; and\n(g) If the lease is to include historic property, the lease will adequately insure the preservation of the historic property.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER I—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","PART 18—LEASING OF PROPERTIES IN PARK AREAS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"b6e7ad1f8406693188411b6f32910f68d59d9d4ad33f77dbc26ee77f2368ffbd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-18.3","next":"us/36-cfr-18.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}