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National Park Hospitality Assn v. Department of the Interior March 4, 2003 (02-196) |
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Case Summary In an effort to bring more competition to the park service concessions bidding process, the Department of Interior promulgated regulations that stated that National Park Service concession agreements are not contracts within the meaning of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. 601 et seq ("CDA"). Petitioner argued that these regulations, in effect, would illegally take away their preferential right to renew contracts that had existed for up to 30 years. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the validity of the Park Service regulations which effectively repealed preferential rights of renewal. The opinion of the D.C. Circuit is found at 282 F.3d 818. | |
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