---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 51.53"
title: "36"
number: "51.53"
heading: "When may the Director authorize the construction of a capital improvement?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/51.53"
---

# §51.53. When may the Director authorize the construction of a capital improvement?


The Director may only authorize or require a concessioner to construct capital improvements on park lands in accordance with this part and under the terms and conditions of a leasehold surrender interest concession contract for the conduct by the concessioner of visitor services, including, without limitation, the construction of capital improvements necessary for the conduct of visitor services.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 101901-101926 and title IV of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-391).

### Source

Source: 65 FR 20668, Apr. 17, 2000, unless otherwise noted.