§ 364. — Investigation of applicant for lease or contract.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC364]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XL--HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 364. Investigation of applicant for lease or contract
The Secretary of the Interior, before executing any lease to
bathhouses or bathhouse sites in the park or contracts for the use of
hot water for bathhouses outside said park, may make due investigation
to ascertain whether the person, persons, or corporation applying for
such lease or contract are not, directly or indirectly, interested in
any manner whatever in any other bathhouse, lease, interest, or
privilege at or near Hot Springs, Arkansas, or whether he or they belong
to any pool, combination, or association so interested, or whether he or
they are members or stockholders in any corporation so interested, or,
if a corporation, whether its members or any of them are members or
stockholders of any other corporation or association interested in any
other bathhouse, lease, interest, or privilege as aforesaid, and in
order to arrive at the facts in any such case he is authorized to send
for persons and papers, administer oaths to witnesses, and require
affidavits from applicants; and any such person making a false oath or
affidavit in the premises shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and, upon
conviction, subject to all the pains and penalties of perjury under the
statutes of the United States; and whenever, either at the time of
leasing or other time it appears to the satisfaction of the said
Secretary that such interest in other bathhouse, lease, interest, or
privilege exists, or at any time any pool or combination exists between
any two or more bathhouses or he deems it for the best interests of the
management of the Hot Springs National Park and waters, or for the
public interest, he may refuse such lease, license, permit, or other
privilege, or forfeit any lease or privilege wherein the parties
interested have become otherwise interested as aforesaid.
(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 533, Sec. 4, 26 Stat. 843; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161,
Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1407.)
Change of Name
``Hot Springs National Park'' substituted in text for ``Hot Springs
Reservation'' pursuant to act Mar. 4, 1921.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 368 of this title.
