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Union Calendar No. 103 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 441 

[Report No. 112–158] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a microhydro 

project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali National 

Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 25, 2011 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

JULY 20, 2011 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 25, 2011] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits 

for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within 

the boundaries of Denali National Park and Preserve, 

to acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve 

from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kantishna Hills Renew5 able Energy Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) APPURTENANCE.—The term ‘‘appurtenance’’ 

9 includes— 

10 (A) transmission lines; 

11 (B) distribution lines; 

12 (C) signs; 

13 (D) buried communication lines; 

14 (E) necessary access routes for microhydro 

15 project construction, operation, and mainte16 nance; and 

17 (F) electric cables. 

18 (2) KANTISHNA HILLS AREA.—The term 

19 ‘‘Kantishna Hills area’’ means the area of the Park 

20 located within 2 miles of Moose Creek, as depicted on 

21 the map. 

22 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti23 tled ‘‘Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area’’, numbered 

24 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. 

25 (4) MICROHYDRO PROJECT.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘microhydro 

2 project’’ means a hydroelectric power generating 

3 facility with a maximum power generation ca4 pability of 100 kilowatts. 

5 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘microhydro 

6 project’’ includes— 

7 (i) intake pipelines, including the in8 take pipeline located on Eureka Creek, approximately 1 9 ⁄2 mile upstream from the 

10 Park Road, as depicted on the map; 

11 (ii) each system appurtenance of the 

12 microhydro projects; and 

13 (iii) any distribution or transmission 

14 lines required to serve the Kantishna Hills 

15 area. 

16 (5) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Denali 

17 National Park and Preserve. 

18 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

20 SEC. 3. PERMITS FOR MICROHYDRO PROJECTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue permits 

22 for microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area. 

23 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Each permit under 

24 subsection (a) shall be— 


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1 (1) issued in accordance with such terms and 

2 conditions as are generally applicable to rights-of-way 

3 within units of the National Park System; and 

4 (2) subject to such other terms and conditions as 

5 the Secretary determines to be necessary. 

6 (c) COMPLETION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.—Not 

7 later than 180 days after the date on which an applicant 

8 submits an application for the issuance of a permit under 

9 this section, the Secretary shall complete any analysis re10 quired by the National Environment Policy Act of 1969 (42 

11 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) of any proposed or existing microhydro 

12 projects located in the Kantishna Hills area. 

13 SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of consolidating 

15 ownership of Park and Doyon Tourism, Inc. lands, includ16 ing those lands affected solely by the Doyon Tourism 

17 microhydro project, and subject to subsection (d), the Sec18 retary may exchange Park land near or adjacent to land 

19 owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eu20 reka Creek in sec. 13, T.16 S., R. 18 W., Fairbanks Merid21 ian, for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon 

22 Tourism, Inc., within the Galena patented mining claim. 

23 (b) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map shall be on file and 

24 available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

25 the National Park Service. 


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1 (c) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to complete the 

2 exchange under this section by not later than February 1, 

3 2015. 

4 (d) APPLICABLE LAWS; TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

5 The exchange under this section shall be subject to— 

6 (1) the laws (including regulations) and policies 

7 applicable to exchanges of land administered by the 

8 National Park Service, including the laws and poli9 cies concerning land appraisals, equalization of val10 ues, and environmental compliance; and 

11 (2) such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

12 determines to be necessary. 

13 (e) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—If the tracts proposed 

14 for exchange under this section are determined not to be 

15 equal in value, an equalization of values may be achieved 

16 by adjusting the quantity of acres described in subsection 

17 (a). 

18 (f) ADMINISTRATION.—The land acquired by the Sec19 retary pursuant to the exchange under this section shall be 

20 administered as part of the Park. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 

the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for 

microhydro projects in nonwilderness areas within the 

boundaries of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from 

Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 103 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 441 

[Report No. 112–158] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue 

Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes. Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon tional Park and Preserve, to acquire land for ness areas within the boundaries of Denali Napermits for a microhydro project in nonwilderJULY 20, 2011 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Mar 15 2010 20:42 Jul 20, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H441.RH H441

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