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Union Calendar No. 139 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 157 

[Report No. 113–192] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 20, 2013 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To provide for certain improvements to the Denali National 

Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, 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 ‘‘Denali National Park 

5 Improvement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. KANTISHNA HILLS MICROHYDRO PROJECT; LAND 

7 EXCHANGE. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) APPURTENANCE.—The term ‘‘appur10 tenance’’ includes— 

11 (A) transmission lines; 

12 (B) distribution lines; 

13 (C) signs; 

14 (D) buried communication lines; 

15 (E) necessary access routes for microhydro 

16 project construction, operation, and mainte17 nance; and 

18 (F) electric cables. 

19 (2) KANTISHNA HILLS AREA.—The term 

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

21 located within 2 miles of Moose Creek, as depicted 

22 on the map. 

23 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en24 titled ‘‘Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area’’, num25 bered 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. 


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1 (4) MICROHYDRO PROJECT.— 

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

3 project’’ means a hydroelectric power gener4 ating facility with a maximum power generation 

5 capability of 100 kilowatts. 

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

7 project’’ includes— 

8 (i) intake pipelines, including the in9 take pipeline located on Eureka Creek, approximately 1 10 ⁄2 mile upstream from the 

11 Park Road, as depicted on the map; 

12 (ii) each system appurtenance of the 

13 microhydro projects; and 

14 (iii) any distribution or transmission 

15 lines required to serve the Kantishna Hills 

16 area. 

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

18 National Park and Preserve. 

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

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 (b) PERMITS FOR MICROHYDRO PROJECTS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue 

23 permits for microhydro projects in the Kantishna 

24 Hills area. 


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1 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Each permit 

2 under paragraph (1) shall be— 

3 (A) issued in accordance with such terms 

4 and conditions as are generally applicable to 

5 rights-of-way within units of the National Park 

6 System; and 

7 (B) subject to such other terms and condi8 tions as the Secretary determines to be nec9 essary. 

10 (3) COMPLETION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANAL11 YSIS.—Not later than 180 days after the date on 

12 which an applicant submits an application for the 

13 issuance of a permit under this subsection, the Sec14 retary shall complete any analysis required by the 

15 National Environment Policy Act of 1969 (42 

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

17 microhydro projects located in the Kantishna Hills 

18 area. 

19 (c) LAND EXCHANGE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of consoli21 dating ownership of Park and Doyon Tourism, Inc. 

22 lands, including those lands affected solely by the 

23 Doyon Tourism microhydro project, and subject to 

24 paragraph (4), the Secretary may exchange Park 

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1 ism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek in 

2 sec. 13, T.16 S., R. 18 W., Fairbanks Meridian, for 

3 approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon 

4 Tourism, Inc., within the Galena patented mining 

5 claim. 

6 (2) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map shall be on 

7 file and available for public inspection in the appro8 priate offices of the National Park Service. 

9 (3) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to com10 plete the exchange under this subsection by not later 

11 than February 1, 2015. 

12 (4) APPLICABLE LAWS; TERMS AND CONDI13 TIONS.—The exchange under this subsection shall be 

14 subject to— 

15 (A) the laws (including regulations) and 

16 policies applicable to exchanges of land adminis17 tered by the National Park Service, including 

18 the laws and policies concerning land apprais19 als, equalization of values, and environmental 

20 compliance; and 

21 (B) such terms and conditions as the Sec22 retary determines to be necessary. 

23 (5) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—If the tracts 

24 proposed for exchange under this subsection are de25 termined not to be equal in value, an equalization of 


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1 values may be achieved by adjusting the quantity of 

2 acres described in paragraph (1). 

3 (6) ADMINISTRATION.—The land acquired by 

4 the Secretary pursuant to the exchange under this 

5 subsection shall be administered as part of the Park. 

6 SEC. 3. DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE NATURAL 

7 GAS PIPELINE. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) APPURTENANCE.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘appur11 tenance’’ includes cathodic protection or test 

12 stations, valves, signage, and buried commu13 nication and electric cables relating to the oper14 ation of high-pressure natural gas transmission. 

15 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘appur16 tenance’’ does not include compressor stations. 

17 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Denali 

18 National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska. 

19 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 (b) PERMIT.—The Secretary may issue right-of-way 

22 permits for— 

23 (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission 

24 pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness 

25 areas within the boundary of Denali National Park 


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1 within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile seg2 ment of the George Parks Highway that runs 

3 through the Park; and 

4 (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines 

5 and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to 

6 be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the 

7 Park. 

8 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A permit authorized 

9 under subsection (b)— 

10 (1) may be issued only— 

11 (A) if the permit is consistent with the 

12 laws (including regulations) generally applicable 

13 to utility rights-of-way within units of the Na14 tional Park System; 

15 (B) in accordance with section 1106(a) of 

16 the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva17 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 3166(a)); and 

18 (C) if, following an appropriate analysis 

19 prepared in compliance with the National Envi20 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

21 et seq.), the route of the right-of-way is the 

22 route through the Park with the least adverse 

23 environmental effects for the Park; and 

24 (2) shall be subject to such terms and condi25 tions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 


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1 SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF THE WALTER HARPER 

2 TALKEETNA RANGER STATION. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Talkeetna Ranger Station 

4 located on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, approximately 

5 100 miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park, 

6 shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Walter Harper 

7 Talkeetna Ranger Station’’. 

8 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg9 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

10 States to the Talkeetna Ranger Station referred to in sub11 section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Wal12 ter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 139 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 157 

[Report No. 113–192] 

A BILL 

To provide for certain improvements to the Denali 

ka, and for other purposes. National Park and Preserve in the State of AlasSEPTEMBER 10, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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