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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 313 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 10, 2011 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

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. 

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 Re5 newable Energy Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) APPURTENANCE.—The term ‘‘appur2 tenance’’ includes— 

3 (A) transmissions lines; 

4 (B) distribution lines; 

5 (C) signs; 

6 (D) buried communication lines; 

7 (E) necessary access routes for microhydro 

8 project construction, operation, and mainte9 nance; and 

10 (F) electric cables. 

11 (2) KANTISHNA HILLS AREA.—The term 

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

13 located within 2 miles of Moose Creek, as depicted 

14 on the map. 

15 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en16 titled ‘‘Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area’’, num17 bered 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. 

18 (4) MICROHYDRO PROJECT.— 

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

20 project’’ means a hydroelectric power gener21 ating facility with a maximum power generation 

22 capability of 100 kilowatts. 

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

24 project’’ includes— 


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1 (i) the intake pipeline located on Eureka Creek, approximately 1 2 ⁄2 mile up3 stream from the Park Road, as depicted on 

4 the map; 

5 (ii) each system appurtenance of the 

6 microhydro project; and 

7 (iii) any distribution or transmission 

8 line required to serve the Kantishna Hills 

9 area. 

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

11 National Park and Preserve. 

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

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

14 SEC. 3. PERMIT FOR MICROHYDRO PROJECT. 

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

16 for microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area. 

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

18 subsection (a) shall be— 

19 (1) issued in accordance with such terms and 

20 conditions as are generally applicable to rights-of21 way within units of the National Park System; and 

22 (2) subject to such other terms and conditions 

23 as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 

24 (c) COMPLETION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.— 

25 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 


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1 this Act, the Secretary shall complete any analysis re2 quired by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

3 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) of a proposed microhydro project 

4 located on Eureka Creek within the Kantishna Hills area. 

5 SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 

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

7 Park land and land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., and 

8 subject to subsection (d), the Secretary may exchange 

9 Park land near or adjacent to land owned by Doyon Tour10 ism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek in sec. 

11 13, T.16 S., R. 18 W., Fairbanks Meridian, for approxi12 mately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., 

13 within the Galena patented mining claim. 

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

15 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of16 fices of the National Park Service. 

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

18 the exchange under this section by not later than Feb19 ruary 1, 2015. 

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

21 The exchange under this section shall be subject to— 

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

23 applicable to exchanges of land administered by the 

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1 cies concerning land appraisals, equalization of val2 ues, and environmental compliance; and 

3 (2) such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

4 determines to be necessary. 

5 (e) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—If the tracts pro6 posed for exchange under this section are determined not 

7 to be equal in value, an equalization of values may be 

8 achieved by adjusting the quantity of acres described in 

9 subsection (a). 

10 (f) ADMINISTRATION.—The land acquired by the Sec11 retary pursuant to the exchange under this section shall 

12 be administered as part of the Park. 

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