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Union Calendar No. 184 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3124 
[Report No. 109–334] 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Columbia Gas Trans-
mission Corporation to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline 
located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2005 
Mr. SHERWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
DECEMBER 12, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, 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 June 29, 2005] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Co-
lumbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the 
diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Dela-
ware Water Gap National Recreation Area. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Delaware Water Gap 
National Recreation Area Natural Gas Pipeline Enlarge-
ment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’ 
means the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation. 
(2) PIPELINE.—The term ‘‘pipeline’’ means that 
portion of the pipeline of the Corporation numbered 
1278 that is— 
(A) located in the Recreation Area; and 
(B) situated on 2 tracts designated by the 
Corporation as ROW No. 16405 and No. 16413. 
(3) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 
Area’’ means the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) 
SUPERINTENDENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Super-
intendent’’ means the Superintendent of the Recre-
ation Area.
SEC. 3. EASEMENT FOR EXPANDED NATURAL GAS PIPE-
LINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into an 
agreement with the Corporation to grant to the Corpora-
tion, an easement to enlarge the diameter of the pipeline 
from 14 inches to not more than 20 inches. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The easement author-
ized under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be consistent with— 
(A) the recreational values of the Recreation 
Area; and 
(B) protection of the resources of the Recre-
ation Area; 
(2) include provisions for the protection of re-
sources in the Recreation Area that ensure that only 
the minimum and necessary amount of disturbance, 
as determined by the Secretary, shall occur during the 
construction or maintenance of the enlarged pipeline; 
(3) be consistent with the laws (including regula-
tions) and policies applicable to units of the National 
Park System; and 
(4) be subject to any other terms and conditions 
that the Secretary determines to be necessary. 
(c) PERMITS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Superintendent may 
issue a permit to the Corporation for the use of the
Recreation Area in accordance with subsection (b) for 
the temporary construction and staging areas re-
quired for the construction of the enlarged pipeline. 
(2) PRIOR TO ISSUANCE.—The easement author-
ized under subsection (a) and the permit authorized 
under paragraph (1) shall require that before the Su-
perintendent issues a permit for any clearing or con-
struction, the Corporation shall— 
(A) consult with the Superintendent; 
(B) identify natural and cultural resources 
of the Recreation Area that may be damaged or 
lost because of the clearing or construction; and 
(C) submit to the Superintendent for ap-
proval a restoration and mitigation plan that— 
(i) describes how the land subject to the 
easement will be maintained; and 
(ii) includes a schedule for, and de-
scription of, the specific activities to be car-
ried out by the Corporation to mitigate the 
damages or losses to, or restore, the natural 
and cultural resources of the Recreation 
Area identified under subparagraph (B). 
(d) PIPELINE REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The 
enlargement of the pipeline authorized under subsection (a) 
shall be considered to meet the pipeline replacement require-
ments required by the Research and Special Programs Ad-
ministration of the Department of Transportation (CPF 
No. 1–2002–1004–H). 
(e) FERC CONSULTATION.—The Corporation shall 
comply with all other requirements for certification by the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that are necessary 
to permit the increase in pipeline size. 
(f) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not grant any 
additional increases in the diameter of, or easements for, 
the pipeline within the boundary of the Recreation Area 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) EFFECT ON RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT.—Nothing 
in this Act increases the 50-foot right-of-way easement for 
the pipeline. 
(h) PENALTIES.—On request of the Secretary, the At-
torney General may bring a civil action against the Cor-
poration in United States district court to recover damages 
and response costs under Public Law 101–337 (16 U.S.C. 
19jj et seq.) or any other applicable law if— 
(1) the Corporation— 
(A) violates a provision of— 
(i) an easement authorized under sub-
section (a); or 
(ii) a permit issued under subsection 
(c); or
(B) fails to submit or timely implement a 
restoration and mitigation plan approved under 
subsection (c)(3); and 
(2) the violation or failure destroys, results in 
the loss of, or injures any park system resource (as 
defined in section 1 of Public Law 101–337 (16 
U.S.C. 19jj)).
Union Calendar No. 184 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3124 
[Report No. 109–334] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow 
the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to 
increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline 
located in the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area. 
DECEMBER 12, 2005 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed