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Calendar No. 290 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 441 
[Report No. 112–129] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 31, 2011 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
JANUARY 13, 2012 
Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of December 17, 2011, 
by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
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. 
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 ‘‘Kantishna Hills Re-
newable Energy Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPURTENANCE.—The 
term 
‘‘appur-
tenance’’ includes— 
(A) transmission lines; 
(B) distribution lines; 
(C) signs; 
(D) buried communication lines; 
(E) necessary access routes for microhydro 
project construction, operation, and mainte-
nance; and 
(F) electric cables. 
(2) 
KANTISHNA
HILLS
AREA.—The 
term 
‘‘Kantishna Hills area’’ means the area of the Park 
located within 2 miles of Moose Creek, as depicted 
on the map. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area’’, num-
bered 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. 
(4) MICROHYDRO PROJECT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘microhydro 
project’’ means a hydroelectric power gener-
ating facility with a maximum power generation 
capability of 100 kilowatts. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘microhydro 
project’’ includes— 
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(i) intake pipelines, including the in-
take pipeline located on Eureka Creek, ap-
proximately 1⁄2 mile upstream from the 
Park Road, as depicted on the map; 
(ii) each system appurtenance of the 
microhydro projects; and 
(iii) any distribution or transmission 
lines required to serve the Kantishna Hills 
area. 
(5) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Denali 
National Park and Preserve. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. PERMITS FOR MICROHYDRO PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue permits 
for microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Each permit under 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) issued in accordance with such terms and 
conditions as are generally applicable to rights-of- 
way within units of the National Park System; and 
(2) subject to such other terms and conditions 
as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 
(c) COMPLETION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date on which an appli-
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cant submits an application for the issuance of a permit 
under this section, the Secretary shall complete any anal-
ysis required by the National Environment Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) of any proposed or existing 
microhydro projects located in the Kantishna Hills area. 
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of consolidating 
ownership of Park and Doyon Tourism, Inc. lands, includ-
ing those lands affected solely by the Doyon Tourism 
microhydro project, and subject to subsection (d), the Sec-
retary may exchange Park land near or adjacent to land 
owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of 
Eureka Creek in sec. 13, T.16 S., R. 18 W., Fairbanks 
Meridian, for approximately 18 acres of land owned by 
Doyon Tourism, Inc., within the Galena patented mining 
claim. 
(b) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(c) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to complete 
the exchange under this section by not later than Feb-
ruary 1, 2015. 
(d) APPLICABLE LAWS; TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
The exchange under this section shall be subject to— 
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(1) the laws (including regulations) and policies 
applicable to exchanges of land administered by the 
National Park Service, including the laws and poli-
cies concerning land appraisals, equalization of val-
ues, and environmental compliance; and 
(2) such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
determines to be necessary. 
(e) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—If the tracts pro-
posed for exchange under this section are determined not 
to be equal in value, an equalization of values may be 
achieved by adjusting the quantity of acres described in 
subsection (a). 
(f) ADMINISTRATION.—The land acquired by the Sec-
retary pursuant to the exchange under this section shall 
be administered as part of the Park. 
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Calendar No. 290 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 441 
[Report No. 112–129] 
AN ACT 
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 Tour-
ism, Inc., and for other purposes. 
JANUARY 13, 2012 
Reported without amendment 
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