I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 441 
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 Pre-
serve 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 
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. 
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 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) 
APPURTENANCE.—The 
term 
‘‘appur-
tenance’’ includes— 
(A) transmissions 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) the intake pipeline located on Eu-
reka Creek, approximately 1⁄2 mile up-
stream from the Park Road, as depicted on 
the map; 
(ii) each system appurtenance of the 
microhydro project; and 
(iii) any distribution or transmission 
line 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. PERMIT FOR MICROHYDRO PROJECT. 
(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 of enactment of 
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this Act, the Secretary shall complete any analysis re-
quired by the National Environment Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) of a proposed microhydro project 
located on Eureka Creek within the Kantishna Hills area. 
SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of consolidating 
Park land and land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., and 
subject to subsection (d), the Secretary may exchange 
Park land near or adjacent to land owned by Doyon Tour-
ism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek in sec. 
13, T.16 S., R. 18 W., Fairbanks Meridian, for approxi-
mately 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— 
(1) the laws (including regulations) and policies 
applicable to exchanges of land administered by the 
National Park Service, including the laws and poli-
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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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