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Union Calendar No. 103 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 441 
[Report No. 112–158] 
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 
JULY 20, 2011 
Reported with amendments, 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 January 25, 2011] 
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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. 
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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 Renew-
able Energy Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPURTENANCE.—The term ‘‘appurtenance’’ 
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 enti-
tled ‘‘Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area’’, numbered 
184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. 
(4) MICROHYDRO PROJECT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘microhydro 
project’’ means a hydroelectric power generating 
facility with a maximum power generation ca-
pability of 100 kilowatts. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘microhydro 
project’’ includes— 
(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— 
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(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 applicant 
submits an application for the issuance of a permit under 
this section, the Secretary shall complete any analysis re-
quired 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 Eu-
reka Creek in sec. 13, T.16 S., R. 18 W., Fairbanks Merid-
ian, 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 offices of 
the National Park Service. 
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(c) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to complete the 
exchange under this section by not later than February 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-
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 proposed 
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. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill 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 ac-
quire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from 
Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 103 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 441 
[Report No. 112–158] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue 
permits for a microhydro project in nonwilder-
ness areas within the boundaries of Denali Na-
tional Park and Preserve, to acquire land for 
Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon 
Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes. 
JULY 20, 2011 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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