Title: Valley Forge Park Realignment Permit and Promise Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Valley Forge Park Realignment Permit and Promise Act
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue a right-of-way permit for a specified segment of the natural gas distribution pipeline (including all appurtenances used in the operation of such pipeline) within Valley Forge National Historical Park if such pipeline segment is relocated to a proposed realignment of Valley Forge Park Road and North Gulph Road within the park.
The right-of-way permit shall not allow expansion, upgrade, or improvement of the pipeline segment except as may be required by law for safe operation and maintenance of the pipeline.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7952 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7952

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way 
   permit with respect to a natural gas distribution pipeline within 
     Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2022

 Ms. Dean (for herself, Ms. Houlahan, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way 
   permit with respect to a natural gas distribution pipeline within 
     Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Valley Forge Park Realignment Permit 
and Promise Act''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT FOR PIPELINE SEGMENT AT VALLEY FORGE NHP.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may issue a right-of-way permit pursuant to part 14 of title 
36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act), for the covered pipeline segment if the covered 
pipeline segment is relocated to a proposed realignment of Valley Forge 
Park Road and North Gulph Road within the Park.
    (b) Limitations.--
            (1) No expansion, upgrade, or improvement.--A right-of-way 
        permit issued under subsection (a) shall not allow expansion, 
        upgrade, or improvement of the covered pipeline segment except 
        as may be required by law for safe operation and maintenance of 
        the pipeline.
            (2) Scope of authority.--The authority to grant a right-of-
        way permit under subsection (a) shall apply only to the covered 
        pipeline segment and shall not apply to any other part of the 
        natural gas distribution pipeline system or any other pipeline 
        system within the Park.
    (c) Additional Terms and Condition.--The Secretary may include any 
additional terms and conditions in the right-of-way permit issued under 
subsection (a) as the Secretary determines necessary.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered pipeline segment.--The term ``covered pipeline 
        segment'' means the portions of the natural gas distribution 
        pipeline (including all appurtenances used in the operation of 
        such pipeline) within the Park--
                    (A) existing on the date of the enactment of this 
                Act; and
                    (B) that are located under, along, or adjacent to 
                the segments of North Gulph Road and Valley Forge Park 
                Road (SR3039 and SR0023 respectively, as those roads 
                were aligned on January 21, 2022) that are between--
                            (i) the intersection of North Gulph Road 
                        with Richards Road; and
                            (ii) a point on Valley Forge Park Road 
                        located 500 feet northwest of its intersection 
                        with County Line Road.
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means Valley Forge National 
        Historical Park.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
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