Denali National Park Improvement Act

Bill: 113-s-157
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2013-01-28
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska

Alternative and renewable resources

Dams and canals

Electric power generation and transmission

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Land transfers

Licensing and registrations

Oil and gas

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Pipelines
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-18
text: Became Public Law No: 113-33.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines &quot;microhydro project&quot; as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts and includes any distribution or transmission lines required to serve such area. </p> <p>Directs the Secretary to exchange Park land near or adjacent to land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism within the Galena patented mining claim. </p> <p>Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to be administered as part of the Park. </p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary to issue right-of-way permits, subject to certain terms and conditions, for: (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of the Park within, along, or near the approximately seven-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. </p> <p>Designates the Talkeetna Ranger Station that is on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, and that is approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to the Park, as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station. </p>

action_date: 2013-04-22
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</b> </p> <p> Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines &quot;microhydro project&quot; as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts and includes any distribution or transmission lines required to serve such area. </p> <p>Requires the Secretary to complete, no later than 180 days after the submission of a permit application, any analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 respecting any proposed or existing microhydro projects in such area. </p> <p>Directs the Secretary to exchange Park land near or adjacent to land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism within the Galena patented mining claim. <times/> Instructs the Secretary to seek to complete such exchange by February 2015. Permits, if the values of the tracts proposed for exchange are determined not to be equal, an equalization of such values to be achieved by adjusting the quantity of the acreage owned by Doyon Tourism. </p> <p>Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to be administered as part of the Park. </p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary to issue right-of-way permits, subject to certain terms and conditions, for: (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of the Park within, along, or near the approximately seven-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. </p> <p>Designates the Talkeetna Ranger Station that is on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, and that is approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to the Park, as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station. </p>

action_date: 2013-06-19
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p> Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines &quot;microhydro project&quot; as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts and includes any distribution or transmission lines required to serve such area. </p> <p>Requires the Secretary to complete, no later than 180 days after the submission of a permit application, any analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 respecting any proposed or existing microhydro projects in such area. </p> <p>Directs the Secretary to exchange Park land near or adjacent to land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism within the Galena patented mining claim. <times/> Instructs the Secretary to seek to complete such exchange by February 2015. Permits, if the values of the tracts proposed for exchange are determined not to be equal, an equalization of such values to be achieved by adjusting the quantity of the acreage owned by Doyon Tourism. </p> <p>Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to be administered as part of the Park. </p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary to issue right-of-way permits, subject to certain terms and conditions, for: (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of the Park within, along, or near the approximately seven-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. </p> <p>Designates the Talkeetna Ranger Station that is on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, and that is approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to the Park, as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station. </p>

action_date: 2013-09-10
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p> Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines &quot;microhydro project&quot; as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts and includes any distribution or transmission lines required to serve such area. </p> <p>Requires the Secretary to complete, no later than 180 days after the submission of a permit application, any analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 respecting any proposed or existing microhydro projects in such area. </p> <p>Directs the Secretary to exchange Park land near or adjacent to land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism within the Galena patented mining claim. <times/> Instructs the Secretary to seek to complete such exchange by February 2015. Permits, if the values of the tracts proposed for exchange are determined not to be equal, an equalization of such values to be achieved by adjusting the quantity of the acreage owned by Doyon Tourism. </p> <p>Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to be administered as part of the Park. </p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary to issue right-of-way permits, subject to certain terms and conditions, for: (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of the Park within, along, or near the approximately seven-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. </p> <p>Designates the Talkeetna Ranger Station that is on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, and that is approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to the Park, as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station. </p>

action_date: 2013-09-18
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p> Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines &quot;microhydro project&quot; as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts and includes any distribution or transmission lines required to serve such area. </p> <p>Requires the Secretary to complete, no later than 180 days after the submission of a permit application, any analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 respecting any proposed or existing microhydro projects in such area. </p> <p>Directs the Secretary to exchange Park land near or adjacent to land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism within the Galena patented mining claim. <times/> Instructs the Secretary to seek to complete such exchange by February 2015. Permits, if the values of the tracts proposed for exchange are determined not to be equal, an equalization of such values to be achieved by adjusting the quantity of the acreage owned by Doyon Tourism. </p> <p>Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to be administered as part of the Park. </p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary to issue right-of-way permits, subject to certain terms and conditions, for: (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of the Park within, along, or near the approximately seven-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. </p> <p>Designates the Talkeetna Ranger Station that is on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, and that is approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to the Park, as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 157 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2013 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Denali National Park Improvement Act . 2. Kantishna Hills microhydro project; land exchange (a) Definitions In this section: (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 maintenance; 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 entitled Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area , numbered 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. (4) Microhydro project (A) In general The term microhydro project means a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts. (B) Inclusions The term microhydro project includes— (i) intake pipelines, including the intake pipeline located on Eureka Creek, approximately ½ 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. (b) Permits for microhydro projects (1) In general The Secretary may issue permits for microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area. (2) Terms and conditions Each permit under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) issued in accordance with such terms and conditions as are generally applicable to rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; and (B) subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (3) 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 subsection, the Secretary shall complete any analysis 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. (c) Land exchange (1) In general For the purpose of consolidating ownership of Park and Doyon Tourism, Inc. lands, including those lands affected solely by the Doyon Tourism microhydro project, and subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary 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. (2) Map availability The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (3) Timing The Secretary shall seek to complete the exchange under this subsection by not later than February 1, 2015. (4) Applicable laws; terms and conditions The exchange under this subsection shall be subject to— (A) the laws (including regulations) and policies applicable to exchanges of land administered by the National Park Service, including the laws and policies concerning land appraisals, equalization of values, and environmental compliance; and (B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (5) Equalization of values If the tracts proposed for exchange under this subsection are determined not to be equal in value, an equalization of values may be achieved by adjusting the quantity of acres described in paragraph (1). (6) Administration The land acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the exchange under this subsection shall be administered as part of the Park. 3. Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appurtenance (A) In general The term appurtenance includes cathodic protection or test stations, valves, signage, and buried communication and electric cables relating to the operation of high-pressure natural gas transmission. (B) Exclusions The term appurtenance does not include compressor stations. (2) Park The term Park means the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Permit The Secretary may issue right-of-way permits for— (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. (c) Terms and conditions A permit authorized under subsection (b)— (1) may be issued only— (A) if the permit is consistent with the laws (including regulations) generally applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; (B) in accordance with section 1106(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3166(a)); and (C) if, following an appropriate analysis prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), the route of the right-of-way is the route through the Park with the least adverse environmental effects for the Park; and (2) shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 4. Designation of the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station (a) Designation The Talkeetna Ranger Station located on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park, shall be known and designated as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Talkeetna Ranger Station referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 50 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 157 [Report No. 113–19] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2013 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources April 22, 2013 Reported by Mr. Wyden , without amendment A BILL To provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Denali National Park Improvement Act . 2. Kantishna Hills microhydro project; land exchange (a) Definitions In this section: (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 maintenance; 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 entitled Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area , numbered 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. (4) Microhydro project (A) In general The term microhydro project means a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts. (B) Inclusions The term microhydro project includes— (i) intake pipelines, including the intake pipeline located on Eureka Creek, approximately ½ 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. (b) Permits for microhydro projects (1) In general The Secretary may issue permits for microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area. (2) Terms and conditions Each permit under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) issued in accordance with such terms and conditions as are generally applicable to rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; and (B) subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (3) 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 subsection, the Secretary shall complete any analysis 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. (c) Land exchange (1) In general For the purpose of consolidating ownership of Park and Doyon Tourism, Inc. lands, including those lands affected solely by the Doyon Tourism microhydro project, and subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary 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. (2) Map availability The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (3) Timing The Secretary shall seek to complete the exchange under this subsection by not later than February 1, 2015. (4) Applicable laws; terms and conditions The exchange under this subsection shall be subject to— (A) the laws (including regulations) and policies applicable to exchanges of land administered by the National Park Service, including the laws and policies concerning land appraisals, equalization of values, and environmental compliance; and (B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (5) Equalization of values If the tracts proposed for exchange under this subsection are determined not to be equal in value, an equalization of values may be achieved by adjusting the quantity of acres described in paragraph (1). (6) Administration The land acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the exchange under this subsection shall be administered as part of the Park. 3. Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appurtenance (A) In general The term appurtenance includes cathodic protection or test stations, valves, signage, and buried communication and electric cables relating to the operation of high-pressure natural gas transmission. (B) Exclusions The term appurtenance does not include compressor stations. (2) Park The term Park means the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Permit The Secretary may issue right-of-way permits for— (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. (c) Terms and conditions A permit authorized under subsection (b)— (1) may be issued only— (A) if the permit is consistent with the laws (including regulations) generally applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; (B) in accordance with section 1106(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3166(a)); and (C) if, following an appropriate analysis prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), the route of the right-of-way is the route through the Park with the least adverse environmental effects for the Park; and (2) shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 4. Designation of the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station (a) Designation The Talkeetna Ranger Station located on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park, shall be known and designated as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Talkeetna Ranger Station referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station .

April 22, 2013 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 157 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Denali National Park Improvement Act . 2. Kantishna Hills microhydro project; land exchange (a) Definitions In this section: (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 maintenance; 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 entitled Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area , numbered 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. (4) Microhydro project (A) In general The term microhydro project means a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts. (B) Inclusions The term microhydro project includes— (i) intake pipelines, including the intake pipeline located on Eureka Creek, approximately ½ 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. (b) Permits for microhydro projects (1) In general The Secretary may issue permits for microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area. (2) Terms and conditions Each permit under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) issued in accordance with such terms and conditions as are generally applicable to rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; and (B) subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (3) 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 subsection, the Secretary shall complete any analysis 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. (c) Land exchange (1) In general For the purpose of consolidating ownership of Park and Doyon Tourism, Inc. lands, including those lands affected solely by the Doyon Tourism microhydro project, and subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary 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. (2) Map availability The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (3) Timing The Secretary shall seek to complete the exchange under this subsection by not later than February 1, 2015. (4) Applicable laws; terms and conditions The exchange under this subsection shall be subject to— (A) the laws (including regulations) and policies applicable to exchanges of land administered by the National Park Service, including the laws and policies concerning land appraisals, equalization of values, and environmental compliance; and (B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (5) Equalization of values If the tracts proposed for exchange under this subsection are determined not to be equal in value, an equalization of values may be achieved by adjusting the quantity of acres described in paragraph (1). (6) Administration The land acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the exchange under this subsection shall be administered as part of the Park. 3. Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appurtenance (A) In general The term appurtenance includes cathodic protection or test stations, valves, signage, and buried communication and electric cables relating to the operation of high-pressure natural gas transmission. (B) Exclusions The term appurtenance does not include compressor stations. (2) Park The term Park means the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Permit The Secretary may issue right-of-way permits for— (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. (c) Terms and conditions A permit authorized under subsection (b)— (1) may be issued only— (A) if the permit is consistent with the laws (including regulations) generally applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; (B) in accordance with section 1106(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3166(a) ); and (C) if, following an appropriate analysis prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), the route of the right-of-way is the route through the Park with the least adverse environmental effects for the Park; and (2) shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 4. Designation of the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station (a) Designation The Talkeetna Ranger Station located on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park, shall be known and designated as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Talkeetna Ranger Station referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station .

Passed the Senate June 19, 2013. Secretary

tv_txt: IC 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 157 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources AN ACT To provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Denali National Park Improvement Act . 2. Kantishna Hills microhydro project; land exchange (a) Definitions In this section: (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 maintenance; 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 entitled Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area , numbered 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. (4) Microhydro project (A) In general The term microhydro project means a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts. (B) Inclusions The term microhydro project includes— (i) intake pipelines, including the intake pipeline located on Eureka Creek, approximately ½ 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. (b) Permits for microhydro projects (1) In general The Secretary may issue permits for microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area. (2) Terms and conditions Each permit under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) issued in accordance with such terms and conditions as are generally applicable to rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; and (B) subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (3) 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 subsection, the Secretary shall complete any analysis 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. (c) Land exchange (1) In general For the purpose of consolidating ownership of Park and Doyon Tourism, Inc. lands, including those lands affected solely by the Doyon Tourism microhydro project, and subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary 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. (2) Map availability The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (3) Timing The Secretary shall seek to complete the exchange under this subsection by not later than February 1, 2015. (4) Applicable laws; terms and conditions The exchange under this subsection shall be subject to— (A) the laws (including regulations) and policies applicable to exchanges of land administered by the National Park Service, including the laws and policies concerning land appraisals, equalization of values, and environmental compliance; and (B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (5) Equalization of values If the tracts proposed for exchange under this subsection are determined not to be equal in value, an equalization of values may be achieved by adjusting the quantity of acres described in paragraph (1). (6) Administration The land acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the exchange under this subsection shall be administered as part of the Park. 3. Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appurtenance (A) In general The term appurtenance includes cathodic protection or test stations, valves, signage, and buried communication and electric cables relating to the operation of high-pressure natural gas transmission. (B) Exclusions The term appurtenance does not include compressor stations. (2) Park The term Park means the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Permit The Secretary may issue right-of-way permits for— (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. (c) Terms and conditions A permit authorized under subsection (b)— (1) may be issued only— (A) if the permit is consistent with the laws (including regulations) generally applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; (B) in accordance with section 1106(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3166(a) ); and (C) if, following an appropriate analysis prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), the route of the right-of-way is the route through the Park with the least adverse environmental effects for the Park; and (2) shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 4. Designation of the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station (a) Designation The Talkeetna Ranger Station located on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park, shall be known and designated as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Talkeetna Ranger Station referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station .

Passed the Senate June 19, 2013. Nancy Erickson, Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen S. 157 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Denali National Park Improvement Act . 2. Kantishna Hills microhydro project; land exchange (a) Definitions In this section: (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 maintenance; 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 entitled Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area , numbered 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. (4) Microhydro project (A) In general The term microhydro project means a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts. (B) Inclusions The term microhydro project includes— (i) intake pipelines, including the intake pipeline located on Eureka Creek, approximately ½ 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. (b) Permits for microhydro projects (1) In general The Secretary may issue permits for microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area. (2) Terms and conditions Each permit under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) issued in accordance with such terms and conditions as are generally applicable to rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; and (B) subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (3) 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 subsection, the Secretary shall complete any analysis 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. (c) Land exchange (1) In general For the purpose of consolidating ownership of Park and Doyon Tourism, Inc. lands, including those lands affected solely by the Doyon Tourism microhydro project, and subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary 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. (2) Map availability The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (3) Timing The Secretary shall seek to complete the exchange under this subsection by not later than February 1, 2015. (4) Applicable laws; terms and conditions The exchange under this subsection shall be subject to— (A) the laws (including regulations) and policies applicable to exchanges of land administered by the National Park Service, including the laws and policies concerning land appraisals, equalization of values, and environmental compliance; and (B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (5) Equalization of values If the tracts proposed for exchange under this subsection are determined not to be equal in value, an equalization of values may be achieved by adjusting the quantity of acres described in paragraph (1). (6) Administration The land acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the exchange under this subsection shall be administered as part of the Park. 3. Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appurtenance (A) In general The term appurtenance includes cathodic protection or test stations, valves, signage, and buried communication and electric cables relating to the operation of high-pressure natural gas transmission. (B) Exclusions The term appurtenance does not include compressor stations. (2) Park The term Park means the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Permit The Secretary may issue right-of-way permits for— (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. (c) Terms and conditions A permit authorized under subsection (b)— (1) may be issued only— (A) if the permit is consistent with the laws (including regulations) generally applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; (B) in accordance with section 1106(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3166(a) ); and (C) if, following an appropriate analysis prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), the route of the right-of-way is the route through the Park with the least adverse environmental effects for the Park; and (2) shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 4. Designation of the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station (a) Designation The Talkeetna Ranger Station located on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park, shall be known and designated as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Talkeetna Ranger Station referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

tv_txt: ID Union Calendar No. 139 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 157 [Report No. 113–192] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources September 10, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Denali National Park Improvement Act . 2. Kantishna Hills microhydro project; land exchange (a) Definitions In this section: (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 maintenance; 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 entitled Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area , numbered 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. (4) Microhydro project (A) In general The term microhydro project means a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts. (B) Inclusions The term microhydro project includes— (i) intake pipelines, including the intake pipeline located on Eureka Creek, approximately ½ 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. (b) Permits for microhydro projects (1) In general The Secretary may issue permits for microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area. (2) Terms and conditions Each permit under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) issued in accordance with such terms and conditions as are generally applicable to rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; and (B) subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (3) 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 subsection, the Secretary shall complete any analysis 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. (c) Land exchange (1) In general For the purpose of consolidating ownership of Park and Doyon Tourism, Inc. lands, including those lands affected solely by the Doyon Tourism microhydro project, and subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary 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. (2) Map availability The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (3) Timing The Secretary shall seek to complete the exchange under this subsection by not later than February 1, 2015. (4) Applicable laws; terms and conditions The exchange under this subsection shall be subject to— (A) the laws (including regulations) and policies applicable to exchanges of land administered by the National Park Service, including the laws and policies concerning land appraisals, equalization of values, and environmental compliance; and (B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (5) Equalization of values If the tracts proposed for exchange under this subsection are determined not to be equal in value, an equalization of values may be achieved by adjusting the quantity of acres described in paragraph (1). (6) Administration The land acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the exchange under this subsection shall be administered as part of the Park. 3. Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appurtenance (A) In general The term appurtenance includes cathodic protection or test stations, valves, signage, and buried communication and electric cables relating to the operation of high-pressure natural gas transmission. (B) Exclusions The term appurtenance does not include compressor stations. (2) Park The term Park means the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Permit The Secretary may issue right-of-way permits for— (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and (2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park. (c) Terms and conditions A permit authorized under subsection (b)— (1) may be issued only— (A) if the permit is consistent with the laws (including regulations) generally applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; (B) in accordance with section 1106(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3166(a) ); and (C) if, following an appropriate analysis prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), the route of the right-of-way is the route through the Park with the least adverse environmental effects for the Park; and (2) shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. 4. Designation of the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station (a) Designation The Talkeetna Ranger Station located on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park, shall be known and designated as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Talkeetna Ranger Station referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station .

September 10, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed