Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act

Bill: 114-hr-5402
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-06-07
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska

Alternative and renewable resources

Dams and canals

Electric power generation and transmission

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior, after consulting with the U.S. Forest Service, to modify the boundary of the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) in southeast Alaska and to convey any additional land necessary for the project to the state of Alaska.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5402 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2016 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey boundary and to provide for the conveyance of the remaining tract of land within the corrected survey boundary to the State of Alaska.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act . 2. Conveyance of Federal land within the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project boundary Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall— (1) survey the exterior boundaries of the tract of Federal land within the project boundary of the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) as generally depicted and labeled Lost Creek on the map entitled Swan Lake Project Boundary—Lot 2 and dated February 1, 2016; and (2) issue a patent to the State of Alaska for the tract described in paragraph (1) in accordance with— (A) the survey authorized under paragraph (1); (B) section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act ) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85–508 ); and (C) section 24 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 818 ).