Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011
Latest action · Jan 13, 2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 290.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2011
- Passed HouseOct 24, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 20, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011 - 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 in Alaska. Defines "microhydro project" 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.
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.
Directs the Secretary to exchange Park and Preserve 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. 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.
Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to be administered as part of the Park and Preserve.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 25, 2011Markup Jun 15, 2011Reported Jul 20, 2011 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2011Hearings May 4, 2011Discharged Jun 15, 2011 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 31, 2011Markup Nov 10, 2011Reported Jan 13, 2012 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2012Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/17/2011 without amendment. With written report No. 112-129.
- Jan 13, 2012Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 290.
- Nov 10, 2011Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Oct 31, 2011Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Oct 24, 2011Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 24, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6990-6991)
- Oct 24, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 441.
- Oct 24, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6990)
- Oct 24, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 24, 2011The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 20, 2011Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-158.
- Jul 20, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 103.
- Jun 15, 2011Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
- Jun 15, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 15, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 4, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jan 25, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 25, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6990, H6991Text printed H6990 | Don Young R-AK, Grace F. Napolitano D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Oct 24, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Nov 30, 2011H.R. 441, Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 10, 2011
- Jun 27, 2011H.R. 441, Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H471.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-124 | VARIOUS NATIONAL PARKS BILLS90 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 11, 2011 |
| Serial No. 112-28 | H.R. 241, H.R. 290, H.R. 320, H.R. 441, H.R. 643, H.R. 686, H.R. 765, H.R. 850, H.R. 944, H.R. 1022, AND H.R. 114165 pages | Natural Resources Committee | May 4, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 313 | Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011 | Related bill | May 11, 2011 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- 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 acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2012Reported to Senate
- Oct 31, 2011Referred in Senate
- Oct 24, 2011Engrossed in House
- Jul 20, 2011Reported in House
- Jan 25, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
