Denali National Park Improvement Act
Latest action · Sep 20, 2013 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 157.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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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 "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, within 180 days after submission of a permit application, to complete any analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 respecting any proposed or existing microhydro projects in the area.
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. Instructs the Secretary to seek to complete such exchange by February 2015. Permits an equalization of any unequal values of the tracts proposed for exchange 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.
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.
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 157.
- Sep 20, 2013Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-217.
- Jul 24, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 24, 2013Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 24, 2013Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 157 | Denali National Park Improvement Act | Identical bill | Sep 18, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- 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
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2013Reported in House
- Feb 6, 2013Introduced in House
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