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S 157 — Denali National Park Improvement Act

Last action — Became Public Law No: 113-33.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2013. Enacted.

Summary

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 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 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. 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.

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Action History

  1. Became Public Law No: 113-33.

  2. Signed by President.

  3. Presented to President.

  4. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5451-5452)

  5. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 157.

  6. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5451-5452)

  7. Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 139.

  9. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-192.

  10. Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  11. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  12. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.

  13. Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

  14. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  15. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  16. Received in the House.

  17. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4717-4722; text as passed Senate: CR S4719-4720)

  18. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.

  19. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden without amendment. With written report No. 113-19.

  20. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  21. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  22. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S330-332)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 157 do?
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 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 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. 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.
Who sponsors S 157?
S 157 is sponsored by Lisa Murkowski (R).
What is the current status of S 157?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2013. Enacted.
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