[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 3380 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3380

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
          the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two


                                 An Act


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits 
 for natural gas pipelines within the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains 
                             National Park.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMITS FOR EXISTING NATURAL GAS PIPELINES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior may issue right-of-
way permits for natural gas pipelines that exist as of September 1, 
2001, within the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--A permit issued under subsection (a) 
shall be--
        (1) issued consistent with laws and regulations generally 
    applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National 
    Park System; and
        (2) subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary 
    deems necessary.

SEC. 2. PERMITS FOR PROPOSED NATURAL GAS PIPELINES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior may issue right-of-
way permits for natural gas pipelines within the boundary of Great 
Smoky Mountains National Park that are proposed to be constructed 
across the following:
        (1) The Foothills Parkway.
        (2) The Foothills Parkway Spur between Pigeon Forge and 
    Gatlinburg.
        (3) The Gatlinburg Bypass.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--A permit issued under subsection (a) 
shall be--
        (1) issued consistent with laws and regulations generally 
    applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National 
    Park System; and
        (2) subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary 
    deems necessary, including--
            (A) provisions for the protection and restoration of park 
        resources that are disturbed by pipeline construction; and
            (B) assurances that construction and operation of the 
        pipeline will not adversely affect Great Smoky Mountains 
        National Park.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.