[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1097 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1097

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 25, 2001

Mr. Thompson (for himself and Mr. Frist) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way 
  permits for natural gas pipelines within the boundary of the 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. NATURAL GAS PIPELINES WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE GREAT SMOKY 
              MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK.

    (a) Permit for Natural Gas Pipelines.--
            (1) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior may issue 
        right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines that are--
                    (A) within the boundary of the Great Smoky 
                Mountains National Park (as of the date of enactment of 
                this Act);
                    (B) not otherwise authorized by Federal law; and
                    (C) not subject to valid rights of property 
                ownership.
            (2) Conditions.--A permit issued under paragraph (1) shall 
        be subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary 
        determines necessary.
    (b) Permit for Proposed Natural Gas Pipelines.--
            (1) Authorization.--The Secretary may issue right-of-way 
        permits for natural gas pipelines within the boundary of the 
        Great Smoky Mountains National Park that are proposed for 
        construction in--
                    (A) the Foothills Parkway;
                    (B) the Foothills Parkway Spur between Pigeon Forge 
                and Gatlinburg; and
                    (C) the Gatlinburg Bypass.
            (2) Conditions.--A permit issued under paragraph (1) shall 
        be subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary 
        determines necessary, including--
                    (A) provisions for the protection and restoration 
                of resources that are disturbed by pipeline 
                construction; and
                    (B) assurances that construction and operation of 
                the pipeline will be compatible with the purposes of 
                the Park.
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