[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1097 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1097


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 23, 2001

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
   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. 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 rights-of-
way permits for natural gas pipelines within the boundary of Great 
Smoky Mountains National Park that are proposed to be constructed 
across--
            (1) the Foothills Parkway;
            (2) the Foothills Parkway Spur between Pigeon Forge and 
        Gatlinburg; and
            (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.

            Passed the Senate October 17, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.