[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 766 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 766

   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way 
permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in non-
   wilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park and 
                               Preserve.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 1, 2009

 Ms. Murkowski 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 pipeline transportation utility systems in non-
   wilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park and 
                               Preserve.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Denali National Park and Preserve 
Natural Gas Pipeline Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appurtenance.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``appurtenance'' includes 
                cathodic protection or test stations, valves, signage, 
                and buried communication and electric cables.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``appurtenance'' does not 
                include compressor stations.
            (2) Natural gas.--The term ``natural gas'' means any 
        hydrocarbons (other than oil) that are transported by the 
        pipelines described in section 3(b).
            (3) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Denali National Park 
        and Preserve in the State of Alaska.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Regional Director of the 
        National Park Service for Alaska.

SEC. 3. PERMIT FOR PROPOSED NATURAL GAS PIPELINES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as 
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall issue in non-wilderness areas within the boundary of 
the park right-of-way permits for proposed natural gas pipelines, as 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Pipelines.--The proposed natural gas pipelines 
referred to in subsection (a) are--
            (1) the high-pressure transmission pipeline located within, 
        along, or near approximately 7 miles of the George Parks 
        Highway;
            (2) pipeline system appurtenances; and
            (3) any distribution and transmission pipelines needed to 
        serve the Park.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--A permit issued under subsection (a) 
shall be--
            (1) issued consistent with terms and conditions generally 
        applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the 
        National Park System; and
            (2) subject to any reasonable terms and conditions that the 
        Secretary determines to be necessary for conservation of Park 
        resources.
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