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