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[H.R. 2606 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2606

                      One Hundred Twelfth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and twelve


                                 An Act


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the construction and 
  operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in the Gateway National 
                Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

    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 ``New York City Natural Gas Supply 
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Permittee.--The term ``permittee'' means the 
    Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, (Transco), its 
    successors or assigns.
        (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR PERMIT.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary may issue permits for rights-of-way 
or other necessary authorizations to allow the permittee to construct, 
operate, and maintain a natural gas pipeline and related facilities 
within the Gateway National Recreation Area in New York, as described 
in Federal Regulatory Commission Docket No. PF09-8.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--A permit issued under this section shall 
be--
        (1) consistent with the laws and regulations generally 
    applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National 
    Park System; and
        (2) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems 
    appropriate.
    (c) Fees.--The Secretary shall charge a fee for any permit issued 
under this section. The fee shall be based on fair market value and 
shall also provide for recovery of costs incurred by the National Park 
Service associated with the processing, issuance, and monitoring of the 
permit. The Secretary shall retain any fees associated with the 
recovery of costs.
    (d) Term.--Any permit issued under this section shall be for a term 
of 10 years. The permit may be renewed at the discretion of the 
Secretary in accordance with this section.
SEC. 4. LEASE OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AT FLOYD BENNETT FIELD.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into a non-competitive 
lease with the permittee to allow the occupancy and use of buildings 
and associated property at Floyd Bennett Field within the Gateway 
National Recreation Area to house meter and regulating equipment and 
other equipment necessary to the operation of the natural gas pipeline 
described in section 3(a).
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--A lease entered into under this section 
shall--
        (1) be in accordance with section 3(k) of the National Park 
    System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-2(k)), except that the 
    proceeds from rental payments may be used for infrastructure needs, 
    resource protection and restoration, and visitor services at 
    Gateway National Recreation Area; and
        (2) provide for the restoration and maintenance of the 
    buildings and associated property in accordance with section 106 of 
    the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) and 
    applicable regulations and programmatic agreements.
SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT.
    The Secretary may impose citations or fines, or suspend or revoke 
any authority under a permit or lease issued in accordance with this 
Act for failure to comply with, or a violation of any term or condition 
of such permit or lease.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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