[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2606 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2606


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2012

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 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) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means an entity holding a 
        permit issued under this Act.
            (2) Lease.--The term ``lease'' means an agreement that 
        authorizes the occupancy and use of certain designated premises 
        for facilities associated with the project, particularly a 
        meter and regulating station.
            (3) Natural gas pipeline facilities.--The term ``natural 
        gas pipeline facilities'' means pipeline and related equipment 
        necessary for the transmission and distribution of natural gas, 
        such as meters and heating and pressure-regulating devices used 
        in the transportation of natural gas.
            (4) Permit.--The term ``permit'' means any permits, rights-
        of-way, or any other authorizations necessary for the Secretary 
        to authorize the construction, operation, and maintenance of 
        natural gas pipeline facilities in the Gateway National 
        Recreation Area.
            (5) Project.--The term ``project'' means the natural gas 
        pipeline facilities within Gateway National Recreation Area, 
        including the meter and regulating station to be located at 
        Floyd Bennett Field, that are part of the Rockaway Delivery 
        Lateral/Brooklyn Queens Interconnect Project, as further 
        described in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Docket 
        No. PF09-8, and including authorized revisions to the project.
            (6) Rent.--The term ``rent'' means any payment to the 
        Secretary pursuant to a lease for occupancy and use of 
        designated premises to be made in such a manner and at such 
        intervals as determined by the Secretary.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 3. PERMITTING INSTRUMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may issue permits to authorize the 
construction, operation, and maintenance of natural gas pipeline 
facilities, as provided by the project, within Gateway National 
Recreation Area.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) Any rights-of-way or other permits issued for the 
        natural gas pipeline facilities under this section shall be 
        consistent with the laws and regulations generally applicable 
        to utility rights-of-way within units of the National Park 
        System.
            (2) Any permits issued under this section for the natural 
        gas pipeline facilities shall be subject to such terms and 
        conditions the Secretary deems appropriate.
            (3) The Secretary shall charge a fee for any permits issued 
        under this section. The fees shall be based on fair market 
        value and shall also include costs incurred by the National 
        Park Service in processing a request for a permit; issuing a 
        permit, if appropriate; and monitoring the permitted 
        activities.
            (4) Any permits issued under this section shall be for a 
        term of 10 years, subject to renewal with any changes to its 
        terms and conditions mutually agreed upon.
    (c) Enforcement.--Failure to comply with, or a violation of, any 
term or condition of a permit may result in a citation, or fine, or the 
suspension or revocation of authorization to conduct the permitted 
activity.

SEC. 4. LEASE OF BUILDINGS.

    The Secretary may enter into a non-competitive lease with any 
entity to allow the occupancy and use of buildings and associated 
properties on Floyd Bennett Field to house facilities associated with 
the project, particularly a meter and regulating station. Such lease 
shall--
            (1) otherwise be subject to National Park Service leasing 
        regulations;
            (2) provide for the restoration and maintenance of the 
        buildings and associated properties in accordance with the 
        Secretary of the Interior's Treatment Standards for Historic 
        Property (36 CFR Part 68), section 106 of the National Historic 
        Preservation Act (36 CFR 800), and any programmatic agreements;
            (3) provide for appropriate rent for occupancy and use of 
        the property representing, at minimum but not limited to, fair 
        market value; and
            (4) provide for monetary penalties for violations of the 
        lease.

SEC. 5. FEES AND RENT.

    (a) Fees.--The Secretary shall retain the portion of any fee 
assessed under section 3(b)(3) that is equal to the costs incurred in 
processing and issuing the permit request and monitoring the permitted 
activities, and the balance of the fee shall be deposited in the 
Treasury of the United States.
    (b) Rent.--Any rent collected pursuant to section 4 shall be 
deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the United States in 
accordance with section 3(k)(5) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-
2(k)(5)) and shall be available to the Secretary, without further 
appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, for infrastructure 
needs, resource protection, and visitor services at the Gateway 
National Recreation Area.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 7, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.