[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 313 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 313

   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a 
  microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of 
Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National 
  Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 2011

  Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Begich) 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 permits for a 
  microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of 
Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National 
  Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., 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 ``Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appurtenance.--The term ``appurtenance'' includes--
                    (A) transmissions lines;
                    (B) distribution lines;
                    (C) signs;
                    (D) buried communication lines;
                    (E) necessary access routes for microhydro project 
                construction, operation, and maintenance; and
                    (F) electric cables.
            (2) Kantishna hills area.--The term ``Kantishna Hills 
        area'' means the area of the Park located within 2 miles of 
        Moose Creek, as depicted on the map.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area'', numbered 184/80,276, and 
        dated August 27, 2010.
            (4) Microhydro project.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``microhydro project'' 
                means a hydroelectric power generating facility with a 
                maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``microhydro project'' 
                includes--
                            (i) the intake pipeline located on Eureka 
                        Creek, approximately \1/2\ mile upstream from 
                        the Park Road, as depicted on the map;
                            (ii) each system appurtenance of the 
                        microhydro project; and
                            (iii) any distribution or transmission line 
                        required to serve the Kantishna Hills area.
            (5) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Denali National Park 
        and Preserve.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. PERMIT FOR MICROHYDRO PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may issue permits for microhydro 
projects in the Kantishna Hills area.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Each permit under subsection (a) shall 
be--
            (1) issued in accordance with such terms and conditions as 
        are generally applicable to rights-of-way within units of the 
        National Park System; and
            (2) subject to such other terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary determines to be necessary.
    (c) Completion of Environmental Analysis.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 
any analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) of a proposed microhydro project located on 
Eureka Creek within the Kantishna Hills area.

SEC. 4. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) In General.--For the purpose of consolidating Park land and 
land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., and subject to subsection (d), the 
Secretary may exchange Park land near or adjacent to land owned by 
Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek in sec. 13, 
T.16 S., R. 18 W., Fairbanks Meridian, for approximately 18 acres of 
land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., within the Galena patented mining 
claim.
    (b) Map Availability.--The map shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (c) Timing.--The Secretary shall seek to complete the exchange 
under this section by not later than February 1, 2015.
    (d) Applicable Laws; Terms and Conditions.--The exchange under this 
section shall be subject to--
            (1) the laws (including regulations) and policies 
        applicable to exchanges of land administered by the National 
        Park Service, including the laws and policies concerning land 
        appraisals, equalization of values, and environmental 
        compliance; and
            (2) such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
        to be necessary.
    (e) Equalization of Values.--If the tracts proposed for exchange 
under this section are determined not to be equal in value, an 
equalization of values may be achieved by adjusting the quantity of 
acres described in subsection (a).
    (f) Administration.--The land acquired by the Secretary pursuant to 
the exchange under this section shall be administered as part of the 
Park.
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