[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3330 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3330

 To authorize the establishment of a Niblack mining area road corridor 
            in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 21, 2012

  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 establishment of a Niblack mining area road corridor 
            in the State of Alaska, 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 ``Niblack Mining Area Road 
Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. NIBLACK MINING AREA ROAD CORRIDOR.

    (a) Establishment.--Notwithstanding any prohibition against road 
construction in inventoried roadless areas under the Roadless Area 
Conservation Rule established under part 294 of title 36, Code of 
Federal Regulations (and successor regulations), not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall 
establish a road corridor that follows 1 of the 2 routes identified as 
``Niblack Route 1'' or ``Niblack Route 2'' on the map entitled ``Road 
to Niblack Mine'', numbered 1, and dated June 21, 2012, to connect the 
Prince of Wales Island road system in the State of Alaska to the area 
of the Niblack patented mineral claims on the southeast side of Prince 
of Wales Island.
    (b) Requirements.--A road corridor established under subsection (a) 
shall--
            (1) minimize the economic costs of the road corridor by 
        using, to the maximum extent practicable, the road network in 
        existence on the date of the establishment;
            (2) minimize effects of the road corridor on surface 
        resources;
            (3) prevent unnecessary or unreasonable surface 
        disturbance; and
            (4) comply with all applicable laws (including 
        regulations).
    (c) Cooperating Agencies.--The State of Alaska and the Prince of 
Wales Community Advisory Council may participate as cooperating 
agencies during the preparation of any environmental impact statement 
prepared with respect to the road corridor under subsection (a).
    (d) Federal Permits.--It is the intent of Congress that any Federal 
permit required for construction of the road corridor established under 
subsection (a) be issued or denied by the date that is not later than 1 
year after the date of application for the permit.
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