[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6674-S6675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            NEW YORK CITY NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ENHANCEMENT ACT

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Energy 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2606 and the 
Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2606) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a Bingaman 
substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as 
amended, be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate and any 
statements related to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2869) was agreed to, as follows:

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     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).

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       (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.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill (H.R. 2606) was read the third time and passed.

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