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S. 157: Denali National Park Improvement Act
- Introduced:
- Jan 28, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
- Status:
- Signed by the President
- Slip Law:
- This bill became Pub.L. 113-33.
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- Status
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This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on September 18, 2013.
- Prognosis
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20% chance of being enacted.
Only about 23% of bills that made it past committee in 2011–2013 were enacted. [show factors | methodology]
- Text
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Last updated Sep 12, 2013.
4 pages
- Progress
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Introduced Jan 28, 2013 Referred to Committee Jan 28, 2013 Reported by Committee Mar 14, 2013 Passed Senate Jun 19, 2013 Passed House Sep 10, 2013 Signed by the President Sep 18, 2013
- Full Title
A bill to provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
- Primary Source
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THOMAS.gov (The Library of Congress)
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- Cosponsors
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1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
- Committees
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↪ Public Lands and Environmental Regulation
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
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- Summary
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
9/18/2013--Public Law.
Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines "microhydro project" as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts and includes any distribution or transmission lines required to serve such area.
Requires the Secretary to complete, no later than 180 days after the submission of a permit application, any analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 respecting any proposed or existing microhydro projects in such area.
Directs the Secretary to exchange Park land near or adjacent to land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism within the Galena patented mining claim.
Instructs the Secretary to seek to complete such exchange by February 2015.
Permits, if the values of the tracts proposed for exchange are determined not to be equal, an equalization of such values to be achieved by adjusting the quantity of the acreage owned by Doyon Tourism.
Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to be administered as part of the Park.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue right-of-way permits, subject to certain terms and conditions, for:
(1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of the Park within, along, or near the approximately seven-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park; and
(2) any distribution and transmission pipelines and appurtenances that the Secretary determines to be necessary to provide natural gas supply to the Park.
Designates the Talkeetna Ranger Station that is on B Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, and that is approximately 100 miles south of the entrance to the Park, as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/113/1/s157.
Background
Denali National Park and Preserve is a national park located in Interior Alaska, centered around Denali (Mt. McKinley). The national park consists of approximately 4.7 million acres, and the national preserve consists of 1.3 million acres. The Kantishna Hills are located in the northern part of the park.
Summary
S. 157 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for microhydroelectric projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve. Microhydro projects are defined as hydroelectric facilities that have a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts, including distribution or transmission lines required to serve the area. In addition, this legislation requires the Secretary to complete, no later than 180 days after the submission of a permit application, any analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 with respect to proposed or existing microhydro projects in the area.
S. 157 directs the Secretary to conduct a land exchange with Doyon Tourism, Inc. The National Park Service will exchange land near land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc. for approximately 18 acres owned by the company. It directs the exchange to be made by February 2015. The land would be administered as part of the Park.
Finally, it authorizes the Secretary to issue right-of-way permits for a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline in non-wilderness areas within the National Park, subject to meeting environmental standards. Finally, it redesignates the Talkeetna Ranger Station as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station.
Cost
The CBO estimates that this legislation could increase offsetting receipts from permit fees and associated direct spending. CBO estimates that the total collections under the legislation would be insignificant over the 2014-2023 period, and the net effect on direct spending would be negligible.[1]
House Democratic Caucus Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
United States Code
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- Title 16: Conservation
- Chapter 51: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
- Subchapter IV: Transportation and Utility Systems In and Across, and Access Into, Conservation System Units
- Section 3166: Agency, Presidential, and Congressional actions
- Title 42: The Public Health and Welfare
- Chapter 55: National Environmental Policy
- Section 4321: Congressional declaration of purpose
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