US Congress House Bill 586 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-09-20 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 157.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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, within 180 days after submission of a permit application, to complete any analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 respecting any proposed or existing microhydro projects in the 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 an equalization of any unequal values of the tracts proposed for exchange 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.

Denali National Park Improvement Act

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-09-20	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 157.
2013-09-20	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-217.
2013-07-24	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2013-07-24	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-07-24	House	Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
2013-05-09	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2013-03-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2013-02-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB157 (Same As) 2013-09-18 - Became Public Law No: 113-33.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/586/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr586/BILLS-113hr586ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr586/BILLS-113hr586rh.pdf