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To amend the Denali National Park Improvement Act to clarify certain provisions relating to the natural gas pipeline authorized in the Denali National Park and Preserve.

S. 217 · 115th Congress · Jan 24, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline

(a)
Permit— Section 3(b)(1) of the Denali National Park Improvement Act (Public Law 113–33; 127 Stat. 516) is amended by striking “within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile segment of the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park”.
(b)
Terms and conditions— Section 3(c)(1) of the Denali National Park Improvement Act (Public Law 113–33; 127 Stat. 516) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “and” after the semicolon;
(2)
by striking subparagraph (B); and
(3)
by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
(c)
Applicable law— Section 3 of the Denali National Park Improvement Act (Public Law 113–33; 127 Stat. 515) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(d) Applicable law—A high pressure gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in a nonwilderness area within the boundary of the Park, shall not be subject to title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.).”