Sec. 2. KANTISHNA HILLS MICROHYDRO PROJECT; LAND EXCHANGE
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## SEC. 2 KANTISHNA HILLS MICROHYDRO PROJECT; LAND EXCHANGE ###
(a)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Appurtenance The term “appurtenance” includes— #####
(A)transmission lines; #####
(B)distribution lines; #####
(C)signs; #####
(D)buried communication lines; #####
(E)necessary access routes for microhydro project construction, operation, and maintenance; and #####
(F)electric cables. ####
(2)Kantishna hills area The term “Kantishna Hills area” means the area of the Park located within 2 miles of Moose Creek, as depicted on the map. ####
(3)Map The term “map” means the map entitled “Kantishna Hills Micro-Hydro Area”, numbered 184/80,276, and dated August 27, 2010. ####
(4)Microhydro project #####
(A)In general The term “microhydro project” means a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts. #####
(B)Inclusions The term “microhydro project” includes— ######
(i)intake pipelines, including the intake pipeline located on Eureka Creek, approximately ½ mile upstream from the Park Road, as depicted on the map; ######
(ii)each system appurtenance of the microhydro projects; and ######
(iii)any distribution or transmission lines required to serve the Kantishna Hills area. ####
(5)Park The term “Park” means the Denali National Park and Preserve. ####
(6)Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior. ###
(b)Permits for Microhydro Projects ####
(1)In general The Secretary may issue permits for microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area. ####
(2)Terms and conditions Each permit under paragraph
(1)shall be— #####
(A)issued in accordance with such terms and conditions as are generally applicable to rights-of-way within units of the National Park System; and #####
(B)subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. ####
(3)Completion of environmental analysis Not later than 180 days after the date on which an applicant submits an application for the issuance of a permit under this subsection, the Secretary shall complete any analysis required by the National Environment Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) of any proposed or existing microhydro projects located in the Kantishna Hills area. ###
(c)Land Exchange ####
(1)In general For the purpose of consolidating ownership of Park and Doyon Tourism, Inc. lands, including those lands affected solely by the Doyon Tourism microhydro project, and subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary may exchange Park land near or adjacent to land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek in sec. 13, T.16 S., R. 18 W., Fairbanks Meridian, for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., within the Galena patented mining claim. ####
(2)Map availability The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. ####
(3)Timing The Secretary shall seek to complete the exchange under this subsection by not later than February 1, 2015. ####
(4)Applicable laws; terms and conditions The exchange under this subsection shall be subject to— #####
(A)the laws (including regulations) and policies applicable to exchanges of land administered by the National Park Service, including the laws and policies concerning land appraisals, equalization of values, and environmental compliance; and #####
(B)such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary. ####
(5)Equalization of values If the tracts proposed for exchange under this subsection are determined not to be equal in value, an equalization of values may be achieved by adjusting the quantity of acres described in paragraph (1). ####
(6)Administration The land acquired by the Secretary pursuant to the exchange under this subsection shall be administered as part of the Park.
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KANTISHNA HILLS MICROHYDRO PROJECT; LAND EXCHANGE
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