[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 830 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 668
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 830
[Report No. 110-316]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 23, 2007
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
April 10, 2008
Reported by Mr. Bingaman, without amendment
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AN ACT
To authorize the exchange of certain interests in land in Denali
National Park in the State of Alaska.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Denali National Park and Alaska
Railroad Exchange Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the Alaska
Railroad Corporation owned by the State of Alaska.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. EXCHANGE.
(a) In General.--
(1) Easement expanded.--The Secretary is authorized to
grant to the Alaska Railroad Corporation an exclusive-use
easement on land that is identified by the Secretary within
Denali National Park for the purpose of providing a location to
the Corporation for construction, maintenance, and on-going
operation of track and associated support facilities for
turning railroad trains around near Denali Park Station.
(2) Easement relinquished.--In exchange for the easement
granted in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall require the
relinquishment of certain portions of the Corporation's
existing exclusive use easement within the boundary of Denali
National Park.
(b) Conditions of the Exchange.--
(1) Equal exchange.--The exchange of easements under this
section shall be on an approximately equal-acre basis.
(2) Total acres.--The easement granted under paragraph (1)
of subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 acres.
(3) Interests conveyed.--The easement conveyed to the
Alaska Railroad Corporation by the Secretary under this section
shall be under the same terms as the exclusive use easement
granted to the Railroad in Denali National Park in the Deed for
Exclusive Use Easement and Railroad Related Improvements filed
in Book 33, pages 985-994 of the Nenana Recording District,
Alaska, pursuant to the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982
(45 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). The easement relinquished by the
Alaska Railroad Corporation to the United States under this
section shall, with respect to the portion being exchanged, be
the full title and interest received by the Alaska Railroad in
the Deed for Exclusive Use Easement and Railroad Related
Improvements filed in Book 33, pages 985-994 of the Nenana
Recording District, Alaska, pursuant to the Alaska Railroad
Transfer Act of 1982 (45 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.).
(4) Costs.--The Alaska Railroad shall pay all costs
associated with the exchange under this section, including the
costs of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the costs of any surveys, and
other reasonable costs.
(5) Land to be part of wilderness.--The lands underlying
any easement relinquished to the United States under this
section that are adjacent to designated wilderness are hereby
designated as wilderness and added to the Denali Wilderness,
the boundaries of which are modified accordingly, and shall be
managed in accordance with applicable provisions of the
Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 892) and the Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 2371).
(6) Other terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall
require any additional terms and conditions under this section
that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States and of Denali National Park.
Calendar No. 668
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 830
[Report No. 110-316]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize the exchange of certain interests in land in Denali
National Park in the State of Alaska.
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April 10, 2008
Reported without amendment