US Congress House Bill 441 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Engrossed on October 31 2011 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-01-13 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 290.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 20, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011 - 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 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 and Preserve 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 and Preserve.

Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-13	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 290.
2012-01-13	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/17/2011 without amendment. With written report No. 112-129.
2011-11-10	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2011-10-31	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2011-10-24	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2011-10-24	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-10-24	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6990)
2011-10-24	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 441.
2011-10-24	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6990-6991)
2011-10-24	House	Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2011-07-20	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 103.
2011-07-20	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-158.
2011-06-15	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2011-06-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-06-15	House	Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
2011-05-04	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-02-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2011-01-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB313 (Related) 2011-05-11 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-124.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/441/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr441/BILLS-112hr441ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr441/BILLS-112hr441eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr441/BILLS-112hr441rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr441/BILLS-112hr441rs.pdf