Valley Forge Park Realignment Permit and Promise Act

Valley Forge Park Realignment Permit and Promise Act

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue a right-of-way permit for portions of the main segment of the natural gas distribution pipeline within Valley Forge National Historical Park if the segment is relocated to a proposed realignment of Valley Forge Park Road and North Gulph Road within the park.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5110 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5110

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way 
 permit with respect to a natural gas distribution main within Valley 
        Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 2022

 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way 
 permit with respect to a natural gas distribution main within Valley 
        Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Valley Forge Park Realignment Permit 
and Promise Act''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT FOR NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION MAIN SEGMENT 
              AT VALLEY FORGE NHP.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may issue a right-of-way permit pursuant to part 14 of title 
36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act), for the covered main segment if the covered 
main segment is relocated to a proposed realignment of Valley Forge 
Park Road and North Gulph Road within the Park.
    (b) Scope of Authority.--The authority to grant a right-of-way 
permit under subsection (a) shall apply only to the covered main 
segment and shall not apply to any other part of the natural gas 
distribution main system or any other pipeline system within the Park.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered main segment.--The term ``covered main 
        segment'' means the portions of the natural gas distribution 
        main (including all appurtenances used in the operation of such 
        main) within the Park--
                    (A) existing on the date of the enactment of this 
                Act; and
                    (B) that are located under, along, or adjacent to 
                the segments of North Gulph Road and Valley Forge Park 
                Road (SR3039 and SR0023 respectively, as those roads 
                were aligned on January 21, 2022) that are between--
                            (i) the intersection of North Gulph Road 
                        with Richards Road; and
                            (ii) a point on Valley Forge Park Road 
                        located 500 feet northwest of its intersection 
                        with County Line Road.
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means Valley Forge National 
        Historical Park.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
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