,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gieb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #g1 #bjbb,ms4  
,dean 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 and 
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary 
of the ,interior to issue a right-of-way
 permit with respect to a natural gas   
distribution pipeline within ,valley    
,forge ,national ,historical ,park1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,valley  
,forge ,park ,realignment ,permit and   
,promise ,act4  #b4 ,right-of-way permit
 for pipeline segment at ,valley ,forge 
,,nhp  7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 the         
,secretary may issue a right-of-way     
permit pursuant to part #ad of title    
#cf1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as 
in effect on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act71 for the covered pipeline 
segment if the covered pipeline segment 

is relocated to a proposed realignment  
of ,valley ,forge ,park ,road and ,north
 ,gulph ,road within the ,park4  7b7    
,limitations  7#a7 ,no expansion1       
upgrade1 or improvement ,a right-of-way 
permit issued under subsection 7a7 shall
 not allow expansion1 upgrade1 or       
improvement of the covered pipeline     
segment except as may be required by law
 for safe operation and maintenance of  
the pipeline4  7#b7 ,scope of authority 
,the authority to grant a right-of-way  
permit under subsection 7a7 shall apply 
only to the covered pipeline segment and
 shall not apply to any other part of   
the natural gas distribution pipeline   
system or any other pipeline system     
within the ,park4  7c7 ,additional terms
 and condition ,the ,secretary may      
include any additional terms and        
conditions in the right-of-way permit   
issued under subsection 7a7 as the      
,secretary determines necessary4  7d7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered pipeline segment ,the term     

covered pipeline segment means the      
portions of the natural gas distribution
 pipeline 7including all appurtenances  
used in the operation of such pipeline7 
within the ,park-- 7,a7 existing on the 
date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 
7,b7 that are located under1 along1 or  
adjacent to the segments of ,north      
,gulph ,road and ,valley ,forge ,park   
,road 7,,sr#cjci and ,,sr#jjbc          
respectively1 as those roads were       
aligned on ,january #ba1 #bjbb7 that are
 between-- 7i7 the intersection of      
,north ,gulph ,road with ,richards      
,road2 and  7ii7 a point on ,valley     
,forge ,park ,road located #ejj feet    
northwest of its intersection with      
,county ,line ,road4  7#b7 ,park ,the   
term ,park means ,valley ,forge         
,national ,historical ,park4  7#c7      
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4