PUBLIC LAW 96-501—DEC. 5, 1980
94 STAT. 2719
plan or, if no plan is in effect, with the criteria of section 4(e)(1) and the considerations of section 4(e)(2)— (A) unless the Administrator finds that, notwithstanding such inconsistency, such resource is needed to meet the Administrator's obligations under this Act, and (B) until the expenditure of funds for that purpose has been specifically authorized by Act of Congress enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) Before the Administrator implements any proposal referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administrator shall— (A) submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress the administrative record of the decision (including any determination by the Council under paragraph (2)) and a statement of the procedures followed or to be followed for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, (B) publish notice of the decision in the Federal Register, and (C) note the proposal in the Administrator's annual or supplementary budget submittal made pursuant to the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act (16 U.S.C. 838 and following). The Administrator may not implement any such proposal until ninety days after the date on which such proposal has been noted in such budget or after the date on which such decision has been published in the Federal Register, whichever is later. (5) The authority of the Council to make a determination under paragraph (2)(B) if no plan is in effect shall expire on the date two years after the establishment of the Council. (d) The Administrator is authorized to acquire a resource, other than a major resource, whether or not such resource meets the criteria of section 4(e)(l) and the considerations of section 4(e)(2) but which he determines is an experimental, developmental, demonstration, or pilot project of a type with a potential for providing costeffective service to the region. The Administrator shall make no obligation for the acquisition of such resource until it is included in the annual budgets submitted to the Congress pursuant to the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act. (e)(1) In order to effectuate the priority given to conservation measures and renewable resources under this Act, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make use of his authorities under this Act to acquire conservation measures and renewable resources, to implement conservation measures, and to provide credits and technical and financial assistance for the development and implementation of such resources and measures (including the funding of, and the securing of debt for, expenses incurred during the investigation and preconstruction of resources, as authorized in subsection (f) of this section). (2) To the extent conservation measures or acquisition of resources require direct arrangements with consumers, the Administrator shall make maximum practicable use of customers and local entities capable of administering and carrying out such arrangements. (f)(1) For resources which the Administrator determines may be eligible for acquisition under this section and satisfy the criteria of section 4(e)(1) and the considerations of section 4(e)(2) of this Act or, if a plan is in effect, to be consistent with the plan, the Administrator is authorized to enter into agreements with sponsors o— f (A) a renewable resource, other than a major resource, to fund or secure debt incurred in the investigation and initial development of such resource, or
42 USC 4321 ^°^• Publication in FedeS^ Register.
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