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 PUBLIC LAW 99-495—OCT. 16, 1986

100 STAT. 1245

resolve any such inconsistency, giving due weight to the recommendations, expertise, and statutory responsibilities of such agencies. If, after such attempt, the Commission does not adopt in whole or in part a recommendation of any such agency, the Commission shall publish each of the following findings (together with a statement of the basis for each of the findings): "(A) A finding that adoption of such recommendation is inconsistent with the purposes and requirements of this Part or with other applicable provisions of law. "(B) A finding that the conditions selected by the Commission comply with the requirements of paragraph (1). Subsection (i) shall not apply to the conditions required under this subsection.". SEC. 4. RELICENSING PROCEDURES.

(a) RELICENSING PROCESS.—Section 15 of the Federal Power Act is amended by inserting "(1)" after "(a)", by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (f), and by adding the following at the end of subsection (a): "(2) Any new license issued under this section shall be issued to the applicant having the final proposal which the Commission determines is best adapted to serve the public interest, except that in making this determination the Commission shall ensure that insignificant differences with regard to subparagraphs (A) through (G) of this paragraph between competing applications are not determinative and shall not result in the transfer of a project. In making a determination under this section (whether or not more than one application is submitted for the project), the Commission shall, in addition to the requirements of section 10 of this Part, consider (and explain such consideration in writing) each of the following: "(A) The plans and abilities of the applicant to comply with (i) the articles, terms, and conditions of any license issued to it and (ii) other applicable provisions of this Part. "(B) The plans of the applicant to manage, operate, and maintain the project safely. "(C) The plans and abilities of the applicant to operate and maintain the project in a manner most likely to provide efficient and reliable electric service. "(D) The need of the applicant over the short and long term for the electricity generated by the project or projects to serve its customers, including, among other relevant considerations, the reasonable costs and reasonable availability of alternative sources of power, taking into consideration conservation and other relevant factors and taking into consideration the effect on the provider (including its customers) of the alternative source of power, the effect on the applicant's operating and load characteristics, the effect on communities served or to be served by the project, and in the case of an applicant using power for the applicant's own industrial facility and related operations, the effect on the operation and efficiency of such facility or related operations, its workers, and the related community. In the case of an applicant that is an Indian tribe applying for a license for a project located on the tribal reservation, a statement of the need of such tribe for electricity generated by the project to foster the purposes of the reservation may be included.

16 USC 808.

Ante, pp. 1243, ^244.

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