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 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 2803 allowed an additional 6 months to submit an initial integrated resource plan to the Administrator. "(g) CUSTOMERS WITH MORE THAN 1 CONTRACT. —If more than one long-term firm power service contract exists between the Administrator and a customer, only one integrated resource plan shall be required for that customer under this title. "(h) PROGRAM REVIEW.— Within 1 year after January 1, 1999, and at appropriate intervals thereafter, the Administrator shall initiate a public process to review the program established by this section. The Administrator is authorized at that time to revise the criteria set forth in section 204(b) to reflect changes, if any, in technology, needs, or other developments. <«EC. 20S. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 42 USC 7276c. "(a) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—The provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 shall apply to actions of the Administrator implementing this title in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to other msgor Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. "(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.— The Administrator shall include in the annual report submitted by the Western Area Power Administration (1) a description of the activities undertaken by the Administrator and by customers under this title and (2) an estimate of the energy savings and renewable resource benefits achieved as a result of such activities. "(c) STATE REGULATED INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES.- Any State regulated electric utility (as defined in section 3(18) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978) shall be exemptfiromthe provisions of this title. "(d) RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION REQUIRE- MENTS.— Nothing in this title shall require a customer to take any action inconsistent with a requirement imposed by the Rural Electrification Administration". SEC. 115. ENCOURAGEMENT OF INVESTMENTS IN CONSERVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY BY GAS UTILITIES. (a) DEFINITIONS.— Section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3202) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: "(9) The term Integrated resoiirce planning* means, in the case of a gas utility, planning by the use of any standard, regulation, practice, or policy to undertake a systematic comparison between demand-side management measures and the supply of gas by a gas utility to minimize life-cycle costs of adequate and reliable utility services to gas consumers. Integrated resource planning shall take into account necessary features for system operation sudi as diversity, reliability, dispatchability, and other factors of risk and shall treat demand ana supply to gas consumers on a consistent and integrated basis. "(10) The term 'demand-side management' includes energy conservation, energy efficiency, and load management techniques.". (b) IN GENERAL.— Section 303(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3202) is amended by inserting 15 USC 3203. at the end the following new paragraphs:

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