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 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 679

that would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) project numbered 12107, the Commission shall— (1) if the preliminary permit is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, extend the preliminary permit for a period of 3 years beginning on the date on which the preliminary permit expires; or (2) if the preliminary permit expired before the date of enactment of this Act, on request of the permittee, reinstate the preliminary permit for an additional 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN FEES.—Notwithstanding section 10(e)(1) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)(1)) or any other provision of Federal law providing for the payment to the United States of charges for the use of Federal land for the purposes of operating and maintaining a hydroelectric development licensed by the Commission, any political subdivision of the State of Montana that holds a Commission license for the Commission project numbered 12107 in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, Montana, shall be required to pay to the United States for the use of that land for each year during which the political subdivision continues to hold the license for the project, the lesser of— (1) $25,000; or (2) such annual charge as the Commission or any other department or agency of the Federal Government may assess. SEC. 246. SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS.

Section 408(a)(6) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2708(a)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘April 20, 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2005’’.

Subtitle D—Insular Energy SEC. 251. INSULAR AREAS ENERGY SECURITY.

Section 604 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes’’, approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492), is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; (2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(5) electric power transmission and distribution lines in insular areas are inadequate to withstand damage caused by the hurricanes and typhoons which frequently occur in insular areas and such damage often costs millions of dollars to repair; and ‘‘(6) the refinement of renewable energy technologies since the publication of the 1982 Territorial Energy Assessment prepared pursuant to subsection (c) reveals the need to reassess the state of energy production, consumption, infrastructure, reliance on imported energy, opportunities for energy conservation and increased energy efficiency, and indigenous sources in regard to the insular areas.’’; (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

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