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PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005 ‘‘(ii) best conform with plans that have been approved by the Federal Government or the government of the insular area where the project is to be carried out for development or hazard mitigation for that insular area. ‘‘(D) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of the cost for a project for which a grant is provided under this paragraph shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of that project. The non-Federal share of the cost may be provided in the form of cash or services. ‘‘(E) TREATMENT OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.— Grants provided under this paragraph shall not be considered as income, a resource, or a duplicative program when determining eligibility or benefit levels for Federal major disaster and emergency assistance. ‘‘(F) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $6,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’.

42 USC 15891.

SEC. 252. PROJECTS ENHANCING INSULAR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE.

(a) PROJECT FEASIBILTY STUDIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—On a request described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall conduct a feasibility study of a project to implement a strategy or project identified in the plans submitted to Congress pursuant to 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), as having the potential to— (A) significantly reduce the dependence of an insular area on imported fossil fuels; or (B) provide needed distributed generation to an insular area. (2) REQUEST.—The Secretary shall conduct a feasibility study under paragraph (1) on— (A) the request of an electric utility located in an insular area that commits to fund at least 10 percent of the cost of the study; and (B) if the electric utility is located in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau, written support for that request by the President or the Ambassador of the affected freely associated state. (3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with regional utility organizations in— (A) conducting feasibility studies under paragraph (1); and (B) determining the feasibility of potential projects. (4) FEASIBILITY.—For the purpose of a feasibility study under paragraph (1), a project shall be determined to be feasible if the project would significantly reduce the dependence of an insular area on imported fossil fuels, or provide needed distributed generation to an insular area, at a reasonable cost. (b) IMPLEMENTATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—On a determination by the Secretary (in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior) that a project

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