Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/971

 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 953

(5) will not duplicate the functions of existing transmission facilities or proposed facilities which are the subject of ongoing or approved siting and related permitting proceedings. (c) OTHER FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a Project under subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary may accept and use funds contributed by another entity for the purpose of carrying out the Project. (2) AVAILABILITY.—The contributed funds shall be available for expenditure for the purpose of carrying out the Project— (A) without fiscal year limitation; and (B) as if the funds had been appropriated specifically for that Project. (3) ALLOCATION OF COSTS.—In carrying out a Project under subsection (a) or (b), any costs of the Project not paid for by contributions from another entity shall be collected through rates charged to customers using the new transmission capability provided by the Project and allocated equitably among these project beneficiaries using the new transmission capability. (d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this section affects any requirement of— (1) any Federal environmental law, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); (2) any Federal or State law relating to the siting of energy facilities; or (3) any existing authorizing statutes. (e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall constrain or restrict an Administrator in the utilization of other authority delegated to the Administrator of WAPA or SWPA. (f) SECRETARIAL DETERMINATIONS.—Any determination made pursuant to subsections (a) or (b) shall be based on findings by the Secretary using the best available data. (g) MAXIMUM FUNDING AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall not accept and use more than $100,000,000 under subsection (c)(1) for the period encompassing fiscal years 2006 through 2015. SEC. 1223. ADVANCED TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES.

42 USC 16422.

(a) DEFINITION OF ADVANCED TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY.— In this section, the term ‘‘advanced transmission technology’’ means a technology that increases the capacity, efficiency, or reliability of an existing or new transmission facility, including— (1) high-temperature lines (including superconducting cables); (2) underground cables; (3) advanced conductor technology (including advanced composite conductors, high-temperature low-sag conductors, and fiber optic temperature sensing conductors); (4) high-capacity ceramic electric wire, connectors, and insulators; (5) optimized transmission line configurations (including multiple phased transmission lines); (6) modular equipment; (7) wireless power transmission; (8) ultra-high voltage lines; (9) high-voltage DC technology; (10) flexible AC transmission systems;

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