HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECT UPRATING.

SEC. 216. HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECT UPRATING.(a) In General.—In carrying out the maintenance, rehabilitation, and modernization of a hydroelectric power generating facility at a water resources project under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, the Secretary may take, to the extent funds are made available in appropriations Acts, such actions as are necessary to increase the efficiency of energy production or the capacity of the facility, or both, if, after consulting with the heads of other appropriate Federal and State agencies, the Secretary determines that the increase— (1) is economically justified and financially feasible; (2) will not result in any significant adverse effect on the other purposes for which the project is authorized; (3) will not result in significant adverse environmental impacts; (4) will not involve major structural or operational changes in the project; and (5) will not adversely affect the use, management, or protection of existing Federal, State, or tribal water rights. (b) Consultation.—Before proceeding with the proposed uprating under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide affected State, tribal, and Federal agencies with a copy of the proposed determinations under subsection (a). If the agencies submit comments, the Secretary shall accept those comments or respond in writing to any objections those agencies raise to the proposed determinations. (c) Effect on Other Authority.—This section shall not affect the authority of the Secretary and the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration under section 2406 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 839d–1; 106 Stat. 3099).