Sec. 408. small-scale hydropower initiatives

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## Sec. 408 small-scale hydropower initiatives **[**Subsections (a)–(c) amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.**]** ###

(d)The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to assure the establishment, as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act (and in any event within six months after such date in the case of the amendments made by subsections

(a)and

(c)of this section and in the case of the loan program under section 403 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978), of such rules and regulations as may be necessary to fully implement his responsibilities under title IV of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the amendments thereto made by this section. ###

(e)Not later than three months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a study of the existing Federal programs and policies relating to the development and commercialization of small-scale hydropower, including

(1)a survey and description of such Federal programs and policies,

(2)an assessment of the efficacy of such Federal programs and related policies, and

(3)an identification of any need for consolidation, reorganization, or change in such programs and policies in order to improve and insure their effectiveness.