{"data":{"id":"us/18-cfr-2.19","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 CFR 2.19","heading":"State and Federal comprehensive plans.","body":"(a) In determining whether the proposed hydroelectric project is best adapted to a comprehensive plan under section (10)(a)(1) of the Federal Power Act for improving or developing a waterway, the Commission will consider the extent to which the project is consistent with a comprehensive plan (where one exists) for improving, developing, or conserving a waterway or waterways affected by the project that is prepared by:\n(1) An agency established pursuant to Federal law that has the authority to prepare such a plan, or\n(2) A state agency, of the state in which the facility is or will be located, authorized to conduct such planning pursuant to state law.\n(b) The Commission will treat as a state or Federal comprehensive plan a plan that:\n(1) Is a comprehensive study of one or more of the beneficial uses of a waterway or waterways;\n(2) Includes a description of the standards applied, the data relied upon, and the methodology used in preparing the plan; and\n(3) Is filed with the Secretary of the Commission.","path":["Title 18—Conservation of Power and Water Resources","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL RULES","PART 2—GENERAL POLICY AND INTERPRETATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-18.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:34Z","sha256":"ec50f210003357b44a33412d5aaeee969c3aaa1f0db0b4e59c37fc767abaf086","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-cfr-2.18","next":"us/18-cfr-2.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}