2.19—State and Federal comprehensive plans.
(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:
(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.
(2)
Includes a description of the standards applied, the data relied upon, and the methodology used in preparing the plan; and