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PPL Montana's board of directors authorized $175 million to construct a 60-MW hydro plant on the Missouri River. PPL says it will replace the existing eight-unit, 35-MW Rainbow powerhouse, part of the eight-powerhouse, 326.9-MW Missouri-Madison project. The new plant will be built about 200 feet downstream of the existing facility. The original powerhouse will be closed after the new one begins service. Plans for the new Rainbow powerhouse are included in PPL Montana's operating license for the Missouri-Madison project. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued that license in 2000, effective through August 2040. PPL Montana says it plans to begin construction in spring 2009 and expects the plant to be in service two years later.