; (iii) Tribal governments; and (iv) relevant labor organizations; and (F) the use of registered apprenticeship programs and prevailing wages, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. (4) Environmental review Any project to site, construct, or modify transmission facilities that is conducted to comply with the reliability standard described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (5) Savings provision Nothing in this subsection overrides or inhibits the authority of the Commission to require minimum interregional transfer between regions in a pair or grouping of regions other than a pair or grouping of regions described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1). (c) Consideration for national interest electric transmission corridors In carrying out section 216 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824p ), the Secretary of Energy shall consider designating as a national interest electric transmission corridor any area in which transmission facilities will be sited and constructed or modified pursuant to this section. 5. Increased borrowing authority under the Transmission Facilitation Program Section 40106(d)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18713(d)(2) ) is amended by striking $2,500,000,000 and inserting $13,500,000,000 . 6. Study and report on benefits of interconnection with Mexico (a) Definition of covered facility In this section, the term covered facility means a facility for the generation, transmission, or sale of electric energy. (b) Study and report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on— (1) the reliability, climate, and cost benefits of the interconnection of covered facilities in the United States with covered facilities in Mexico