; and (E) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) Deadline The Commission shall issue a final decision regarding an application for a license for a qualifying facility submitted under subsection (e)(3) not later than 2 years after the date on which the Commission determines under subsection (e)(2) that the proposed hydroelectric facility that is the subject of the application is a qualifying facility. ; (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2); (C) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (1) Applicability of safety regulations (A) In general The rules and regulations of the Commission relating to the protection of life, health, and property shall apply to a qualifying facility licensed under this section, only with respect to the potential effects of the construction, operation, and maintenance of the qualifying facility on the safety of the applicable qualifying nonpowered dam. (B) State regulations For any qualifying facility licensed at a non-Federal qualifying nonpowered dam, the applicable dam safety rules and regulations of the State in which the qualifying nonpowered dam is located shall apply to— (i) the qualifying nonpowered dam; and (ii) any infrastructure associated with the qualifying nonpowered dam that is not a part of the qualifying facility that is the subject of the license. ; and (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (3) Requirements Before issuing any license for a qualifying facility at a non-Federal qualifying nonpowered dam, the Commission shall— (A) ensure that the qualifying nonpowered dam, and each other structure associated with the qualifying facility, is or will be consistent with the applicable dam safety standards of the Commission