Not less than two years before the expiration of the federal license for the project, the applicant shall submit the final application to reauthorize the water right and a request for certification under ORS § 468B.040 and 33 U.S.C. § 1341. The application submitted under this section shall be the same as the final application submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the new federal license for the project. [1997 c.449 § 20]