The Administrator is authorized to acquire a resource, other than a major resource, whether or not such resource meets the criteria of section
839b
(e)(1) of this title and the considerations of section
839b
(e)(2) of this title but which he determines is an experimental, developmental, demonstration, or pilot project of a type with a potential for providing cost-effective service to the region. The Administrator shall make no obligation for the acquisition of such resource until it is included in the annual budgets submitted to the Congress pursuant to the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act [
16 U.S.C.
838 et seq.].