Summary#
This bill amends the Dakota Water Resources Act to change and add federal funding authorizations for specific municipal, rural, and tribal water projects. It lists new dollar amounts (indexed for construction cost changes) for several projects and rural water systems, allows some transfers among project funds with limits, and lets the Secretary of the Interior use part of the money to finish final engineering reports within two years of enactment. The bill also updates a reference to the Natural Resources Trust and sets a $75,000,000 amount for section 11 to remain available until spent.
What it means for you#
- The bill targets water supply projects and rural water systems described in the bill text. It does not change rules for unrelated programs.
- If you live in areas served by the named projects or tribal rural water systems, this bill would authorize federal money for planning and construction.
- The bill requires final engineering reports for some projects to be finished within two years after enactment.
- No publicly available information about exact construction start dates, schedules, or local permitting is in the bill text.
Expenses#
- Authorizes indexed amounts for construction and related work:
- $120,000,000 for the Northwest Area Water Supply Biota Water Treatment Plant and Pump Station Project.
- $404,000,000 for the McClusky Canal and Missouri River North Alternative for the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply Project.
- $50,000,000 for the Southwest Pipeline Project (including a supplementary raw water intake and pump station, transmission line upgrades, hydraulic improvements, and rural distribution expansion).
- $63,000,000 for North Dakota rural water districts for water treatment and rural distribution expansion (lists two named components).
- Allows transfers among the four projects above, but the initial amount authorized for any one project may not be increased by more than 50 percent by transfers.
- Authorizes $743,000,000 (indexed) to carry out tribal and rural water systems under section 7(d), allocated as follows:
- Up to $118,000,000 for Spirit Lake Rural Water System (Fort Totten Reservation).
- Up to $275,000,000 for the Three Affiliated Tribes Rural Water System (Fort Berthold Reservation).
- Up to $240,000,000 for the Standing Rock Rural Water System (Standing Rock Reservation).
- Up to $98,000,000 for the Turtle Mountain Rural Water System (Turtle Mountain Reservation).
- $12,000,000 for a feasibility study for the Lake Traverse Rural Water System and possible initial construction if the project is found feasible.
- Secretary may use funds from some authorizations to complete final engineering reports within two years.
- The bill changes indexing rules so several authorized amounts are adjusted for construction cost fluctuations.
- Amends section 11 funding amount to $75,000,000 to carry out section 11, to remain available until expended.
Proponents' View#
No publicly available information.
Opponents' View#
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