,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #bec #aaf? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #ccd ,report ,no4     
#aaf-acc ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjai,mr4 ,da9es 
7= himself & ,mr4 ,te/]7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,octob] #bb1 #bjai,report$ by
 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 )\t am5dm5t  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! con/ruction ( !          
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em &
 /udy ( ! ,dry-,r$wat] ,regional ,wat]  
,au?ority ,sy/em 9 ! ,/ates ( ,montana &
 ,nor? ,dakota1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,clean ,wat] = ,rural ,communities ,act4
  #b4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is 
to ensure a safe & adequate municipal1  
rural1 & indu/rial wat] supply = !      
citiz5s (--  7#a7 ,dawson1 ,g>field1    
,mc,cone1 ,prairie1 ,ri*l&1 ,judi?      
,bas91 ,:eatl&1 ,gold5 ,valley1 ,f]gus1 
,yell[/one1 & ,mussel%ell ,c\nties 9 !  
,/ate ( ,montana2 &  7#b7 ,mc,kenzie    
,c\nty1 ,nor? ,dakota4  #c4 ,def9itions 

,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,au?ority ,! t]m     
,au?ority means-- 7,a7 ! ,c5tral        
,montana ,regional ,wat] ,au?ority1 a   
publicly own$ nonpr(it wat] au?ority =m$
 9 accordance ) ,mont4 ,code ,ann4 ,sec4
 #ge-f-cjb 7#bjjg72 &  7,b7 any nonpr(it
 successor entity to ! ,au?ority        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7      
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em  
,! t]m ,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat]  
,sy/em means ! ,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural
 ,wat] ,sy/em au?oriz$ "u section       
#d7;a71 ) a project s]vice area t       
includes--  7,a7 ,judi? ,bas91 ,:eatl&1 
,gold5 ,valley1 & ,mussel%ell ,c\nties 9
 ! ,/ate2  7,b7 ! portion ( ,yell[/one  
,c\nty 9 ! ,/ate )9 #b miles ( ,/ate    
,highway #c & )9 #d miles ( ! c\nty l9e 
betwe5 ,gold5 ,valley & ,yell[/one      
,c\nties 9 ! ,/ate1 inclusive ( ! ,t[n (
 ,broadview1 ,montana2 &  7,c7 ! portion
 ( ,f]gus ,c\nty 9 ! ,/ate )9 #b miles (
 ,u4,s4 ,highway #hg & )9 #d miles ( !  
c\nty l9e betwe5 ,f]gus & ,judi? ,bas9  
,c\nties 9 ! ,/ate1 inclusive ( ! ,t[n (

 ,moore1 ,montana4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !     
,int]ior4  7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means
 ! ,/ate ( ,montana4  #d4               
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em  
7a7 ,au?orization ,! ,secret>y may c>ry 
out ! plann+1 design1 & con/ruction ( ! 
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em 9
 a mann] t is sub/antially 9 accordance 
) ! feasibility report entitl$          
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em  
,feasibility ,report 7includ+ any & all 
revisions ( ! report74  7b7 ,coop]ative 
agreem5t ,! ,secret>y %all ent] into a  
coop]ative agreem5t ) ! ,au?ority to    
provide ,f$]al assi/ance = ! plann+1    
design1 & con/ruction ( !               
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em4 
7c7 ,co/-,%>+ requirem5t  7#a7 ,f$]al   
%>e  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,f$]al %>e ( !    
co/s relat+ to ! plann+1 design1 &      
con/ruction ( ! ,mussel%ell-,judi?      
,rural ,wat] ,sy/em %all n exce$ #fe    
p]c5t ( ! total co/ ( !                 
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em4 

7,b7 ,limitation ,am\nts made available 
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n be returnable
 or reimbursable "u ! reclamation laws4 
7#b7 ,use ( ,f$]al funds  7,a7 ,g5]al   
uses ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 !    
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em  
may use ,f$]al funds made available to  
c>ry out ?is section =--  7i7 facilities
 relat+ to-- 7,i7 wat] pump+2  7,,ii7   
wat] treatm5t2  7,,iii7 wat] /orage2    
7,,iv7 wat] supply wells2  7,v7         
di/ribution pipel9es2 &  7,,vi7 control 
sy/ems2  7ii7 transmission pipel9es2    
7iii7 pump+ /ations2  7iv7 appurt5ant   
build+s1 ma9t5ance equipm5t1 & access   
roads2  7v7 any int]connection facility 
t connects a pipel9e ( !                
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em  
to a pipel9e ( a public wat] sy/em2     
7vi7 electrical p[] transmission &      
di/ribution facilities requir$ = !      
op]ation & ma9t5ance ( !                
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em2 
7vii7 any o!r facility or s]vice requir$
 = ! developm5t ( a rural wat]          

di/ribution sy/em1 z det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y2 &  7viii7 any prop]ty or     
prop]ty "r requir$ = ! con/ruction or   
op]ation ( a facility describ$ 9 ?is    
subsection4  7,b7 ,limitation ,f$]al    
funds made available to c>ry out ?is    
section %all n be us$ = ! op]ation1     
ma9t5ance1 or replacem5t ( !            
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em4 
7,c7 ,title ,title to !                 
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em  
%all be held by ! ,au?ority4  #e4       
,dry-,r$wat] feasibility /udy  7a7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,dry-,r$wat] ,regional ,wat] ,au?ority  
,! t]m ,dry-,r$wat] ,regional ,wat]     
,au?ority means-- 7,a7 ! ,dry-,r$wat]   
,regional ,wat] ,au?ority1 a publicly   
own$ nonpr(it wat] au?ority =m$ 9       
accordance ) ,mont4 ,code ,ann4         
#ge-f-cjb 7#bjjg72 &  7,b7 any nonpr(it 
successor entity to ! ,au?ority describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,dry-,r$wat] 
,regional ,wat] ,au?ority ,sy/em ,! t]m 
,dry-,r$wat] ,regional ,wat] ,au?ority  

,sy/em means ! project entitl$ !        
,dry-,r$wat] ,regional ,wat] ,au?ority  
,sy/em1 ) a project s]vice area t       
includes--  7,a7 ,g>field & ,mc,cone    
,c\nties 9 ! ,/ate2  7,b7 ! area we/ ( !
 ,yell[/one ,riv] 9 ,dawson & ,ri*l&    
,c\nties 9 ! ,/ate2  7,c7 ,t4 #ae ,n4   
7includ+ ! area nor? ( ! ,t[n%ip7 9     
,prairie ,c\nty 9 ! ,/ate2 &  7,d7 !    
portion ( ,mc,kenzie ,c\nty1 ,nor?      
,dakota1 t includes all l& t is locat$  
we/ ( ! ,yell[/one ,riv] 9 ! ,/ate (    
,nor? ,dakota4  7#c7 ,reclamation       
feasibility /&>ds ,! t]m reclamation    
feasibility /&>ds means ! eligibility   
crit]ia & feasibility /udy requirem5ts  
describ$ 9 section #ajf ( ! ,reclamation
 ,rural ,wat] ,supply ,act ( #bjjf 7#dc 
,u4,s4,c4 #bdje7 7z 9 effect on         
,septemb] #bi1 #bjaf74  7#d7 ,submitt$  
feasibility /udy ,! t]m submitt$        
feasibility /udy means ! feasibility    
/udy entitl$ ,dry-,r$wat] ,regional     
,wat] ,sy/em ,feasibility ,/udy 7includ+
 revisions ( ! /udy71 :i* receiv$ fund+ 

f ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation on ,septemb] 
#a1 #bjaj4  7b7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !           
,dry-,r$wat] ,regional ,wat] ,au?ority1 
may und]take a /udy1 includ+ a review ( 
! submitt$ feasibility /udy1 to det]m9e 
! feasibility ( con/ruct+ ! ,dry-,r$wat]
 ,regional ,wat] ,sy/em4  7#b7          
,requirem5t ,! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all comply ) ! reclamation feasibility 
/&>ds4  7c7 ,coop]ative agreem5t ,if !  
,secret>y det]m9es t ! /udy "u          
subsection 7b7 does n comply ) !        
reclamation feasibility /&>ds1 !        
,secret>y may ent] into a coop]ative    
agreem5t ) ! ,dry-,r$wat] ,regional     
,wat] ,au?ority to complete additional  
"w to ensure t ! /udy complies ) !      
reclamation feasibility /&>ds4  7d7     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y #e1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is    
section4  7e7 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority    
provid$ by ?is section %all expire on ! 
date t is #e ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t

 ( ?is ,act4  #f4 ,wat] rights ,no?+ 9  
?is ,act-- 7#a7 preempts or affects any 
,/ate wat] law2 or  7#b7 affects any    
au?ority ( a ,/ate1 z 9 effect on ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 to manage wat]  
res\rces )9 t ,/ate4  #g4 ,au?orization 
( appropriations  7a7 ,au?orization ,!re
 is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out ! plann+1 design1 & con/ruction ( ! 
,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em1 
sub/antially 9 accordance ) ! co/       
e/imate set =? 9 ! feasibility report   
describ$ 9 section #d7;a71 #ef1fej1jjj4 
7b7 ,co/ ,index+ ,! am\nt au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ "u subsection 7a7 may be   
increas$ or decreas$ 9 accordance )     
ord9>y fluctuations 9 developm5t co/s   
incurr$ aft] ,novemb] #a1 #bjad1 z      
indicat$ by any available eng9e]+ co/   
indices applicable to con/ruction       
activities t are simil> to ! con/ruction
 ( ! ,mussel%ell-,judi? ,rural ,wat]    
,sy/em4  ,octob] #bb1 #bjai,report$ )\t 
am5dm5t