,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1 #bjba   
,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,mr4      
,daines7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
,federal cost share percentage for the  
,milk ,river ,project in the ,state of  
,montana4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,st4 ,mary's        
,reinvestment ,act4  #b4 ,definitions   
,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,project           
beneficiary ,the term ,project          
,beneficiary means any entity that      
enters into a contract with the         
,secretary to receive irrigation water  
or other associated project benefits in 
exchange for paying for allocated       
project costs of the ,st4 ,mary ,canal  
,rehabilitation ,phase #a ,project4     
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior1  
acting through the ,commissioner of     

,reclamation4  7#c7 ,st4 ,mary ,canal   
,rehabilitation ,phase #a ,project  7,a7
 ,in general ,the term ,st4 ,mary ,canal
 ,rehabilitation ,phase #a ,project     
means any activity associated with the  
construction of the ,st4 ,mary          
,diversion ,dam or ,st4 ,mary ,canal    
,headworks within the ,st4 ,mary        
,storage ,unit of the ,milk ,river      
,project authorized by ,congress on     
,march #be1 #aije4  7,b7 ,exclusion ,the
 term ,st4 ,mary ,canal ,rehabilitation 
,phase #a ,project does not include any 
activity associated with the operation  
or maintenance of the ,st4 ,mary        
,storage ,unit4  #c4 ,authorization of  
,st4 ,mary ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase
 #a ,project  7a7 ,use of appropriated  
funds ,the ,secretary may use           
appropriated funds to carry out the ,st4
 ,mary ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a 
,project4  7b7 ,participation of        
,blackfeet ,tribe  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary shall coordinate with the   
,blackfeet ,tribe with respect to any   

replacement activities carried out under
 the ,st4 ,mary ,canal ,rehabilitation  
,phase #a ,project4  7#b7 ,effect on    
rights of ,tribe ,this ,act shall not be
 considered to be an ,act appropriating 
funds for the rehabilitation of the ,st4
 ,mary ,unit for purposes of section    
#cgjh7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,blackfeet    
,water ,rights ,settlement ,act 7,public
 ,law #aad-cbb2 #acj ,stat4 #ahbc74  7c7
 ,cost-,sharing requirement ,the        
,federal share of the total cost of the 
,st4 ,mary ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase
 #a ,project shall be not less than     
#bf4jd percent1 which shall be          
nonreimbursable to the ,united ,states4 
7d7 ,study of ability ,to pay ,not later
 than #a year after the date on which   
funds are first appropriated for the    
,st4 ,mary ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase
 #a ,project under subsection 7f71 the  
,secretary shall conduct1 at ,federal   
expense1 a study of the ability of the  
,project ,beneficiaries to pay1 in      
accordance with procedures established  

by the ,secretary1 the costs of the ,st4
 ,mary ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a 
,project4  7e7 ,repayment terms ,based  
on the study conducted under subsection 
7d71 the ,secretary shall establish the 
repayment terms for the ,project        
,beneficiaries with respect to the ,st4 
,mary ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a  
,project4  7f7 ,authorization of        
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general        
,subject to adjustment under paragraph  
7#b71 there is authorized to be         
appropriated to the ,secretary          
#eb1jjj1jjj for the ,st4 ,mary ,canal   
,rehabilitation ,phase #a ,project for  
the period of fiscal years #bjbb through
 #bjcb4  7#b7 ,adjustment of amount ,the
 amount referred to in paragraph 7#a7   
may be increased or decreased in        
accordance with ordinary fluctuations in
 development costs incurred after the   
date of enactment of this ,act1 as      
indicated by any available engineering  
cost indices applicable to construction 
activities that are similar to the      

construction of the ,st4 ,mary ,canal   
,rehabilitation ,phase #a ,project1 as  
determined by the ,secretary4