,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjba ,mr4   
,te/] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,da9es7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
e/abli% a ,f$]al co/ %>e p]c5tage = !   
,milk ,riv] ,project 9 ! ,/ate (        
,montana4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/4 ,m>y's ,re9ve/m5t ,act4
  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7    
,project b5efici>y ,! t]m ,project      
,b5efici>y means any entity t ent]s into
 a contract ) ! ,secret>y to receive    
irrigation wat] or o!r associat$ project
 b5efits 9 ex*ange = pay+ = allocat$    
project co/s ( ! ,/4 ,m>y ,canal        
,rehabilitation ,phase #a ,project4     
7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,commission] ( ,reclamation4  7#c7 ,/4  
,m>y ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a   
,project  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m ,/4 ,m>y 
,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a        

,project means any activity associat$ ) 
! con/ruction ( ! ,/4 ,m>y ,div]sion    
,dam or ,/4 ,m>y ,canal ,headworks )9 ! 
,/4 ,m>y ,/orage ,unit ( ! ,milk ,riv]  
,project au?oriz$ by ,congress on ,m>*  
#be1 #aije4  7,b7 ,exclusion ,! t]m ,/4 
,m>y ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a   
,project does n include any activity    
associat$ ) ! op]ation or ma9t5ance ( ! 
,/4 ,m>y ,/orage ,unit4  #c4            
,au?orization ( ,/4 ,m>y ,canal         
,rehabilitation ,phase #a ,project  7a7 
,use ( appropriat$ funds ,! ,secret>y   
may use appropriat$ funds to c>ry out ! 
,/4 ,m>y ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase  
#a ,project4  7b7 ,p>ticipation (       
,blackfeet ,tribe  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y %all coord9ate ) ! ,blackfeet 
,tribe ) respect to any replacem5t      
activities c>ri$ out "u ! ,/4 ,m>y      
,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a        
,project4  7#b7 ,effect on rights (     
,tribe ,?is ,act %all n be consid]$ to  
be an ,act appropriat+ funds = !        
rehabilitation ( ! ,/4 ,m>y ,unit =     

purposes ( section #cgjh7;b77#b77;,a7 ( 
! ,blackfeet ,wat] ,rights ,settlem5t   
,act 7,public ,law #aad-cbb2 #acj ,/at4 
#ahbc74  7c7 ,co/-,%>+ requirem5t ,!    
,f$]al %>e ( ! total co/ ( ! ,/4 ,m>y   
,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a        
,project %all be n less ?an #bf4jd      
p]c5t1 :i* %all be nonreimbursable to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7 ,/udy ( ability ,to 
pay ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on   
:i* funds are fir/ appropriat$ = ! ,/4  
,m>y ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a   
,project "u subsection 7f71 ! ,secret>y 
%all conduct1 at ,f$]al exp5se1 a /udy (
 ! ability ( ! ,project ,b5efici>ies to 
pay1 9 accordance ) proc$ures e/abli%$  
by ! ,secret>y1 ! co/s ( ! ,/4 ,m>y     
,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a        
,project4  7e7 ,repaym5t t]ms ,bas$ on !
 /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7d71 !     
,secret>y %all e/abli% ! repaym5t t]ms =
 ! ,project ,b5efici>ies ) respect to ! 
,/4 ,m>y ,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase  
#a ,project4  7f7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject  

to adju/m5t "u p>agraph 7#b71 !re is    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y #eb1jjj1jjj = ! ,/4 ,m>y      
,canal ,rehabilitation ,phase #a        
,project = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb  
?r\gh #bjcb4  7#b7 ,adju/m5t ( am\nt ,! 
am\nt ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may be  
increas$ or decreas$ 9 accordance )     
ord9>y fluctuations 9 developm5t co/s   
incurr$ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 z indicat$ by any available       
eng9e]+ co/ indices applicable to       
con/ruction activities t are simil> to !
 con/ruction ( ! ,/4 ,m>y ,canal        
,rehabilitation ,phase #a ,project1 z   
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4