,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ebaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #be1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,?une 7= himself & ,mr4       
,r\nds7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to 
conduct a /udy to det]m9e ! feasibility 
( con/ruct+ a project to supply         
municipal1 rural1 & indu/rial wat] f !  
,miss\ri ,riv] to ! ,we/]n ,dakota      
,regional ,wat] ,sy/em1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,we/]n ,s\? ,dakota ,wat]  
,supply ,project ,feasibility ,/udy     
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,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 #bdje74  7#b7     
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh !    

,commission] ( ,reclamation4  7#c7      
,we/]n ,dakota ,regional ,wat] ,sy/em ,!
 t]m ,we/]n ,dakota ,regional ,wat]     
,sy/em means ! ,we/]n ,dakota ,regional 
,wat] ,sy/em1 ,inc41 a nonpr(it         
corporation e/abli%$ & op]at$           
sub/antially 9 accordance ) !           
reclamation feasibility /&>ds to s]ve z 
a non-,f$]al project entity = purposes (
 ! coop]ative agreem5t ent]$ into "u    
section #c7;b74  #c4 ,we/]n ,s\? ,dakota
 wat] supply project feasibility /udy   
7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9
 consultation ) ! ,we/ ,dakota ,wat]    
,developm5t ,di/rict1 ?r\gh a coop]ative
 agreem5t1 may und]take a /udy to       
det]m9e ! feasibility ( con/ruct+ a     
project to supply municipal1 rural1 &   
indu/rial wat] f ! ,miss\ri ,riv] to !  
,we/]n ,dakota ,regional ,wat] ,sy/em4  
7#b7 ,requirem5t ,! /udy "u p>agraph    
7#a7 %all comply ) ! reclamation        
feasibility /&>ds4  7b7 ,coop]ative     
agreem5t ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !   
/udy "u subsection 7a7 does n comply ) !

 reclamation feasibility /&>ds1 !       
,secret>y may ent] into a coop]ative    
agreem5t ) ! ,we/]n ,dakota ,regional   
,wat] ,sy/em to complete additional "w  
to ensure t ! /udy "u t subsection      
complies ) ! reclamation feasibility    
/&>ds4  7c7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( !
 total co/s ( c>ry+ out ! feasibility   
/udy "u ?is section %all n exce$ #ej    
p]c5t4  7d7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section #aj1jjj1jjj4  7e7 ,t]m9ation
 ( au?ority ,! au?ority provid$ by ?is  
section expires on ! date t is #aj ye>s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4