,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #c1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of the ,interior to conduct a
 study to determine the feasibility of  
constructing a project to supply        
municipal1 rural1 and industrial water  
to the ,dakota ,mainstem ,regional      
,water ,system service area in the      
,states of ,south ,dakota1 ,iowa1       
,nebraska1 and ,minnesota1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,dakota ,mainstem   
,water ,supply ,project ,feasibility    
,study ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this 
,act3 7#a7 ,dakota ,mainstem ,regional  
,water ,system ,the term ,dakota        
,mainstem ,regional ,water ,system means
 the ,dakota ,mainstem ,regional ,water 
,system1 ,inc41 a nonprofit corporation 
established and operated substantially  

in accordance with the reclamation      
feasibility standards to serve as a     
non-,federal project entity for purposes
 of the cooperative agreement entered   
into under section #c7;a77#a74  7#b7    
,reclamation feasibility standards ,the 
term reclamation feasibility standards  
means the eligibility criteria and      
feasibility study requirements described
 in part #djd of title #dc1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations74  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term
 ,secretary means the ,secretary of the 
,interior4  #c4 ,dakota ,mainstem water 
supply project feasibility study  7a7   
,study  7#a7 ,in general ,the           
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,dakota ,mainstem ,regional ,water      
,system1 through a cooperative          
agreement1 may undertake a study to     
determine the feasibility of            
constructing a project to supply        
municipal1 rural1 and industrial water  
to the ,dakota ,mainstem ,regional      
,water ,system service area in the      

,states of ,south ,dakota1 ,iowa1       
,nebraska1 and ,minnesota4  7#b7        
,requirement ,the study under paragraph 
7#a7 shall comply with the reclamation  
feasibility standards4  7b7 ,federal    
share ,the ,federal share of the total  
costs of carrying out the feasibility   
study under this section shall not      
exceed #ej percent4  7c7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated to the ,secretary to 
carry out this section #aj1jjj1jjj4  7d7
 ,termination of authority ,the         
authority provided by this section      
expires on the date that is #aj years   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4