,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #gfj #aai?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ighe
 ,report ,no4 #aai-hfc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #bj1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces     
,octob] #bi1 #bjbf,report$ ) an am5dm5t1
 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to 
be printed,strike out all aft] ! enact+ 
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic,for  
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,july #bj1 #bjbf  ,a      
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior to conduct /udies to det]m9e ! 
feasibility ( con/ruct+ projects to     
supply municipal1 rural1 & indu/rial    
wat] 9 c]ta9 p>ts ( ! ,miss\ri ,riv]    
bas91 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort      
title2 table ( cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,s\? ,dakota  
,wat] ,feasibility ,/udies ,act4  7b7   
,table ( cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts =   
?is ,act is z foll[s3 ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort   

title2 table ( cont5ts4,title           
,i--,,we/]n ,,dakota ,,regional ,,wat]  
,,sy/em ,,feasibility ,,/udy ,a,c,t,sec4
 #aja4 ,%ort title4,sec4 #ajb4          
,def9itions4,sec4 #ajc4 ,we/]n ,dakota  
,regional ,wat] ,sy/em ,feasibility     
,/udy4,title ,,ii--,,lewis ,,& ,,cl>k   
,,regional ,,wat] ,,sy/em ,,expansion   
,,feasibility ,s,t,u,d,y,sec4 #bja4     
,%ort title4,sec4 #bjb4                 
,def9itions4,sec4 #bjc4 ,lewis & ,cl>k  
,regional ,wat] ,sy/em ,expansion       
,feasibility ,/udy4,title               
,,iii--,,dakota ,,ma9/em ,,wat] ,,supply
 ,,project ,,feasibility ,s,t,u,d,y,sec4
 #cja4 ,%ort title4,sec4 #cjb4          
,def9itions4,sec4 #cjc4 ,dakota ma9/em  
wat] supply project feasibility /udy4   
,i ,,we/]n ,,dakota ,,regional ,,wat]   
,,sy/em ,,feasibility ,,/udy ,,act      
#aja4 ,%ort title ,?is title may be cit$
 z ! ,we/]n ,dakota ,regional ,wat]     
,sy/em ,feasibility ,/udy ,act4  #ajb4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is title3 7#a7          
,non-,f$]al project entity ,! t]m       

non-,f$]al project entity means ! ,we/]n
 ,dakota ,regional ,wat] ,sy/em1 a      
nonpr(it corporation4  7#b7 ,propos$    
rural wat] supply project ,! t]m propos$
 rural wat] supply project means !      
propos$ project to supply municipal1    
rural1 & indu/rial wat] f ! ,miss\ri    
,riv] to ! ,we/]n ,dakota ,regional     
,wat] ,sy/em4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m    
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4  #ajc4 ,we/]n ,dakota         
,regional ,wat] ,sy/em ,feasibility     
,/udy  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! non-,f$]al 
project entity1 %all c>ry out a /udy to 
det]m9e ! feasibility ( ! propos$ rural 
wat] supply project4  7#b7 ,feasibility 
report ,aft] completion ( ! feasibility 
/udy = ! propos$ rural wat] supply      
project "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all-- 7,a7 develop a feasibility report
 t includes a recomm5dation ( !         
,secret>y on-- 7i7 :e!r ! propos$ rural 
wat] supply project %\ld be au?oriz$ =  
con/ruction2 &  7ii7 ! appropriate      

non-,f$]al %>e ( con/ruction co/s1 :i*  
%all be at lea/ #be p]c5t ( ! total     
con/ruction co/s2  7,b7 submit ! report 
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate &
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,c7 make ! 
report "u subp>agraph 7,a7 publicly     
available1 along ) associat$ feasibility
 /udy docum5ts4  7#c7 ,consultation &   
coop]ation ,9 addition to ! non-,f$]al  
project entity1 ! ,secret>y %all consult
 & coop]ate ) appropriate ,f$]al1 ,/ate1
 ,tribal1 regional1 & local au?orities  
dur+ ! conduct ( ! feasibility /udy &   
developm5t ( ! feasibility report "u ?is
 subsection4  7b7 ,co/-%>+ agreem5t =   
feasibility /udy co/s ,! ,secret>y %all 
ent] into a co/-%>+ agreem5t 7or an     
appropriate f9ancial assi/ance agreem5t1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y7 ) !          
non-,f$]al project entity to conduct a  
/udy "u subsection 7a7 t complies ) !   
reclamation feasibility /&>ds4  7c7     
,f$]al %>e ( feasibility /udy co/s ,!   

,f$]al %>e ( ! total co/s ( c>ry+ out ! 
feasibility /udy "u subsection 7a7--    
7#a7 %all n exce$ #aj1jjj1jjj2 &  7#b7  
%all n exce$ #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( !      
feasibility /udy4  7d7 ,t]m9ation (     
au?ority ,! au?ority provid$ by ?is     
section expires on ! date t is #g ye>s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,,ii
 ,,lewis ,,& ,,cl>k ,,regional ,,wat]   
,,sy/em ,,expansion ,,feasibility ,,/udy
  #bja4 ,%ort title ,?is title may be   
cit$ z ! ,lewis & ,cl>k ,regional ,wat] 
,sy/em ,expansion ,feasibility ,/udy    
,act4  #bjb4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is title3  
7#a7 ,non-,f$]al project entity ,! t]m  
non-,f$]al project entity means-- 7,a7 !
 ,lewis & ,cl>k ,regional ,wat] ,sy/em1 
,inc42 &  7,b7 any nonpr(it successor   
entity to ! corporation describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,propos$ rural  
wat] supply project ,! t]m propos$ rural
 wat] supply project means ! propos$    
project to supply municipal1 rural1 &   
indu/rial wat] to exp& ! capacity & rea*
 ( ! ,lewis & ,cl>k ,regional ,wat]     

,sy/em 9 ! ,/ates ( ,i[a1 ,m9nesota1 &  
,s\? ,dakota4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m    
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4  #bjc4 ,lewis & ,cl>k         
,regional ,wat] ,sy/em ,expansion       
,feasibility ,/udy  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) !   
non-,f$]al project entity1 %all c>ry out
 a /udy to det]m9e ! feasibility ( !    
propos$ rural wat] supply project4  7#b7
 ,feasibility report ,aft] completion ( 
! feasibility /udy = ! propos$ rural    
wat] supply project "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 develop a         
feasibility report t includes a         
recomm5dation ( ! ,secret>y on-- 7i7    
:e!r ! propos$ rural wat] supply project
 %\ld be au?oriz$ = con/ruction2 &  7ii7
 ! appropriate non-,f$]al %>e (         
con/ruction co/s1 :i* %all be at lea/   
#be p]c5t ( ! total con/ruction co/s2   
7,b7 submit ! report "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural   
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (          

,repres5tatives2 &  7,c7 make ! report  
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 publicly available1 
along ) associat$ feasibility /udy      
docum5ts4  7#c7 ,consultation &         
coop]ation ,9 addition to ! non-,f$]al  
project entity1 ! ,secret>y %all consult
 & coop]ate ) appropriate ,f$]al1 ,/ate1
 ,tribal1 regional1 & local au?orities  
dur+ ! conduct ( ! feasibility /udy &   
developm5t ( ! feasibility report "u ?is
 subsection4  7b7 ,co/-%>+ agreem5t =   
feasibility /udy co/s ,! ,secret>y %all 
ent] into a co/-%>+ agreem5t 7or an     
appropriate f9ancial assi/ance agreem5t1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y7 ) !          
non-,f$]al project entity to conduct a  
/udy "u subsection 7a7 t complies ) !   
reclamation feasibility /&>ds4  7c7     
,f$]al %>e ( feasibility /udy co/s ,!   
,f$]al %>e ( ! total co/s ( c>ry+ out ! 
feasibility /udy "u subsection 7a7--    
7#a7 %all n exce$ #aj1jjj1jjj2 &  7#b7  
%all n exce$ #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( !      
feasibility /udy4  7d7 ,t]m9ation (     
au?ority ,! au?ority provid$ by ?is     

section expires on ! date t is #g ye>s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4      
,,iii ,,dakota ,,ma9/em ,,wat] ,,supply 
,,project ,,feasibility ,,/udy  #cja4   
,%ort title ,?is title may be cit$ z !  
,dakota ,ma9/em ,wat] ,supply ,project  
,feasibility ,/udy ,act4  #cjb4         
,def9itions ,9 ?is title3 7#a7 ,dakota  
ma9/em regional wat] sy/em ,! t]m       
,dakota ,ma9/em ,regional ,wat] ,sy/em  
means ! ,dakota ,ma9/em ,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          
#cjc7;a77#a74  7#b7 ,reclamation        
feasibility /&>ds ,! t]m reclamation    
feasibility /&>ds means ! eligibility   
crit]ia & feasibility /udy requirem5ts  
describ$ 9 "p #djd ( title #dc1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations 7or successor       
regulations74  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m    
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         

,int]ior4  #cjc4 ,dakota ma9/em wat]    
supply project feasibility /udy  7a7    
,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9    
consultation ) ! ,dakota ,ma9/em        
,regional ,wat] ,sy/em1 ?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] to ! ,dakota ,ma9/em     
,regional ,wat] ,sy/em s]vice area 9 !  
,/ates ( ,s\? ,dakota1 ,i[a1 ,nebraska1 
& ,m9nesota4  7#b7 ,requirem5t ,! /udy  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all comply ) !        
reclamation feasibility /&>ds4  7b7     
,f$]al %>e ( feasibility /udy co/s ,!   
,f$]al %>e ( ! total co/s ( c>ry+ out ! 
feasibility /udy "u subsection 7a7--    
7#a7 %all n exce$ #aj1jjj1jjj2 &  7#b7  
%all n exce$ #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( !      
feasibility /udy4  7c7 ,t]m9ation (     
au?ority ,! au?ority provid$ by ?is     
section expires on ! date t is #g ye>s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4      
,octob] #bi1 #bjbf,report$ ) an am5dm5t1
 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     

,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to 
be pr9t$