,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,mr4  
,rounds7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,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  
from the ,missouri ,river to the        
,western ,dakota ,regional ,water       
,system1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,western ,south ,dakota ,water      
,supply ,project ,feasibility ,study    
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,non-,federal project entity ,the  
term non-,federal project entity means  
the ,western ,dakota ,regional ,water   
,system1 ,inc41 a nonprofit corporation4
  7#b7 ,proposed rural water supply     
project ,the term proposed rural water  

supply project means the proposed       
project to supply municipal1 rural1 and 
industrial water from the ,missouri     
,river to the ,western ,dakota ,regional
 ,water ,system4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the  
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
the ,interior4  #c4 ,western ,south     
,dakota water supply project feasibility
 study  7a7 ,study  7#a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary1 in coordination with   
the non-,federal project entity1 shall  
carry out a study to determine the      
feasibility of the proposed rural water 
supply project4  7#b7 ,feasibility      
report ,after completion of the         
feasibility study for the proposed rural
 water supply project under paragraph   
7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7       
develop a feasibility report that       
includes a recommendation of the        
,secretary on-- 7i7 whether the proposed
 rural water supply project should be   
authorized for construction2 and  7ii7  
the appropriate non-,federal share of   
construction costs1 which shall be--    

7,i7 at least #be percent of the total  
construction costs2 and  7,,ii7         
determined based on an analysis of the  
financial capability-to-pay the         
allocated construction and operations1  
maintenance1 and replacement costs of   
the recommended plan2  7,b7 submit the  
report under subparagraph 7,a7 to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,natural ,resources of the
 ,house of ,representatives2 and  7,c7  
make the report under subparagraph 7,a7 
publicly available1 along with          
associated feasibility study documents4 
7#c7 ,consultation and cooperation ,in  
addition to the non-,federal project    
entity1 the ,secretary shall consult and
 cooperate with appropriate ,federal1   
,state1 ,tribal1 regional1 and local    
authorities during the conduct of the   
feasibility study and development of the
 feasibility report under this          
subsection4  7b7 ,cost-,sharing         
agreement for feasibility study costs   

,the ,secretary shall enter into a      
cost-sharing agreement 7or an           
appropriate financial assistance        
agreement1 as determined by the         
,secretary7 with the non-,federal       
project entity to conduct a study under 
subsection 7a7 that complies with the   
reclamation feasibility standards4  7c7 
,federal share of feasibility study     
costs ,the ,federal share of the total  
costs of carrying out the feasibility   
study under subsection 7a7 shall not    
exceed #ej percent4  7d7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated to the ,secretary to 
carry out this section #aj1jjj1jjj4  7e7
 ,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