,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 
,?une 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 & ,ms4   
,klobu*>7 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] to   
exp& ! capacity & rea* ( ! ,lewis &     
,cl>k ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em1 ,inc4 7do+   
bus9ess z ,lewis  ,cl>k ,regional ,wat] 
,sy/em71 9 ! ,/ates ( ,i[a1 ,m9nesota1 &
 ,s\? ,dakota4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,lewis  ,cl>k      
,regional ,wat] ,sy/em ,expansion       
,feasibility ,/udy ,act4  #b4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,non-,f$]al project entity ,! t]m       
non-,f$]al project entity means-- 7,a7 !
 ,lewis & ,cl>k ,rural ,wat] ,sy/em1    
,inc4 7do+ bus9ess z ,lewis  ,cl>k      
,regional ,wat] ,sy/em72 &  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  #c4 ,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$]al %>e ( con/ruction co/s1 :i*  
%all be-- 7,i7 at lea/ #be p]c5t ( !    
total con/ruction co/s2 &  7,,ii7       
det]m9$ bas$ on an analysis ( ! f9ancial
 capability-to-pay ! allocat$           
con/ruction & op]ations1 ma9t5ance1 &   
replacem5t co/s ( ! recomm5d$ plan2     
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$]al %>e ( ! total co/s ( c>ry+ out ! 
feasibility /udy "u subsection 7a7 %all 
n exce$ #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