,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #fdi #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgbe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 and ,ms4 ,smith7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,september #ag1 #bjbf,reported by ,mr4 ,lee1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,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 expand the capacity and reach of the ,lewis and ,clark ,rural ,water ,system1 ,inc4 7doing business as ,lewis ,clark ,regional ,water ,system71 in the ,states of ,iowa1 ,minnesota1 and ,south ,dakota4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,lewis ,clark ,regional ,water ,system ,expansion ,feasibility ,study ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,non-,federal project entity ,the term non-,federal project entity means-- 7,a7 the ,lewis and ,clark ,rural ,water ,system1 ,inc4 7doing business as ,lewis ,clark ,regional ,water ,system72 and 7,b7 any nonprofit successor entity to the corporation described in subparagraph 7,a74 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 to expand the capacity and reach of the ,lewis ,clark ,regional ,water ,system in the ,states of ,iowa1 ,minnesota1 and ,south ,dakota4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 #c4 ,lewis ,clark ,regional ,water ,system expansion 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 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,lewis and ,clark ,regional ,water ,system ,expansion ,feasibility ,study ,act4 #b4 ,lewis and ,clark ,regional ,water ,system expansion feasibility study 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,lewis and ,clark ,regional ,water ,supply ,project ,the term ,lewis and ,clark ,regional ,water ,supply ,project means the proposed project to supply municipal1 rural1 and industrial water to expand the capacity and reach of the ,lewis and ,clark ,regional ,water ,system in the ,states of ,iowa1 ,minnesota1 and ,south ,dakota4 7#b7 ,non-,federal project entity ,the term non-,federal project entity means-- 7,a7 the ,lewis and ,clark ,regional ,water ,system1 ,inc42 and 7,b7 any nonprofit successor entity to the corporation described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting through the ,commissioner of ,reclamation4 7b7 ,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 ,lewis and ,clark ,regional ,water ,supply ,project in accordance with-- 7,a7 the reclamation laws2 and 7,b7 the reclamation feasibility standards4 7#b7 ,feasibility report ,after completion of the feasibility study for the ,lewis and ,clark ,regional ,water ,supply ,project under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 develop a feasibility report that includes recommendations of the ,secretary regarding-- 7i7 whether the ,lewis and ,clark ,regional ,water ,supply ,project is technically and financially feasible in accordance with the reclamation laws and reclamation feasibility standards2 7ii7 whether the ,lewis and ,clark ,regional ,water ,supply ,project should be authorized for construction2 and 7iii7 the appropriate non-,federal share of construction costs1 which shall be not less than #be percent of the total construction costs2 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 7c7 ,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 this section that complies with the reclamation feasibility standards4 7d7 ,federal share of feasibility study costs2 funding 7#a7 ,federal share ,the ,federal share of the total costs of carrying out the feasibility study under this section-- 7,a7 shall not exceed #ej percent2 and 7,b7 shall be paid by the ,secretary using appropriated funds identified under paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,identification of funds ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall identify sources of available funds to pay the ,federal share under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 7e7 ,limitation on expenditures ,not more than #aj1jjj1jjj of ,federal funds may be expended to carry out the feasibility study under this section4 7f7 ,termination of authority ,the authority provided by this section expires on the date that is #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,september #ag1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment