H.R. 7331

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7331 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7331

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply 
municipal, rural, and industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional 
Water System service area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, 
Nebraska, and Minnesota, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 3, 2026

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply 
municipal, rural, and industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional 
Water System service area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, 
Nebraska, and Minnesota, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project 
Feasibility Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Dakota mainstem regional water system.--The term 
``Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System'' means the Dakota 
Mainstem Regional Water System, Inc., 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 3(a)(1).
(2) Reclamation feasibility standards.--The term 
``reclamation feasibility standards'' means the eligibility 
criteria and feasibility study requirements described in part 
404 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of the Interior.

SEC. 3. DAKOTA MAINSTEM WATER SUPPLY PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY.

(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System, through a cooperative 
agreement, may undertake a study to determine the feasibility 
of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and 
industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System 
service area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and 
Minnesota.
(2) Requirement.--The study under paragraph (1) shall 
comply with the reclamation feasibility standards.
(b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the total costs of 
carrying out the feasibility study under this section shall not exceed 
50 percent.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000.
(d) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by this 
section expires on the date that is 10 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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