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[H.R. 9554 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9554
To amend Public Law 89-108 to modify the authorization of
appropriations for State and Tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial
water supplies, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 12, 2024
Mr. Armstrong introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To amend Public Law 89-108 to modify the authorization of
appropriations for State and Tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial
water supplies, 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 Water Resources Act
Amendments of 2024''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR STATE AND TRIBAL,
MUNICIPAL, RURAL, AND INDUSTRIAL WATER SERVICE.
Section 10 of Public Law 89-108 (79 Stat. 433; 100 Stat. 424; 106
Stat. 4669; 114 Stat. 2763A-291) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
the following:
``(C) Other amounts.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
in addition to the amounts made available under
subparagraphs (A) and (B), there are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out section 7(a)--
``(I) $120,000,000, as indexed, to
complete all phases of the Northwest
Area Water Supply Biota Water Treatment
Plant and Pump Station Project, as
described in the record of decision
dated August 21, 2015;
``(II) $454,000,000, as indexed, to
complete the McClusky Canal and
Missouri River North Alternative for
the Eastern North Dakota Alternate
Water Supply Project, as described in
the record of decision issued by the
Bureau of Reclamation on January 15,
2021;
``(III) $50,000,000, as indexed,
for the Southwest Pipeline Project to
complete the supplementary raw water
intake pump station, main transmission
line upgrades, strategic hydraulic
improvements, and rural distribution
expansion; and
``(IV) $63,000,000, as indexed, for
North Dakota rural water districts for
water treatment and rural distribution
expansion.
``(ii) Transfers.--Any amounts made
available under any of subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (i) may be transferred among the
projects described in those subclauses, subject
to the limitation that the initial amount
authorized for any 1 project described in any
of those subclauses may not be increased by
more than 50 percent as a result of any
transfers authorized under this clause.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
the following:
``(C) Other amounts.--
``(i) In general.--In addition to the
amounts made available under subparagraphs
(A)(ii) and (B), there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out section 7(d)
$743,000,000, as indexed.
``(ii) Allocation.--The amount under clause
(i) shall be allocated as follows:
``(I) Not more than $118,000,000,
as indexed, shall be made available to
the Secretary to complete the Spirit
Lake Rural Water System within the Fort
Totten Indian Reservation.
``(II) Not more than $275,000,000,
as indexed, shall be made available to
the Secretary to complete the Three
Affiliated Tribes Rural Water System
within the Fort Berthold Indian
Reservation.
``(III) Not more than $240,000,000,
as indexed, shall be made available to
the Secretary to complete the Standing
Rock Rural Water System within the
Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
``(IV) Not more than $98,000,000,
as indexed, shall be made available to
the Secretary to complete the Turtle
Mountain Rural Water System within the
Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.
``(V) Not more than $12,000,000, as
indexed, shall be made available to the
Secretary to complete the Lake Traverse
Rural Water System within the Lake
Traverse Indian Reservation.
``(iii) Feasibility studies.--Of the
amounts made available under clause (i), the
Secretary may use such sums as are necessary to
fund feasibility studies, to be completed not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of the Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of
2024, that identify the features necessary to
complete each of the rural water systems
described in clause (ii), as determined by the
Secretary.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) $75,000,000 to carry out section 11, to
remain available until expended.''; and
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Indexing.--
``(1) In general.--The $200,000,000 amount under subsection
(a)(1)(B), the $200,000,000 amount under subsection (b)(1)(B),
and the funds authorized under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
subsection (b)(2) shall be indexed as necessary to allow for
ordinary fluctuations of construction costs incurred after the
date of enactment of the Dakota Water Resources Act of 2000, as
indicated by engineering cost indices applicable for the type
of construction involved.
``(2) Other amounts.--The funds authorized under
subsections (b)(1)(C) and (b)(2)(C) shall be indexed as
necessary to allow for ordinary fluctuations of construction
costs incurred after the date of enactment of the Dakota Water
Resources Act Amendments of 2024, as indicated by engineering
cost indices applicable for the type of construction involved.
``(3) Other cost ceilings.--All other authorized cost
ceilings under this Act shall remain unchanged.''.
SEC. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST.
Section 11(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 89-108 (79 Stat. 433; 100 Stat.
424; 114 Stat. 2763A-292) is amended by striking ``and (b)(1)(B)'' and
inserting ``, (b)(1)(B), and (b)(1)(C)''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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