116 HR 2492 IH: St. Mary's Reinvestment Act U.S. House of Representatives 2019-05-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2492IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 2, 2019Mr. Gianforte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo establish a Federal cost share percentage for the Milk River Project in the State of Montana.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the St. Mary's Reinvestment Act.

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Cost share for the Milk River Project

(a)

Definition of Milk River Project

(1)

In general

In this Act, the term Milk River Project means the Bureau of Reclamation project authorized by the Secretary of the Interior on March 14, 1903, under the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), commencing at Lake Sherburne and providing water to a point approximately 6 miles east of Nashua, Montana. (2)

Inclusions

The term Milk River Project includes— (A)Swiftcurrent Dike; (B)Lake Sherburne; (C)Nelson and Fresno dams, dikes, and reservoirs; (D)St. Mary, Dodson, Vandalia, and Paradise Diversion dams; (E)Dodson pumping plant; and (F)associated siphons, canals, drops, laterals, and drains. (b)

Cost share

The Federal share of the cost of the operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the Milk River Project shall be 75 percent, which shall not be reimbursable to the United States.