[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1467 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 1467


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 1996

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water 
 Supply System, to authorize assistance to the Fort Peck Rural County 
   Water District, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning, 
  design, and construction of the water supply system, 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 ``Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply 
System Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Construction.--The term ``construction'' means such 
        activities associated with the actual development or 
        construction of facilities as are initiated on execution of 
        contracts for construction.
            (2) District.--The term ``District'' means the Fort Peck 
        Rural County Water District, Inc., a nonprofit corporation in 
        Montana.
            (3) Feasibility study.--The term ``feasibility study'' 
        means the study entitled ``Final Engineering Report and 
        Alternative Evaluation for the Fort Peck Rural County Water 
        District'', dated September 1994.
            (4) Planning.--The term ``planning'' means activities such 
        as data collection, evaluation, design, and other associated 
        preconstruction activities required prior to the execution of 
        contracts for construction.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) Water supply system.--The term ``water supply system'' 
        means the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System, to be 
        established and operated substantially in accordance with the 
        feasibility study.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Upon request of the District, the Secretary shall 
enter into a cooperative agreement with the District for the planning, 
design, and construction by the District of the water supply system.
    (b) Service Area.--The water supply system shall provide for safe 
and adequate rural water supplies under the jurisdiction of the 
District in Valley County, northeastern Montana (as described in the 
feasibility study).
    (c) Amount of Federal Contribution.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), under the 
        cooperative agreement, the Secretary shall pay the Federal 
        share of--
                    (A) costs associated with the planning, design, and 
                construction of the water supply system (as identified 
                in the feasibility study); and
                    (B) such sums as are necessary to defray increases 
                in the budget.
            (2) Federal share.--The Federal share referred to in 
        paragraph (1) shall be 80 percent and shall not be 
        reimbursable.
            (3) Total.--The amount of Federal funds made available 
        under the cooperative agreement shall not exceed the amount of 
        funds authorized to be appropriated under section 4.
            (4) Limitations.--Not more than 5 percent of the amount of 
        Federal funds made available to the Secretary under section 4 
        may be used by the Secretary for activities associated with--
                    (A) compliance with the National Environmental 
                Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
                    (B) oversight of the planning, design, and 
                construction by the District of the water supply 
                system.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$5,800,000, to remain available until expended. The funds authorized to 
be appropriated may be increased or decreased by such amounts as are 
justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in development costs 
incurred after October 1, 1994, as indicated by engineering cost 
indices applicable to the type of construction project authorized under 
this Act.

            Passed the Senate May 7, 1996.

            Attest:

                                             KELLY D. JOHNSTON,

                                                             Secretary.