[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4996 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4996

       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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 2024

 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Cramer) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and 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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