To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.
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Would extend authorization for the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 through fiscal year 2028, continuing federal support for planning, design, and construction of two rural water systems in Montana.
What this bill would do
What it would do
The bill would amend Section 9 of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 by changing the authorization deadline from 2026 to 2028 in two subsections. This extends the period during which federal funding may be authorized for planning, design, and construction of the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System and the Dry Prairie Rural Water System, both serving communities in Montana.
The bill makes no other changes to the underlying program, its funding formulas, or its administration. It is a narrow date extension rather than a substantive restructuring of the water system authorization.
Key provisions
- 1Would change the authorization expiration date in two subsections of the underlying Act from 2026 to 2028
Who would be affected
Residents and tribal members served by the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System and the Dry Prairie Rural Water System in northeastern Montana, including the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, along with the Bureau of Reclamation, which administers the underlying construction program.
Why it matters
Without this extension, authorization for continued federal involvement in planning, design, and construction of these rural water systems would lapse in 2026, potentially disrupting ongoing work to deliver reliable drinking water to reservation and rural communities in the region.
What would change
Changes to existing law
Reauthorizes Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-382) (Section 1)
Extends the authorization deadline in subsections (a)(1) and (b) of Section 9 from 2026 to 2028
Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Official CRS summary
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This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the planning, design, and construction of the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System and the Dry Prairie Rural Water System, both located in Montana.
Legislative subjects
Montana; Rural conditions and development; Water Resources Development; Water resources funding; Water use and supply
Committee report
H. Rept. 119-675