Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act

Dusty Johnson

Republican · SD · Representative

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Subcommittee Hearings Held

2026-04-29

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This bill would authorize a study to examine whether a water supply project along the main stem of the Dakota River is feasible and practical to build. The study would help determine if such a project could reliably deliver water to communities and farms in the region while identifying potential costs and environmental impacts. The findings would guide future decisions about whether the federal government should invest in actually constructing the project.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7331 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7331 To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System service area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 3, 2026 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System service area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota, 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 Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Dakota mainstem regional water system.--The term ``Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System'' means the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation established and operated substantially in accordance with the reclamation feasibility standards to serve as a non-Federal project entity for purposes of the cooperative agreement entered into under section 3(a)(1). (2) Reclamation feasibility standards.--The term ``reclamation feasibility standards'' means the eligibility criteria and feasibility study requirements described in part 404 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 3. DAKOTA MAINSTEM WATER SUPPLY PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY. (a) Study.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System, through a cooperative agreement, may undertake a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System service area in the States of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota. (2) Requirement.--The study under paragraph (1) shall comply with the reclamation feasibility standards. (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the total costs of carrying out the feasibility study under this section shall not exceed 50 percent. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000. (d) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by this section expires on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

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