US HB7287

Secretary of the Interior must conduct a feasibility study on expanding the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System to provide municipal, rural, and industrial water across Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota

Federal government covers up to 50% of feasibility study costs, with Lewis and Clark Regional Water System, Inc. responsible for the remaining share through a cost-sharing agreement

$10,000,000 authorized for appropriations to carry out the feasibility study

If construction is recommended, non-federal entities must pay at least 25% of total construction costs based on financial capability analysis

Authority to conduct the study expires 10 years after enactment