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US SB3723

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2026

Primary Sponsor

John Thune

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Secretary of the Interior must conduct a feasibility study on constructing a water supply project to deliver municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System

  • Western Dakota Regional Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, serves as the non-Federal project entity and will coordinate with the Secretary on the study

  • Federal government pays up to 50% of feasibility study costs, with $10,000,000 authorized for appropriations

  • If the project is recommended for construction, non-Federal entities must cover at least 25% of construction costs, determined by financial capability analysis

  • Authority for this section expires 10 years after enactment; feasibility report must be submitted to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and House Committee on Natural Resources

Legislative Description

Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act

Water resources development

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S379)

1/29/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy And Natural Resources1/29/2026

Full Bill Text

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