H.R. 7288 · In committee · Water Resources Development

Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act

What it does

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study on supplying municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System.
Requires the Secretary to develop a feasibility report with a recommendation on whether the project should be authorized and the non-federal cost-share, set at minimum 25 percent of construction costs.
Mandates the Secretary to submit the feasibility report to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources and make it publicly available.
Limits the federal share of feasibility study costs to 50 percent and authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 to carry out the study.
Terminates the study authority 10 years after enactment of the Act.

Apr 16, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held

Committee: House Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee