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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4996 

To amend Public Law 89–108 to modify the authorization of appropriations 

for State and Tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 

Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. PADILLA, and Mr. CRAMER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend Public Law 89–108 to modify the authorization 

of appropriations for State and Tribal, municipal, rural, 

and industrial water supplies, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dakota Water Re5 sources Act Amendments of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR STATE 

2 AND TRIBAL, MUNICIPAL, RURAL, AND IN3 DUSTRIAL WATER SERVICE. 

4 Section 10 of Public Law 89–108 (79 Stat. 433; 100 

5 Stat. 424; 106 Stat. 4669; 114 Stat. 2763A–291) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (i) by redesignating subparagraph (C) 

10 as subparagraph (D); and 

11 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

12 (B) the following: 

13 ‘‘(C) OTHER AMOUNTS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

15 (ii), in addition to the amounts made avail16 able under subparagraphs (A) and (B), 

17 there are authorized to be appropriated to 

18 carry out section 7(a)— 

19 ‘‘(I) $120,000,000, as indexed, to 

20 complete all phases of the Northwest 

21 Area Water Supply Biota Water 

22 Treatment Plant and Pump Station 

23 Project, as described in the record of 

24 decision dated August 21, 2015; 

25 ‘‘(II) $454,000,000, as indexed, 

26 to complete the McClusky Canal and 


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1 Missouri River North Alternative for 

2 the Eastern North Dakota Alternate 

3 Water Supply Project, as described in 

4 the record of decision issued by the 

5 Bureau of Reclamation on January 

6 15, 2021; 

7 ‘‘(III) $50,000,000, as indexed, 

8 for the Southwest Pipeline Project to 

9 complete the supplementary raw water 

10 intake pump station, main trans11 mission line upgrades, strategic hy12 draulic improvements, and rural dis13 tribution expansion; and 

14 ‘‘(IV) $63,000,000, as indexed, 

15 for North Dakota rural water districts 

16 for water treatment and rural dis17 tribution expansion. 

18 ‘‘(ii) TRANSFERS.—Any amounts 

19 made available under any of subclauses (I) 

20 through (IV) of clause (i) may be trans21 ferred among the projects described in 

22 those subclauses, subject to the limitation 

23 that the initial amount authorized for any 

24 1 project described in any of those sub25 clauses may not be increased by more than 


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1 50 percent as a result of any transfers au2 thorized under this clause.’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) by redesignating subparagraph (C) 

5 as subparagraph (D); and 

6 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

7 (B) the following: 

8 ‘‘(C) OTHER AMOUNTS.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the 

10 amounts made available under subpara11 graphs (A)(ii) and (B), there is authorized 

12 to be appropriated to carry out section 

13 7(d) $743,000,000, as indexed. 

14 ‘‘(ii) ALLOCATION.—The amount 

15 under clause (i) shall be allocated as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘(I) Not more than 

18 $118,000,000, as indexed, shall be 

19 made available to the Secretary to 

20 complete the Spirit Lake Rural Water 

21 System within the Fort Totten Indian 

22 Reservation. 

23 ‘‘(II) Not more than 

24 $275,000,000, as indexed, shall be 

25 made available to the Secretary to 


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1 complete the Three Affiliated Tribes 

2 Rural Water System within the Fort 

3 Berthold Indian Reservation. 

4 ‘‘(III) Not more than 

5 $240,000,000, as indexed, shall be 

6 made available to the Secretary to 

7 complete the Standing Rock Rural 

8 Water System within the Standing 

9 Rock Indian Reservation. 

10 ‘‘(IV) Not more than 

11 $98,000,000, as indexed, shall be 

12 made available to the Secretary to 

13 complete the Turtle Mountain Rural 

14 Water System within the Turtle 

15 Mountain Indian Reservation. 

16 ‘‘(V) Not more than 

17 $12,000,000, as indexed, shall be 

18 made available to the Secretary to 

19 complete the Lake Traverse Rural 

20 Water System within the Lake Tra21 verse Indian Reservation. 

22 ‘‘(iii) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—Of the 

23 amounts made available under clause (i), 

24 the Secretary may use such sums as are 

25 necessary to fund feasibility studies, to be 


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1 completed not later than 2 years after the 

2 date of enactment of the Dakota Water 

3 Resources Act Amendments of 2024, that 

4 identify the features necessary to complete 

5 each of the rural water systems described 

6 in clause (ii), as determined by the Sec7 retary.’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subpara9 graph (B) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) $75,000,000 to carry out section 11, 

11 to remain available until expended.’’; and 

12 (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(e) INDEXING.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The $200,000,000 amount 

16 under subsection (a)(1)(B), the $200,000,000 

17 amount under subsection (b)(1)(B), and the funds 

18 authorized under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sub19 section (b)(2) shall be indexed as necessary to allow 

20 for ordinary fluctuations of construction costs in21 curred after the date of enactment of the Dakota 

22 Water Resources Act of 2000, as indicated by engi23 neering cost indices applicable for the type of con24 struction involved. 


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1 ‘‘(2) OTHER AMOUNTS.—The funds authorized 

2 under subsections (b)(1)(C) and (b)(2)(C) shall be 

3 indexed as necessary to allow for ordinary fluctua4 tions of construction costs incurred after the date of 

5 enactment of the Dakota Water Resources Act 

6 Amendments of 2024, as indicated by engineering 

7 cost indices applicable for the type of construction 

8 involved. 

9 ‘‘(3) OTHER COST CEILINGS.—All other author10 ized cost ceilings under this Act shall remain un11 changed.’’. 

12 SEC. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST. 

13 Section 11(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 89–108 (79 Stat. 

14 433; 100 Stat. 424; 114 Stat. 2763A–292) is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘and (b)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (b)(1)(B), 

16 and (b)(1)(C)’’. 

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