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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2819
To authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply
System, to authorize assistance to the Fort Peck Rural County Water
District, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning, design, and
construction of the water supply system, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 20, 1995
Mr. WILLIAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County
Water Supply System, to authorize assistance to the
Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., a nonprofit
corporation, for the planning, design, and construction
of the water supply system, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fort Peck Rural Coun-
ty Water Supply System Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act:
(1) CONSTRUCTION.—The term ‘‘construction’’
means such activities associated with the actual de-
velopment or construction of facilities as are initi-
ated on execution of contracts for construction.
(2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the
Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., a non-
profit corporation in Montana.
(3) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The term ‘‘feasibility
study’’ means the study entitled ‘‘Final Engineering
Report and Alternative Evaluation for the Fort Peck
Rural County Water District’’, dated September
1994.
(4) PLANNING.—The term ‘‘planning’’ means
activities such as data collection, evaluation, design,
and other associated preconstruction activities re-
quired prior to the execution of contracts for con-
struction.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(6) WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘water
supply system’’ means the Fort Peck Rural County
Water Supply System, to be established and oper-
ated substantially in accordance with the feasibility
study.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR WATER SUPPLY SYS-
TEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of the District, the
Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with
the District for the planning, design, and construction by
the District of the water supply system.
(b) SERVICE AREA.—The water supply system shall
provide for safe and adequate rural water supplies under
the jurisdiction of the District in Valley County, north-
eastern Montana (as described in the feasibility study).
(c) AMOUNT OF FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3),
under the cooperative agreement, the Secretary shall
pay the Federal share of—
(A) costs associated with the planning, de-
sign, and construction of the water supply sys-
tem (as identified in the feasibility study); and
(B) such sums as are necessary to defray
increases in the budget.
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) shall be 80 percent and
shall not be reimbursable.
(3) TOTAL.—The amount of Federal funds
made available under the cooperative agreement
shall not exceed the amount of funds authorized to
be appropriated under section 4.
(4) LIMITATIONS.—Not more than five percent
of the amount of Federal funds made available to
the Secretary under section 4 may be used by the
Secretary for activities associated with—
(A) compliance with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.); and
(B) oversight of the planning, design, and
construction by the District of the water supply
system.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act $5,800,000, to remain available until expended.
The funds authorized to be appropriated may be increased
or decreased by such amounts as are justified by reason
of ordinary fluctuations in development costs incurred
after October 1, 1994, as indicated by engineering cost
indices applicable to the type of construction project au-
thorized under this Act.
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