St. Mary Reinvestment Act

Bill: 115-s-3570
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2018-10-10
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals

Lakes and rivers

Montana

Water resources funding

Water storage
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-10-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>St. Mary Reinvestment Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the federal cost share for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in Montana to be 75%.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3570 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 10, 2018 Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To establish a Federal cost share percentage for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in the State of Montana.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the St. Mary Reinvestment Act . 2. Cost share for St. Mary Unit (a) Definition of St. Mary Unit (1) In general In this Act, the term St. Mary Unit means the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project authorized by Congress on March 25, 1905. (2) Inclusions In this Act, the term St. Mary Unit includes— (A) Sherburne Dam and Reservoir; (B) Swift Current Creek Dike; (C) Lower St. Mary Lake; (D) St. Mary Canal Diversion Dam; and (E) St. Mary Canal and appurtenances. (b) Cost share The Federal share of the cost of the operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the St. Mary Unit shall be 75 percent, which shall not be reimbursable to the United States.