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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water
System Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there are insufficient water supplies available to
residents of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana, and
the water systems that are available do not meet minimum health
and safety standards, posing a threat to public health and
safety;
(2) the United States has a trust responsibility to ensure
that adequate and safe water supplies are available to meet the
economic, environmental, water supply, and public health needs
of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation; and
(3) the best available, reliable, and safe rural and
municipal water supply to serve the needs of the Fort Peck
Indian Reservation is the Missouri River.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ensure a safe and
adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for the
residents of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Fort peck tribe.--The term ''Fort Peck tribe'' means
the Assiniboine Indian Tribe and the Sioux Indian Tribe within
the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
(2) Pick-sloan.--The term ''Pick-Sloan'' means the Pick-
Sloan Missouri Basin Program authorized by section 9 of the Act
of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665) (commonly
known as the ''Flood Control Act of 1944'').
(3) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) Water system.--The term ''Water System'' means the Fort
Peck Reservation Rural Water System authorized by section 4.

SEC. 4. FORT PECK RESERVATION RURAL WATER SYSTEM.

(a) Authorization.--The Secretary shall plan, design, construct
(including replacement of structures and equipment in existence on the
date of enactment of this Act, as necessary), operate, and maintain a
municipal, rural, and industrial water system, to be known as the
''Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System'', as generally depicted in
the report entitled ''Technical Report for the Fort Peck Reservation
Rural Water System'' and dated July 1995.
(b) Components.--The Water System shall consist of--
(1) pumping and treatment facilities located along the
Missouri River near Poplar, Montana;
(2) pipelines extending from the Missouri River near
Poplar, Montana, throughout the Fort Peck Indian Reservation;
(3) facilities to allow for future interconnections to
areas outside the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, including the
communities of Plentywood, Scobey, Flaxville, and Culbertson,
Montana;
(4) distribution and treatment facilities to serve the
needs of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, including the
purchase, improvement, and repair of water systems in existence
on the date of enactment of this Act, including systems owned
by individual tribal members and other residents of the Fort
Peck Indian Reservation;
(5) appurtenant buildings and access roads;
(6) all property and property rights associated with the
facilities described in paragraphs (1) through (5);
(7) electrical power transmission and distribution
facilities necessary for services to Water System facilities;
and
(8) such other pipelines, pumping plants, and facilities as
the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to meet the
water supply, economic, public health, and environmental needs
of the reservation, including water storage tanks, water lines,
and other facilities for the Fort Peck tribes and reservation
villages, towns, and municipalities.
(c) Agreement.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (b), the
Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the
Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board for planning, designing,
constructing (including necessary replacement), operating, and
maintaining the Water System.
(2) Mandatory provisions.--The cooperative agreement under
paragraph (1) shall describe, in a manner that is acceptable to
the Secretary and the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board--
(A) the responsibilities of the parties for--
(i) needs assessment, feasibility, and
environmental studies;
(ii) engineering and design;
(iii) construction;
(iv) water conservation measures; and
(v) administration of contracts relating to
performance of the activities described in
clauses (i) through (iv);
(B) the procedures and requirements for approval
and acceptance of the design and construction; and
(C) the rights, responsibilities, and liabilities
of each party to the agreement.
(3) Optional provisions.--The cooperative agreement under
paragraph (1) may include provisions relating to the purchase,
improvement, and repair of water systems in existence on the
date of enactment of this Act, including systems owned by
individual tribal members and other residents of the Fort Peck
Indian Reservation.
(4) Termination.--The Secretary may terminate a cooperative
agreement under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines
that--
(A) the quality of construction does not meet all
standards established for similar facilities
constructed by the Secretary; or
(B) the operation and maintenance of the Water
System does not meet conditions acceptable to the
Secretary that are adequate to fulfill the obligations
of the United States to the Fort Peck tribes.
(5) Transfer.--On execution of a cooperative agreement
under paragraph (1), in accordance with the terms of the
cooperative agreement, the Secretary may transfer to the Fort
Peck tribes, on a nonreimbursable basis, funds appropriated for
the Water System under section 8.
(d) Service Area.--The service area of the Water System shall be
the area within the boundaries of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
(e) Construction Requirements.--The pumping plants, pipelines,
treatment facilities, and other appurtenant facilities for the Water
System shall be planned and constructed to a size sufficient to meet
the municipal, rural, and industrial water supply requirements of the
Fort Peck Indian Reservation and the rural areas north of the
reservation, taking into account the effects of the water conservation
plan under section 5.
(f) Title to Water System.--Title to the Water System shall be held
in trust by the United States for the Fort Peck tribes and shall not be
transferred unless a transfer is authorized by an Act of Congress
enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.
(g) Limitation on Availability of Construction Funds.--The
Secretary shall not obligate funds for the construction of the Water
System until--
(1) the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) have been met with respect
to the Water System;
(2) a final engineering report for the Water System has
been approved by the Secretary; and
(3) the Secretary publishes a written finding that the
water conservation plan under section 5 includes prudent and
responsible water conservation measures for the operation of
the Water System that have been shown to be economically and
financially feasible.
(h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide such
technical assistance as may be necessary to enable the Fort Peck tribes
to plan, develop, construct (including necessary replacement), operate,
and maintain the Water System, including operation and management
training.
(i) Application of Indian Self-Determination Act.--Planning,
design, construction (including necessary replacement), and operation
of the Water System shall be subject to the Indian Self-Determination
Act (25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.).

SEC. 5. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN.

(a) In General.--The Fort Peck tribes shall develop a water
conservation plan containing definite goals, appropriate water
conservation measures, and a time schedule for meeting the water
conservation objectives.
(b) Purpose.--The water conservation plan under subsection (a)
shall be designed to ensure that users of water from the Water System
will use the best practicable technology and management techniques to
conserve water.
(c) Application of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.--Section
210(c) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390jj(c)) shall
apply to the Water System.

SEC. 6. USE OF PICK-SLOAN POWER.

(a) Power.--The Water System shall use power from Pick-Sloan for
operation. The use of the power shall be considered to be a project use
pumping requirement of Pick-Sloan.
(b) Power To Be Used.--Power identified for future project use
pumping shall be reserved for and made available for the purpose
authorized by subsection (a).
(c) Rate.--The rate for project use power made available under
subsection (b) shall be the wholesale firm power rate for Pick-Sloan
(Eastern Division) in effect at the time at which the power is sold.
(d) Additional Power.--
(1) In general.--If power in addition to that made
available under subsection (b) is required to meet the pumping
requirements of the Water System, the Administrator of the
Western Area Power Administration may purchase the necessary
additional power under such terms and conditions as the
Administrator considers appropriate.
(2) Recovery of expenses.--Expenses associated with power
purchases under paragraph (1) shall be recovered through a
separate power charge, sufficient to recover the expenses,
applied to the Water System.

SEC. 7. WATER RIGHTS.

This Act does not--
(1) impair the validity of or preempt any provision of
State water law, or of any interstate compact governing water;
(2) alter the rights of any State to any appropriated share
of the waters of any body or surface or ground water, whether
determined by past or future interstate compacts, or by past or
future legislative or final judicial allocations;
(3) preempt or modify any Federal or State law or
interstate compact dealing with water quality or disposal;
(4) confer on any non-Federal entity the ability to
exercise any Federal right to the waters of any stream or to
any groundwater resources;
(5) affect any water rights of the Fort Peck tribes,
located within or without the external boundaries of the Fort
Peck Indian Reservation, based on a treaty, compact, executive
order, agreement, Act of Congress, aboriginal title, the
decision in Winters v. United States, 207 U.S. 564 (1908)
(commonly known as the ''Winters Doctrine''), or otherwise; or
(6) validate or invalidate any assertion of the existence,
nonexistence, or extinguishment of any water rights held by the
Fort Peck tribes or any other Indian Tribe or individual Indian
under Federal or State law.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Planning, Design, and Construction.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated,
over a period of 5 fiscal years, $114,734,300 for the planning,
design, and construction of the Water System.
(2) Adjustment.--The funds authorized to be appropriated by
paragraph (1), less any amounts previously obligated for the
Water System, are increased or decreased by such amounts as are
justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in development
costs incurred after January 1, 1996, as indicated by
engineering cost indices applicable for the type of
construction involved.
(b) Operation and Maintenance.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary for the operation and
maintenance of the Water System.
Solution:
Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, construct (including replacement of structures and equipment), operate, and maintain the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System. Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board regarding the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System.
Provides that title to the Water System be held in trust by the United States for the Fort Peck Tribes and not be transferred unless a transfer is authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after the enactment of this Act.
Limits the availability of construction funds for the construction of the Water System until certain requirements are met.
Requires that the Fort Peck tribes develop a water conservation plan containing definite goals, water conservation measures, and a time schedule for meeting water conservation objectives. Applies the provisions of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 to the Water System.
Directs the Water System to use power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program for operation. Considers use of the power to be a project use pumping requirement of Pick-Sloan.
Authorizes appropriations.