[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 8006 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8006
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 19, 2026
Ms. Fedorchak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dakota Water Resources Act
Amendments of 2026''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR STATE AND TRIBAL,
MUNICIPAL, RURAL, AND INDUSTRIAL WATER SERVICE.
Section 10 of Public Law 89-108 (79 Stat. 433; 100 Stat. 424; 106
Stat. 4669; 114 Stat. 2763A-291; 140 Stat. 74) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E); and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
the following:
``(D) Additional amounts for certain projects.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii)
through (iv), in addition to the amounts made
available under subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C), there are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out section 7(a)--
``(I) $120,000,000, as indexed, to
complete all phases of the Northwest
Area Water Supply Biota Water Treatment
Plant and Pump Station Project, as
described in the record of decision
dated August 21, 2015;
``(II) $404,000,000, as indexed, to
complete the McClusky Canal and
Missouri River North Alternative for
the Eastern North Dakota Alternate
Water Supply Project, as described in
the record of decision issued by the
Bureau of Reclamation on January 15,
2021;
``(III) $50,000,000, as indexed,
for the Southwest Pipeline Project to
complete--
``(aa) the supplementary
raw water intake and pump
station described in the
environmental assessment
prepared by the Bureau of
Reclamation entitled `Finding
of No Significant Impact of
Environmental Assessment for
Southwest Pipeline Project,
Oliver, Mercer, North Dunn
Service Area in Southwest North
Dakota' and dated April 2009;
``(bb) the main
transmission line upgrades
described in the final
supplemental environmental
assessment prepared by the
Bureau of Reclamation entitled
the `Final Supplemental
Environmental Assessment for
Partial Funding of Design and
Construction of an Expansion
Water Treatment Plant in the
City of Dickinson, North Dakota
and Associated Water
Transmission Facilities in
Southwest North Dakota' and
dated February 2015;
``(cc) strategic hydraulic
improvements; and
``(dd) rural distribution
expansion; and
``(IV) $63,000,000, as indexed, for
North Dakota rural water districts for
water treatment and rural distribution
expansion, to include the South Central
Regional Water District North Burleigh
Water Treatment Plant Expansion and
Phase One of the Northeast North Dakota
Long-Term Water Supply Project.
``(ii) Transfers.--Any amounts made
available under any of subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (i) may be transferred among the
projects described in those subclauses, subject
to the limitation that the initial amount
authorized for any 1 project described in any
of those subclauses may not be increased by
more than 50 percent as a result of any
transfers authorized under this clause.
``(iii) Final engineering reports.--Of the
amounts made available under subclauses (III)
and (IV) of clause (i), the Secretary may use
such amounts as are necessary to complete the
final engineering reports, to be completed not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of the Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of
2026, that determine the scope of, and identify
the features necessary to complete, the
projects described in those subclauses, as
determined by the Secretary.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
the following:
``(C) Other amounts.--
``(i) In general.--In addition to the
amounts made available under subparagraphs
(A)(ii) and (B), there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out section 7(d)
$743,000,000, as indexed.
``(ii) Allocation.--The amount under clause
(i) shall be allocated as follows:
``(I) Not more than $118,000,000,
as indexed, shall be made available to
the Secretary to complete the Spirit
Lake Rural Water System within the Fort
Totten Indian Reservation.
``(II) Not more than $275,000,000,
as indexed, shall be made available to
the Secretary to complete the Three
Affiliated Tribes Rural Water System
within the Fort Berthold Indian
Reservation.
``(III) Not more than $240,000,000,
as indexed, shall be made available to
the Secretary to complete the Standing
Rock Rural Water System within the
Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
``(IV) Not more than $98,000,000,
as indexed, shall be made available to
the Secretary to complete the Turtle
Mountain Rural Water System within the
Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.
``(V) $12,000,000, as indexed,
shall be made available to the
Secretary--
``(aa) to complete a
feasibility study for the
construction of a municipal,
rural, and industrial water
system to meet the drinking
water needs of the Lake
Traverse Rural Water System
within the Lake Traverse Indian
Reservation; and
``(bb) after completion of
the feasibility study and a
determination by the Secretary
that the proposed project under
item (aa) is technically and
financially feasible in
accordance with the reclamation
laws, to begin construction of
the municipal, rural, and
industrial water system
identified as the preferred
alternative in the feasibility
study.
``(iii) Final engineering reports.--Of the
amounts made available under clause (i), the
Secretary may use such amounts as are necessary
to complete final engineering reports, to be
completed not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of the Dakota Water Resources Act
Amendments of 2026, that determine the scope
of, and identify the features necessary to
complete, each of the rural water systems
described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of
clause (ii), as determined by the Secretary.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) $75,000,000 to carry out section 11, to
remain available until expended.''; and
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Indexing.--
``(1) In general.--The $200,000,000 amount under subsection
(a)(1)(B), the $200,000,000 amount under subsection (b)(1)(B),
and the funds authorized under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
subsection (b)(2) shall be indexed as necessary to allow for
ordinary fluctuations of construction costs incurred after the
date of enactment of the Dakota Water Resources Act of 2000, as
indicated by engineering cost indices applicable for the type
of construction involved.
``(2) Additional amounts.--The $50,000,000 amount under
subsection (a)(1)(C) shall be indexed as necessary to allow for
ordinary fluctuations of construction costs incurred after the
date of enactment of the Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, as indicated by
engineering cost indices applicable for the type of
construction involved.
``(3) Other amounts.--The funds authorized under
subsections (b)(1)(D) and (b)(2)(C) shall be indexed as
necessary to allow for ordinary fluctuations of construction
costs incurred after the date of enactment of the Dakota Water
Resources Act Amendments of 2026, as indicated by engineering
cost indices applicable for the type of construction involved.
``(4) Other cost ceilings.--All other authorized cost
ceilings under this Act shall remain unchanged.''.
SEC. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST.
Section 11(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 89-108 (79 Stat. 433; 100 Stat.
424; 114 Stat. 2763A-292) is amended by striking ``and (b)(1)(B)'' and
inserting ``, (b)(1)(B), and (b)(1)(D)''.
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Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2026
#8006 | HR Congress #119
Policy Area: Water Resources Development
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (3/19/2026)
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