H.R.7288

The bill mandates a feasibility study for a water supply project from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System.

The Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System. The Secretary must develop a feasibility report, including a recommendation on whether the project should proceed and the appropriate non-Federal share of construction costs. The Federal share of feasibility study costs is capped at 50 percent, with $10,000,000 authorized for appropriations.