Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act

This bill would allow the Secretary of the Interior to build the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System, a water supply project serving parts of Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, and Richland Counties in Montana and McKenzie County, North Dakota. The federal government would pay up to 75 percent of planning, design, and construction costs through a cooperative agreement with the local water authority, and that money would not have to be repaid. Federal funds could not be used for operation, maintenance, or replacement, and the local authority would own the system. The Western Area Power Administration would provide power to run the system at the firm power rate, with the authority paying power and delivery costs. The bill authorizes $602,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 through 2037, adjustable for construction cost changes.

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Sponsors

• Troy Downing Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors