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Bill · 119th Congress · S 4040
Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2026
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Introduced 2026-03-10Topic: infrastructure utilitiesSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill amends an existing federal water law for North Dakota to authorize more federal funding for state, tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water projects. It authorizes $637 million, adjusted for construction costs, for four groups of state water projects, including the Northwest Area Water Supply, the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply, the Southwest Pipeline, and rural water districts, and allows funds to be shifted among them within limits. It authorizes $743 million, adjusted for construction costs, for tribal rural water systems on the Fort Totten, Fort Berthold, Standing Rock, Turtle Mountain, and Lake Traverse reservations. It also sets $75 million for the Natural Resources Trust and requires final engineering reports within 2 years for certain projects.
Sponsors
- John Hoeven Republican sponsor
- 2 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655. | |
| 2026-09-17 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-09-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | refer |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. | refer |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2026-03-10 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |