Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act

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Introduced 2026-01-29Topic: infrastructure utilities

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This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to work with the Western Dakota Regional Water System, Inc. to study whether it is feasible to build a project bringing municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to western South Dakota. After the study, the Secretary would write a report recommending whether the project is technically and financially feasible, whether it should be authorized for construction, and what share of construction costs non-federal partners should pay, which must be at least 25 percent. The report would go to congressional committees and be made public. The federal government would pay no more than half of the study's costs, with a cap of $10 million in federal funds, and the authority would end 5 years after the law takes effect.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-09-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 648.
2026-09-17	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.	refer
2026-09-17		Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.	report
2026-06-10	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.	refer
2026-03-17	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.	refer
2026-01-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S379)	refer
2026-01-29		Introduced in Senate	introduce

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