Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7288 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7288 To require 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, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2026 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require 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, 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 ``Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Non-federal project entity.--The term ``non-Federal project entity'' means the Western Dakota Regional Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation. (2) Proposed rural water supply project.--The term ``proposed rural water supply project'' means the proposed project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System. (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 3. WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WATER SUPPLY PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY. (a) Study.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the non-Federal project entity, shall carry out a study to determine the feasibility of the proposed rural water supply project. (2) Feasibil