To authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8745 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8745 To authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2026 Mr. Downing introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana, 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 ``Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to ensure a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for the citizens of-- (1) Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, and Richland Counties in the State of Montana; and (2) McKenzie County, North Dakota. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration. (2) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means-- (A) the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority, which is a publicly owned nonprofit water authority formed in accordance with Mont. Code Ann. title 76, chapter 6, part 3 (1999); and (B) any nonprofit successor entity to the Authority described in subparagraph (A). (3) Integrated system.--The term ``Integrated System'' means the transmission system owned by the Western Area Power Administration, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, and Heartland Energy. (4) Non-federal transmission and distribution system.--The term ``non-Federal transmission and distribution system'' means a non-Federal utility that provides electricity to the counties cov