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Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1997

Introduced: March 21, 1997 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 1998
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 1, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Apr 1, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Mar 21, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants for the planning and construction of the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc. Prohibits the obligation of System construction funds until: (1) Federal environmental compliance requirements have been met; (2) a final System engineering report has been prepared and submitted to the Congress for at least a 90-day period; and (3) a water conservation program has been developed and implemented.

Requires the water conservation program to be designed to ensure that System water users will use the best practicable technology and management techniques to conserve water use.

Requires the mitigation of fish and wildlife losses during System construction and operation.

Directs the Western Area Power Administration to make available, from power produced under the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program, the capacity and energy required to meet the pumping and incidental operational requirements of the System from May 1 to October 31 of each year. Provides power use conditions.

States that this Act does not limit: (1) the authorization for water projects in North and South Dakota under any law; or (2) current water rights.

Provides the Federal share (75 percent) of System costs.

Authorizes the Secretary to allow the Bureau of Reclamation to provide construction oversight to a specified service area within the System, limiting oversight costs.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now September 29, 1998

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1213: Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1213/
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