To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.
Summary
What This Bill Does
H.R. 7250 reauthorizes the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000. The bill amends section 9 of that Act by replacing 2026 with 2028 in both subsections (a)(1) and (b).
The effect is a two-year extension of the statutory authorization period for the Fort Peck Reservation rural water system. That extension preserves federal authority for project activity, administration, and funding tied to the rural water system rather than letting the current authorization date expire in 2026.
Who Benefits and How
Fort Peck Reservation communities benefit because the water-system authorization continues through 2028. Rural households served by the project benefit if the extension helps keep construction, improvements, or service planning on track. Tribal water-system planners benefit from two additional years of federal authorization. Bureau of Reclamation rural-water staff benefit from clear authority to continue work. Montana regional water users may benefit if the project extension supports reliable rural water infrastructure.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Bureau of Reclamation project staff must continue administering the rural water system authorization through 2028. Federal appropriators may need to consider funding needs for the extended authorization period. Tribal project administrators must continue planning, coordination, and compliance work. Contractors working on the water system remain tied to federal project schedules and oversight. Project opponents or competing water-infrastructure applicants may face continued federal attention to the Fort Peck project.
Key Provisions
- Modifies section 9 of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act.
- Extends subsection (a)(1) authorization language from 2026 to 2028.
- Extends subsection (b) authorization language from 2026 to 2028.
- Provides two additional years of statutory authority for the Fort Peck rural water system.
- Preserves federal project administration and funding authority for rural water infrastructure.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act authorization dates from 2026 to 2028, preserving federal authority for the Fort Peck Reservation rural water project and associated construction, administration, and funding work for two additional years.
Key Policy Areas
Water Infrastructure, Tribal Governments, Rural Communities, Bureau of Reclamation
Primary Purpose
Extends the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act authorization dates from 2026 to 2028, preserving federal authority for the Fort Peck Reservation rural water project and associated construction, administration, and funding work for two additional years.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Fort Peck Reservation communities
- Rural households served by the project
- Tribal water-system planners
- Bureau of Reclamation rural-water staff
- Montana regional water users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Bureau of Reclamation project staff
- Federal appropriators
- Tribal project administrators
- Water-system contractors
- Competing water-infrastructure applicants
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3766-3767)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 589.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-675.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "reclamation"
- → Bureau of Reclamation
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