S4489-119

In Committee

Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act

119th Congress Introduced May 12, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration. The term Authority means— the Dry-Redwater Regional, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Use of power from Pick-Sloan Program by the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Congress finds that— McCone and Garfield Counties in the State were designated. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Energy, Immigration, and Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration. The term Authority means— the Dry-Redwater Regional...
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Use of power from Pick-Sloan Program by the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Congress finds that— McCone and Garfield Counties in the State were designated...
  • Creates introduces a preemption provision: 6. Water rights Nothing in this Act— preempts or affects any State water law; or affects any authority of a State, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, to manage...
  • Reduces a appropriation, compliance mandate, product standard provision: 7.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration. The term Authority means— the Dry-Redwater Regional, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Use of power from Pick-Sloan Program by the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Congress finds that— McCone and Garfield Counties in the State were designated.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Immigration, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration. The term Authority means— the Dry-Redwater Regional, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Use of power from Pick-Sloan Program by the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Congress finds that— McCone and Garfield Counties in the State were designated.

Policy Domains

Energy Immigration Civil Rights

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 12, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …

May 12, 2026

Introduced in Senate

May 12, 2026

Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Immigration Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"State" §id506b4577599e426995df0576afe6981a

the State of Montana. The term Water System means the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System authorized under section 4(a) with a project service area that includes— Garfield and McCone Counties in the State

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