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St. Mary's Reinvestment Act

Appropriations · Dams and canals · Federal-Indian relations
Sponsor
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
D · MT
Key facts
Introduced: Mar 11, 2021
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 1
Congress: 117th
Latest action · May 25, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-300.

Summary

St. Mary's Reinvestment Act

This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to use funds through FY2032 to rehabilitate the St. Mary Diversion Dam and Canal Headworks, which are part of the Milk River Project in Montana.

In addition, the bill requires Reclamation to (1) coordinate with the Blackfeet Tribe with respect to the replacement activities that are carried out for the rehabilitation, (2) study the ability of project beneficiaries (i.e., water users) to pay for the costs of the rehabilitation, and (3) establish repayment terms based on the study.

Finally, the bill requires the federal cost share to be at least 26.04%.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. May 25, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-300.
  2. Mar 11, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Mar 11, 2021
    Introduced in Senate

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