Directs the Interior Secretary, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to study whether expanding the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System to supply more municipal, rural, and industrial water in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota is feasible.

Official title: Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 29-JAN-2026

Referred 29-JAN-2026

Approved by committee 16-JUL-2026

Reported 17-SEP-2026

On the calendar 17-SEP-2026

Key points

Requires a feasibility report that recommends whether the expansion should be authorized for construction and sets the non-federal share of construction costs at not less than 25 percent
Caps the federal share of study costs at 50 percent and limits federal study spending to $10,000,000
Requires the Secretary to identify funding sources within 90 days after enactment and to make the final report public
Sets the study authority to expire 5 years after enactment

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Committee referrals (2)

Policy area

Water Resources Development

Sponsor John Thune (R-SD) Cosponsors · 5

■ 3 R■ 2 D

3 Republicans

2 Democrats