St. Mary's Reinvestment Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1305 To establish a Federal cost share percentage for the Milk River Project in the State of Montana. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 2, 2019 Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. DAINES) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To establish a Federal cost share percentage for the Milk River Project in the State of Montana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘St. Mary’s Reinvest- 4 ment Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. COST SHARE FOR THE MILK RIVER PROJECT. 6 (a) DEFINITION OF MILK RIVER PROJECT.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—In this Act, the term ‘‘Milk 8 River Project’’ means the Bureau of Reclamation 9 project authorized by the Secretary of the Interior 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:15 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1305.IS S1305 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 1305 IS on March 14, 1903, under the Act of June 17, 1902 1 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), commencing at Lake 2 Sherburne and providing water to a point approxi- 3 mately 6 miles east of Nashua, Montana. 4 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Milk River 5 Project’’ includes— 6 (A) Swiftcurrent Dike; 7 (B) Lake Sherburne; 8 (C) Nelson and Fresno dams, dikes, and 9 reservoirs; 10 (D) St. Mary, Dodson, Vandalia, and Par- 11 adise Diversion dams; 12 (E) Dodson pumping plant; and 13 (F) associated siphons, canals, drops, 14 laterals, and drains. 15 (b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 16 the operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the 17 Milk River Project shall be 75 percent, which shall not 18 be reimbursable to the United States. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:15 May 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1305.IS S1305 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS