Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2024

Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2024

This bill authorizes additional funding for municipal, rural, and industrial water supply projects in North Dakota and on tribal land in North Dakota.

Specifically, the bill authorizes additional funding, as indexed, to complete the following projects in North Dakota:

• the Northwest Area Water Supply Biota Water Treatment Plant and Pump Station Project,
• the McClusky Canal and Missouri River North Alternative for the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply Project,
• specified activities (e.g., transmission line upgrades) for the Southwest Pipeline Project, and
• water treatment and rural distribution expansion for North Dakota rural water districts.

Additionally, the bill authorizes additional funding, as indexed, to complete the following projects on tribal land:

• the Spirit Lake Rural Water System within the Fort Totten Indian Reservation,
• the Three Affiliated Tribes Rural Water System within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation,
• the Standing Rock Rural Water System within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation,
• the Turtle Mountain Rural Water System within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, and
• a feasibility study for the construction of a rural water system to meet the drinking water needs of the Lake Traverse Rural Water System within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation.

The bill also authorizes additional funding for the North Dakota Natural Resources Trust.