This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to study whether it's feasible to expand the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System to serve more communities in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota with municipal, rural, and industrial water. After completing the study, the Interior Department must submit a feasibility report to Congress with a recommendation on whether the project should be built and what share of construction costs non-federal entities should pay (at least 25 percent). The bill authorizes up to $10 million in federal funding for the study itself, with the federal government covering no more than half the study costs and the non-federal project entity covering the rest. The study must include consultation with federal, state, tribal, and local authorities, and the authority to conduct this work expires 10 years after the bill becomes law.
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