Sec. 4. Dry-redwater regional water authority system and musselshell-Judith Rural Water System
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The Secretary may carry out— the project entitled the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in a manner that is substantially in accordance with the feasibility study entitled Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study (including revisions of the study), which received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation on September 1, 2010; and the project entitled the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System in a manner that is substantially in accordance with the feasibility report entitled Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System Feasibility Report (including any and all revisions of the report).
The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Authority to provide Federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of the Water Systems. The Federal share of the costs relating to the planning, design, and construction of the Water Systems shall not exceed— in the case of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System— 75 percent of the total cost of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System; or such other lesser amount as may be determined by the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, in a feasibility report; or in the case of the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System, 75 percent of the total cost of the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System.
Amounts made available under subparagraph
(A)shall not be returnable or reimbursable under the reclamation laws. Subject to subparagraphs
(B)and (C), the Water Systems may use Federal funds made available to carry out this section for— facilities relating to— water pumping; water treatment; and water storage; transmission pipelines; pumping stations; appurtenant buildings, maintenance equipment, and access roads; any interconnection facility that connects a pipeline of the Water System to a pipeline of a public water system; electrical power transmission and distribution facilities required for the operation and maintenance of the Water System; any other facility or service required for the development of a rural water distribution system, as determined by the Secretary; and any property or property right required for the construction or operation of a facility described in this subsection. In addition to the uses described in subparagraph (A)— the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System may use Federal funds made available to carry out this section for— facilities relating to water intake; and distribution, pumping, and storage facilities that— serve the needs of citizens who use public water systems; are in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and may be purchased, improved, and repaired in accordance with a cooperative agreement entered into by the Secretary under subsection (b); and the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System may use Federal funds made available to carry out this section for— facilities relating to— water supply wells; and distribution pipelines; and control systems. Federal funds made available to carry out this section shall not be used for the operation, maintenance, or replacement of the Water Systems. Title to the Water Systems shall be held by the Authority.