U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB4489: Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
A bill to authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, May 12, 2026:
A BILL To authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act . SECTION 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to ensure a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for the citizens of-- (1) Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, and Richland Counties in the State of Montana; and (2) McKenzie County, North Dakota. SECTION 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration. (2) Authority The term Authority means-- (A) the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority, which is a publicly owned nonprofit water authority formed in accordance with Mont. Code Ann. title 76, chapter 6, part 3 (1999); and (B) any nonprofit successor entity to the Authority described in subparagraph (A). (3) Integrated System The term Integrated System means the transmission system owned by the Western Area Power Administration, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, and Heartland Energy. (4) Non-Federal transmission and distribution system The term non-Federal transmission and distribution system means a non-Federal utility that provides electricity to the counties covered by the Water System. (5) Pick-Sloan Program The term Pick-Sloan Program means the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program authorized by section 9 of the …
Sponsors
- Daines, Steve (R) · primary sponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R)
Latest actions
- : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: North Dakota, Livestock, Water quality, Water Resources Development, Montana, Water use and supply, Water storage, Water resources funding
Common questions
- What is SB4489?
- SB4489 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act.
- What does SB4489 do?
- In its own words: To authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in the State of Montana, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB4489?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB4489?
- Daines, Steve (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB4489?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4489
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