113 STAT. 1688 PUBLIC LAW 106-136—DEC. 7, 1999 Public Law 106-136 106th Congress An Act n 7 IQQQ '^^ authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the Perkins ——! County Rural Water System, Inc., for the construction of water supply facilities [H.R. 970) in Perkins County, South Dakota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Perkins County the United States of America in Congress assembled, Rural Water System Act of SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1999 This Act may be cited as the "Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1999". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) in 1977, the North Dakota State Legislature authorized and directed the State Water Commission to conduct the Southwest Area Water Supply Study, which included water service to a portion of Perkins County, South Dakota; (2) amendments made by the Garrison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act of 1986 (Public Law 101-294) authorized the Southwest Pipeline project as an eligible project for Federal cost share participation; and (3) the Perkins County Rural Water System has continued to be recognized by the State of North Dakota, the Southwest Water Authority, the North Dakota Water Commission, the Department of the Interior, and Congress as a component of the Southwest Pipeline Project. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) CORPORATION.— The term "Corporation" means the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation established and operated under the laws of the State of South Dakota substantially in accordance with the feasibility study. (2) FEASIBILITY STUDY.— The term "feasibility study" means the study entitled "Feasibility Study for Rural Water System for Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc.", as amended in March 1995. (3) PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BUDGET.— The term "project construction budget" means the description of the total amount of funds that are needed for the construction of the water supply system, as described in the feasibility study. (4) PUMPING AND INCIDENTAL OPERATIONAL REQUIRE- MENTS.— The term "pumping and incidental operational requirements" means all power requirements that are incidental to the operation of the water supply system by the Corporation.
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