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The amendment may either clarify/expand authority and funding to improve water infrastructure for Fort Peck residents or constrain prior authority/funding, risking reduced or delayed water services for that community.
Residents of the Fort Peck Reservation could receive clearer project authority and/or expanded or clarified funding for water infrastructure, leading to improved water service, construction, or operation of their system.
Residents of the Fort Peck Reservation could face reduced, delayed, or narrower water services and project eligibility if the amendment limits prior funding or authority.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Revises the statutory language of subsections (a)(1) and (b) of Section 9 in the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000, changing the law's wording and potential legal effect.
Amends the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 by revising the statutory wording of two parts of Section 9 — subsection (a)(1) and subsection (b). The change replaces specified language in those subsections, altering the law’s text and any legal effect that flows from that wording. The amendment is narrowly targeted to the Fort Peck Reservation rural water law; no funding levels, new programs, or effective date are specified in the provided text, so practical effects depend on the specific replacement language and how agencies or the Tribe interpret and implement it.
Introduced January 27, 2026 by Troy Downing · Last progress June 3, 2026