Require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study on expanding the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System to increase its capacity and reach in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota.

Dusty Johnson · South Dakota · Republican

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to expand the capacity and reach of the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System in the States of Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota.

Johnson introduced a bill directing the Interior Secretary to study the feasibility of expanding the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System across Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota.

H.R. 7287 (IH) - Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study Act - BILLS-119hr7287ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System is grateful for the support of Congressman Johnson and the tri-state delegation for the planning for water needs of our region decades into the future, planning that can occur with this feasibility study.

Johnson backed his Lewis and Clark water system feasibility study bill to plan for expanded regional water supply.

Johnson Testifies in Support of His Eastern South Dakota Rural Water Bills | Representative Dusty Johnson
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies to determine the feasibility of constructing projects to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water in certain parts of the Missouri River basin

Johnson's South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies Act repeats a commitment to have Interior study expansion of the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System.

H.R.9785 - South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies Act
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Evidence

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Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced H.R. 7287; the full title requires an Interior feasibility study for Lewis and Clark expansion in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Johnson introduced the exact House bill matching the commitment, but the listed action was referral to the House Natural Resources Committee, not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 7287 (IH) - Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study Act - BILLS-119hr7287ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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H.R. 9785 was introduced by Dusty Johnson and includes a Lewis and Clark Regional Water System expansion feasibility-study title; actions show introduced and referred.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A newer Johnson bill appears to fold the Lewis and Clark feasibility study into a broader water feasibility package, but it remains introduced/referred, so the Interior study requirement is still not delivered as law.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 9785: South Dakota Water Feasibility Studies Act
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Johnson introduced legislation matching the promised Lewis and Clark Regional Water System feasibility-study requirement, and the bill received committee attention, so this was a serious same-term legislative attempt. But the promise was to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct the study, which would require enactment or an equivalent binding executive action. The available federal bill status shows the relevant Johnson bills were introduced/referred and not enacted, so the promised outcome has not been delivered.

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