Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1999
Public Law 106-136 · H.R. 970 · 106th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 7, 1999 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Rep. John Thune (R-SD)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., (Corporation) for the Federal share of the costs of: (1) planning and construction of the System; and (2) repairs to existing public water distribution systems to ensure conservation of resources and to make such systems functional under the new System. Prohibits the obligation of System construction funds until: (1) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 requirements have been met; and (2) a final System engineering report and plan has been prepared and submitted to Congress for at least a 90-day period.
Requires the mitigation of fish and wildlife losses during System construction and operation on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological equivalency, and concurrent with project construction.
Makes portions of the System constructed with assistance under this Act eligible to utilize power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program for operation from May 1 to October 31 of each year.
Provides the Federal share (75 percent) of System planning, construction, and development costs.
Authorizes the Secretary, at the Corporation's request, to provide assistance in overseeing matters relating to System construction.
Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 7, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-136.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 30, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 19, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 26, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Doolittle moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 20, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 4, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 11, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 3, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.