Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2026

Sponsor: John Hoeven (Republican-ND)March 10, 2026

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.

North Dakota communities and tribal nations would get over $1.4 billion for water projects.

This bill would set aside over $1.4 billion for water supply projects across North Dakota, including significant funding for tribal and rural communities. It would help complete major water treatment plants, pipelines, and distribution systems, improving access to clean water for thousands of residents.

What Would Change

Today, Public Law 89-108 provides permission for certain amounts of money to be set aside for water supply projects, with existing rules for how those amounts are adjusted for construction costs. After this bill, over $1.4 billion in new funding permission would be added for specific water projects in North Dakota, including for tribal and rural areas. The bill would also update how these funds are adjusted for construction cost changes, using different start dates for those calculations.

Key Provisions

Would set aside $404,000,000, as indexed, to complete the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply Project.
Would set aside $743,000,000, as indexed, for several tribal and rural water systems, including Spirit Lake, Three Affiliated Tribes, Standing Rock, and Turtle Mountain.
Would set aside $120,000,000, as indexed, to complete the Northwest Area Water Supply Biota Water Treatment Plant.
Would set aside $50,000,000, as indexed, for upgrades and expansion of the Southwest Pipeline Project.
Would set aside $63,000,000, as indexed, for other North Dakota rural water districts to expand water treatment and distribution.
Would allow some of these funds to be moved between projects, but no single project could get more than 50 percent extra from transfers.

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Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2026

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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