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01/14/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/14/2026 20:02
Daines, Sheehy Introduce Bill Ensuring Clean Water for Northeastern Montana
- January 14, 2026
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy today introduced a bill to reauthorize the Fort Peck Dry Prairie Rural Water System. The bill extends authority for the Bureau of Reclamation to continue constructing essential water infrastructure in the Fort Peck Reservation and in Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley, and Daniels counties from December 2026 to December 2028.
"Water infrastructure is especially important for Montana's tribes and rural communities, and I'm pleased this bill will help provide these areas clean, safe water," said Daines.
"As I work alongside Senator Daines to make life more safe, prosperous, and affordable for all Montanans, it's an honor to help deliver our tribal partners and friends in northeast Montana the resources needed to thrive. I'm proud to support this commonsense bill to protect the critical infrastructure rural Montana communities depend on for access to reliable, clean water," said Sheehy.
Read the full bill HERE.
Background:
The Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 was passed to provide municipal, rural, and industrial water from two interconnected water systems in Montana: the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System (Tribal) and the Dry Prairie Water System (non-Tribal). The Fort Peck Reservation, one of four regional water systems in Montana.
Statements of Support:
"The Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System wants to thank Senator Daines and Senator Sheehy for introducing a bill to ensure that our partners, the Dry Prairie Rural Water System, will be able to complete the construction of their portion of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System. This project is truly historic and is changing for the better the lives of the people in Northeast Montana." - Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System.
"On behalf of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority, we commend Senator Daines, Senator Sheehy and the entire Montana Delegation for their diligent work in seeing the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System to completion. This vital drinking water project that has brought together Tribal and non-Tribal communities is life changing for the people of Northeast Montana." - Rick Knick, Chairman of Dry Prairie Water Authority
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