Perkins County Rural Water System Act of 1999

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.

Congressional Research Service · 1999-10-20