On the recordSeptember 24, 2002
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4953, the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Authorization Act of 2002, will extend the completion date of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project to 2008 and increase the appropriation ceiling by $58.8 million. The Mni Wiconi project was originally authorized under Public Law 100-516 to construct a municipal, rural and industrial water system to serve the Pine Ridge, Rosebud and Lower Brule Indian Reservations and seven counties in southwestern South Dakota. The project was developed to overcome the shortage of good quality drinking water in the region. While the overall appropriation ceiling for the project has not been reached, two of the primary components have reached their individual allocations. Without additional funding, these two project components will not be completed.
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