A new law passed from Montana Senator Jon Tester will bring $15 million for the Fort Peck Dry Prairie Rural Water System.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, is bipartisan legislation from Sen. Tester and supported by a bipartisan core group of senators. It provides millions of dollars for improvement of infrastructure in Montana including highways, water systems, and significant high speed internet connections.
“This funding to build out top-notch water infrastructure will help support businesses, create jobs, and provide certainty for folks in rural areas,” Tester said. “I’m going to keep the pressure on the administration to get this funding out the door so we can get these projects off the ground as soon as possible.”
The funding was awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation and it’s going to be used to support substantial completion of the project.
The Fort Peck Dry Prairie Rural Water Supply System is part of a long term project connecting all of northeast Montana into the Tribes water supply system. In the past few years, miles of pipeline were laid down and connected into existing municipal water supply infrastructure already in place.
Work is nearly complete for the entire project.
Tester recently visited with the Fort Peck Tribal Council during a stop in Poplar last month. A delegation of council members to the Smithsonian also paid Tester a surprise visit regarding the museum holding onto Fort Peck cultural artifacts.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness.
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