Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System (15.516)

Program

15.516 Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of the Interior
Office: Bureau of Reclamation

Authorization

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5; Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000, Public Law 106-382.

Program Number

15.516

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To ensure a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for the residents of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in the State of Montana; and to assist the citizens in those portions of Roosevelt, Sheridan, Daniels, and Valley Counties that are outside the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, in developing safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies.

For Recovery Act funded projects and in addition to the program objectives stated above, Section 3 of the Act states the following objectives: (1) To preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession; (3) To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health; (4) To invest in transportation, environmental protection and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits; and (5) To stabilize State and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases.

Types of Assistance

Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)

Uses and Use Restrictions

The project is for the construction of municipal, rural, and industrial water supply systems that will serve the Fort Peck Indian Reservation (Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water System), and all or portions of Valley, Daniels, Sheridan and Roosevelt counties in northeastern Montana (Dry Prairie Rural Water System). At the present time, no new project awards are being made under this authority. Funding is only available for continuation of existing agreements.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board, Dry Prairie Rural Water Association Incorporated (or any successor non-Federal entity).

Beneficiary Eligibility

The Fort Peck Indian Reservation, the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, and the residents of all or portions of Valley, Daniels, Sheridan and Roosevelt counties in the State of Montana.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

These projects have met the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and final engineering reports and water conservation plans have been approved. Any proposed changes in the scope of these projects will be reviewed for continued compliance. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Annual work plans and budgets are negotiated annually. The applicants must submit all applicable SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance forms, along with technical proposals and budget narratives.

Award Procedure

Once the parties agree with their respective annual scopes of work and budgets, Reclamation's Great Plains Region finalizes the amendments.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Funding is available until all currently appropriated funds have been expended for this program. Additional funding for the program is at the discretion of Congress. Any request for a time extension must be in writing and in accordance with the provisions stated in the agreement.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.

Matching Requirements: The Federal share of the Fort Peck project is 100 percent (Sec. 4(j)); the Federal share of the Dry Prairie Rural Water System project is 76 percent (Sec. 5(a)(2). Construction costs for both projects will total $193 million (1998 dollars) with Dry Prairie's cost being $68 million and the Reservation's portion being $125 million. Funds are to be available until expended.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Beginning in fiscal year 2001, funding for these projects was authorized to be appropriated over a period of 10 fiscal years. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Draft and final technical reports; quarterly recipient reports are required in www.FederalReporting.gov; annual reports; and reports on significant developments (as necessary). Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Quarterly and final Federal Financial Reports, SF 425. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records

State, local and Indian Tribal governments shall maintain project records in accordance with 43 CFR 12.82. All other recipients shall maintain project records in accordance with 43 CFR 12.953.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Required technical and environmental reports for the construction of municipal, rural, and industrial water supply systems; partial construction of the systems in accordance with the final engineering report. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

14-0681-0-1-301 - Recovery Act; 14-0680-0-1-301.

Obligations

(Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $39,800,000; FY 10 est $0. (Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements or Contracts)) FY 08 $12,370,000; FY 09 est $10,000,000; FY 10 est $10,000,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Range is $50,000 To $10,000,000; Average $24,056,666.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Regulations: 43 CFR 12, http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1; OMB Circulars, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/grants_circulars.html. These documents may also be obtained by contacting the Reclamation Office listed below.

Related Programs

Not Applicable.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. Montana Area Office: Mr. Dan Jewell, Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 30137, Billings, MT, 59107-0137, Telephone: 406.247.7298, E-mail: djewell@gp.usbr.gov.

Headquarters Office

Terry Zontek Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, P.O. Box 36900, 316 North 36th , Billings, Montana 59101 Email: tzontek@usbr.gov Phone: (406)247-7606 Fax: (406)247-7604

Web Site Address

http://www.nemontel.net/~dprw/.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Construction of municipal, rural, and industrial water supply systems for the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and for all or portions of Valley, Daniels, Sheridan, and Roosevelt counties in northeastern Montana. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

The scopes of work must address and be responsive to the authorizing legislation, the final engineering report and the appropriation ceiling.

For Recovery Act projects: The purposes are among others, to quickly and prudently commence activities that preserve and create jobs and to promote economic recovery, and to invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. To meet these purposes, Reclamation will allocate funds based on the criteria set forth in the Recovery Act and the accompanying conference report, and will target activities that quickly infuse money into the economy.