REGIONAL FEASIBILITY STUDY.

SEC. 203. REGIONAL FEASIBILITY STUDY. (a) In General.— (1) Study.— The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall conduct, pursuant to Reclamation Law, a regional feasibility study (referred to in this subsection as the “regional feasibility study)” to evaluate water and related resources in North-Central Montana in order to determine the limitations of those resources and how those resources can best be managed and developed to serve the needs of the citizens of Montana. (2) Use of funds made available for fiscal year 1999.— The authority under paragraph (1) shall be deemed to apply to regional feasibility study activities for which funds were made available by appropriations for fiscal year 1999. (b) Contents of Study.— The regional feasibility study shall— (1) evaluate existing and potential water supplies, uses, and management; (2) identify major water-related issues, including environmental, water supply, and economic issues; (3) evaluate opportunities to resolve the issues referred to in paragraph (2); and (4) evaluate options for implementation of resolutions to the issues. 113 STAT. 1791 (c) Requirements.— Because of the regional and international impact of the regional feasibility study, the study may not be segmented. The regional study shall— (1) utilize, to the maximum extent possible, existing information; and (2) be planned and conducted in consultation with all affected interests, including interests in Canada.