3.0.0 2658 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z Senate S S 2004-07-14 108 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-14T22:59:19Z 2004-07-14 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8135-8137) IntroReferral 2004-07-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8135) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2004-07-14 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2004-07-14 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2004-07-14 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2004-07-14 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2004-09-10 False Water Resources Development Agriculture and Food Aquifers Arid regions Block grants Colleges Commerce Commercialization Communication in science Conferences Congress Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Department of Energy Economics and Public Finance Education Electric power production Energy Energy conservation Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Environmental technology Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to research Federal aid to water pollution control Federal aid to water resources development Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Higher education Hydraulic engineering Hydroelectric power Infrastructure International Affairs Irrigation Laboratories Legal education Mine wastes New Mexico Nuclear energy research Performance measurement Public-private partnerships Refuse and refuse disposal Research and development Research centers Research grants Saline waters Science, Technology, Communications Technology transfer Transboundary pollution Waste water treatment Water allocation (Policy) Water conservation Water pollution control Water purification Water quality Water supply Water treatment plants Water use Watersheds Water Resources Development 00 2004-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2004-09-14T16:12:44Z Department of Energy National Laboratories Water Technology Research and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a National Laboratories water technology research and development program for research, development, and commercialization of water supply technologies, with Sandia National Laboratory as the lead laboratory.

Instructs Secretary to establish the National Water Supply Technology Advisory Panel to advise the Program Coordinator.

Requires establishment of Regional Centers comprising certain universities and National Laboratories acting in partnership to conduct specified water commercialization research.

Provides for: (1) block grants to such Regional Centers; and (2) competitive grants to eligible collaborative institutions for water supply technology research, development, and demonstration projects.

Designates the Utton Center at the University of New Mexico Law School as the National Water Supply Law and Policy Institute, which shall: (1) establish a database of existing water laws, regulations, and policy; (2) furnish legal, regulatory, and policy alternatives to increase national and international water supplies; (3) consult with the Regional Centers and other interested persons on water law and policy; and (4) conduct an annual water law and policy seminar on research carried out or funded by the Institute.

]]> Department of Energy National Laboratories Water Technology Research and Development Act Display Title Department of Energy National Laboratories Water Technology Research and Development Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a Department of Energy National Laboratories water technology research and development program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Department of Energy National Laboratories Water Technology Research and Development Act Introduced in Senate 2004-07-14T04:00:00Z 2004-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8135-8137) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.