3.0.0 1971 2023-01-11T13:25:07Z 2023-01-11T13:25:07Z Senate S S 2014-01-29 113 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Hearings by 2014-06-25T18:30:00Z Reported by 2014-12-10T19:28:56Z Markup by 2014-11-13T20:30:00Z Referred to 2014-01-29T21:35:50Z 2014-12-10 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636. Calendars 2014-12-10 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-296. Committee 2014-12-10 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-296. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2014-11-13 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2014-06-25 sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-428. Committee 2014-01-29 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S602) IntroReferral 2014-01-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S601-602) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-01-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2014-01-29 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2014-06-09 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2014-06-19 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2014-06-19 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2014-06-25 False Energy Congressional oversight Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Energy storage, supplies, demand Government information and archives Public-private cooperation Water quality Water resources funding Water use and supply Energy 00 2014-01-29 Introduced in Senate 2014-02-24T21:35:54Z Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014 or NEWS Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish either Committee on Energy-Water Nexus for Sustainability or the Subcommittee on Energy-Water Nexus for Sustainability under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), co-chaired by the Secretary of Energy (DOE) and Secretary of the Interior.

Defines "energy-water nexus" as the link between: (1) energy efficiency and the quantity of water needed to produce fuels and energy; and (2) the quantity of energy needed to transport, reclaim, and treat water.

Requires the Committee or Subcommittee to: (1) serve as a forum for developing common federal goals and plans on energy-water nexus issues; (2) promote coordination of the related activities of all federal departments and agencies; (3) coordinate and develop capabilities for data collection, categorization, and dissemination of data from and to other federal departments and agencies; and (4) engage in information exchange between federal departments and agencies.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by 30 days after the President submits the budget of the U.S. Government each year, to submit to specified congressional committees an interagency budget crosscut report that: (1) displays the budget proposed, including any interagency or intra-agency transfer, for each of the federal agencies that carry out energy-water nexus projects for the upcoming fiscal year; (2) identifies all federal and state expenditures since 2011 on energy-water nexus projects; and (3) lists all energy-water nexus projects to be undertaken in the upcoming fiscal year, with the federal portion of funds for those projects.

]]> 01 2014-12-10 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2015-06-02T20:09:58Z Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014 or the NEWS Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish either a Committee or a Subcommittee on the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (NEWS) under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) and Secretary of the Interior to serve as co-chairs.

Defines "energy-water nexus" as the links between: (1) the water needed to produce fuels, electricity, and other forms of energy; and (2) the energy needed to transport, reclaim, and treat water and wastewater.

Requires the NEWS Committee or Subcommittee to:

  • serve as a forum for developing common federal goals and plans on energy-water nexus research, development, and demonstration activities;
  • issue a strategic plan on the priorities and objectives of those activities within a year and twice a year thereafter;
  • promote coordination of the related activities of federal departments and agencies;
  • coordinate and develop capabilities and methodologies for data collection, management, and dissemination of information related to those activities from and to other federal departments and agencies;
  • promote information exchange between federal departments and agencies; and
  • review its activities, relevance, and effectiveness ten years after it is established and to report on the results of the review.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to specified congressional committees an interagency budget crosscut report no later than 30 days after the President submits the budget. Requires the report to display for each agency that carries out or supports basic and applied research, development, and demonstration activities to advance energy-water nexus related science and technologies: (1) the budget proposed in the budget request of the President for the upcoming fiscal year, (2) expenditures and obligations for the prior fiscal year, and (3) estimated expenditures and obligations for the current fiscal year.

]]> NEWS Act of 2014 Display Title NEWS Act of 2014 Short Titles as Introduced Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014 Short Titles as Introduced NEWS Act of 2014 Short Titles as Reported to Senate NEWS Act of 2014 S Senate Short Titles as Reported to Senate Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency, and for other purposes. Reported to Senate 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1971rs/xml/BILLS-113s1971rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2014-01-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1971is/xml/BILLS-113s1971is.xml 2014-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636. 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.