3.0.0 2978 2022-10-28T01:46:07Z 2022-10-28T01:46:07Z Senate S 2019-12-04 116 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-04T21:42:28Z Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2019 116 34 HR 2019-07-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2019-12-04 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2019-12-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2019-12-04 True Water Resources Development Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Department of Energy Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Energy storage, supplies, demand Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Water quality Water storage Water use and supply Water Resources Development 00 2019-12-04 Introduced in Senate 2019-12-17T17:49:41Z Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to integrate water considerations into its energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects.

Specifically, the DOE must develop and implement a strategic plan that advances energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices to

  • minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption, seismic impacts, and deleterious impacts on water bodies, groundwater, and waterways;
  • increase water use efficiency; and
  • utilize nontraditional water sources.

Further, the strategic plan must (1) consider the effects climate variability may have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel production, and (2) improve the understanding of the energy required to provide reliable water supplies as well as the water required to provide reliable energy supplies. The plan must be updated every five years.

In addition, DOE must establish an Energy-Water Committee to promote and enable improved energy and water resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation.

]]> Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2019 Display Title Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure consideration of water intensity in the Department of Energy's energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and clean water resources. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2978is/xml/BILLS-116s2978is.xml 2019-12-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.