3.0.0 3046 2022-10-28T01:45:57Z 2022-10-28T01:45:57Z Senate S 2019-12-12 116 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-12T20:13:20Z 2019-12-12 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2019-12-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N Energy Alternative and renewable resources Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Poverty and welfare assistance Rural conditions and development Solid waste and recycling Water resources funding Water use and supply Energy 00 2019-12-12 Introduced in Senate 2021-10-01T18:50:55Z Wastewater Efficiency and Treatment Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Water and Energy Efficiency Program.

Under the program, DOE must award grants to certain small public wastewater treatment facilities that serve disadvantaged communities or populations that do not exceed 10,000. The facilities must use the grants to conduct energy efficiency audits of the facilities and update equipment based on the audits.

In addition, DOE must provide loan guarantees to eligible municipalities and Indian tribes for (1) projects that convert waste in the treatment process of wastewater treatment facilities into renewable fuels, biosolids, or other byproducts; and (2) projects that will assist in transitioning facilities towards the use of energy-efficient technologies. In carrying out the program, DOE must establish a small-scale extension services program to provide assistance to rural communities through grants, outreach, training, and technical assistance regarding energy-efficient technologies at wastewater treatment facilities in eligible municipalities and tribes.

]]> Wastewater Efficiency and Treatment Act of 2019 Display Title Wastewater Efficiency and Treatment Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Wastewater Efficiency and Treatment Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish a program to provide grants and loan guarantees to improve the energy efficiency of publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3046is/xml/BILLS-116s3046is.xml 2019-12-12 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.