[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1860 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1860

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve energy production and 
reduce energy demand through improved use of reclaimed waters, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              October 7 (legislative day, October 6), 2005

Mr. Domenici (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Frist, and Mr. Alexander) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve energy production and 
reduce energy demand through improved use of reclaimed waters, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy-Water Efficiency Technology 
Research, Development, and Transfer Program Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY-WATER EFFICIENCY AND SUPPLY TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, 
              DEVELOPMENT, AND TRANSFER PROGRAM.

    The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 594) is 
amended by inserting after section 111 the following:

``SEC. 112. ENERGY-WATER EFFICIENCY AND SUPPLY TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, 
              DEVELOPMENT, AND TRANSFER PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Advisory panel.--The term `Advisory Panel' means the 
        Energy-Water Efficiency and Supply Technology Advisory Panel 
        established under subsection (f).
            ``(2) Energy-water efficiency and supply technology.--The 
        term `energy-water efficiency and supply technology' means--
                    ``(A) technologies for--
                            ``(i) reducing the amount of energy 
                        required to provide adequate water supplies;
                            ``(ii) reducing water consumption in the 
                        production or generation of energy;
                            ``(iii) the reclamation of previously 
                        unusable water;
                            ``(iv) water reuse;
                            ``(v) agricultural, industrial, and 
                        municipal efficiency and conservation; and
                            ``(vi) water monitoring and systems 
                        analysis; and
                    ``(B) any other technologies identified by the 
                Secretary as necessary to carry out the program.
            ``(3) Lead laboratory.--The term `lead laboratory' means 
        each of the program lead laboratories designated under 
        subsection (d)(1).
            ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the energy-water 
        efficiency and supply technology research, development, and 
        transfer program established under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Establishment.--In accordance with this section, the 
Secretary shall establish a National Laboratories energy-water 
efficiency and supply technology research, development, and transfer 
program that provides for the conduct of research on, and the 
development, demonstration, transfer, and commercialization of, 
economically viable and cost-effective energy-water efficiency and 
supply technologies to--
            ``(1) promote the sustainable use of water for energy 
        production activities, including--
                    ``(A) developing less water-intensive electric 
                generation sources; and
                    ``(B) developing and implementing systems analyses 
                to balance energy and water demands;
            ``(2) facilitate the widespread commercialization of newly 
        developed energy-water efficiency and supply technologies for 
        use in real-world applications, including the conduct of an 
        assessment of economic factors relating to the introduction and 
        adoption of energy-water efficiency and supply technologies in 
        practical applications;
            ``(3) facilitate collaboration among Federal agencies to 
        provide for the integration of research on, and disclosure of 
        information relating to, energy-water efficiency and supply 
        technologies;
            ``(4) reclaim and improve access to previously unusable and 
        nontraditional water resources; and
            ``(5) increase the amount of water available for human use.
    ``(c) Other Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into any grant, 
contract, cooperative agreement, interagency agreement, or other 
transaction, as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out 
this section.
    ``(d) Program Lead Laboratories.--
            ``(1) In general.--The program shall be carried out by 
        Sandia National Laboratory, New Mexico, Oak Ridge National 
        Laboratory, Tennessee, and Lawrence Livermore National 
        Laboratory, California.
            ``(2) Selection of university partners.--Each of the lead 
        laboratories, in consultation with the Advisory Panel, shall 
        select at least 1 university partner to assist in carrying out 
        the program.
    ``(e) Water Supply Technology Assessment.--
            ``(1) Assessment duties.--In consultation with the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Defense, the 
        Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration, the Director of the National Science 
        Foundation, the Secretary of the Interior, and other 
        appropriate Federal agencies, the Secretary, acting through the 
        lead laboratories, shall--
                    ``(A) assess energy-water efficiency and supply 
                technology research being performed;
                    ``(B) assess the annual amount of Federal funding 
                levels and authorizations for energy-water efficiency 
                and supply technology research;
                    ``(C) assess the scope of the energy-water 
                efficiency and supply technology research performed by 
                other agencies;
                    ``(D) assess whether and to what extent Federal 
                energy-water efficiency and supply technology research 
                is duplicative;
                    ``(E) identify energy-water efficiency and supply 
                technology research and development priorities; and
                    ``(F) develop a technology roadmap to identify 
                critical energy-water efficiency and supply technology 
                research, development, demonstration and 
                commercialization activities to guide program 
                activities.
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the 
        lead laboratories, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Resources of 
        the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and 
        Commerce of the House of Representatives a detailed report on 
        the assessment conducted under paragraph (1).
    ``(f) Advisory Panel.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        advisory panel, to be known as the `Energy-Water Efficiency and 
        Supply Technology Advisory Panel', to advise the Secretary on 
        the activities carried out under this section.
            ``(2) Membership.--Members of the Advisory Panel shall--
                    ``(A) have expertise in--
                            ``(i) energy-water efficiency and supply 
                        technology; or
                            ``(ii) legal or regulatory issues 
                        associated with adopting energy-water 
                        efficiency and supply technologies in real-
                        world applications; and
                    ``(B) be representative of institutions of higher 
                education, industry, State and local governments, 
                international energy-water efficiency and supply 
                technology institutions, Federal agencies, and 
                nongovernmental organizations.
            ``(3) Duties.--The Advisory Panel shall--
                    ``(A) periodically assess the performance of 
                energy-water efficiency and supply technology research 
                being carried out under this section;
                    ``(B) advise the Secretary on research priorities 
                to be carried out under this section;
                    ``(C) make recommendations to the Secretary for 
                awarding research grants and demonstration project 
                grants; and
                    ``(D) identify legal, policy, or regulatory 
                barriers to implementing energy-water efficiency and 
                supply technologies in real-world applications.
    ``(g) Program Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide competitive 
        grants to entities with expertise in the conduct of energy-
        water efficiency and supply technology research, development, 
        and demonstration projects.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The grants under paragraph (1) shall 
        be provided--
                    ``(A) in consultation with the Advisory Panel;
                    ``(B) in coordination with the research, 
                development, demonstration, and commercialization 
                activities conducted by the lead laboratories; and
                    ``(C) consistent with the technology roadmap 
                developed under subsection (e)(1)(F).
            ``(3) Limitation.--Of amounts made available for grants 
        under subsection (j)(2)(C), not more than 25 percent shall be 
        provided to National Laboratories and Federal agencies.
            ``(4) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for 
        the submission and review of grant applications and the 
        provision of grants under paragraph (1).
    ``(h) Program Review.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
        arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct 
        periodic peer reviews of the program.
            ``(2) Requirements.--In conducting a review under paragraph 
        (1), the National Academy of Sciences shall--
                    ``(A) review the technology roadmap, technical 
                milestones, and plans for technology transfer developed 
                under the program; and
                    ``(B) assess the progress of the program in 
                achieving the technical milestones and plans for 
                technology transfer.
    ``(i) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this section and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, 
the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
report that describes the activities carried out under this section, 
including the activities carried out under subsection (f)(3)(D).
    ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to the Secretary to carry out this section, including the 
        completion of the roadmap under subsection (e)(1)(F)--
                    ``(A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
                    ``(B) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal 
                year thereafter.
            ``(2) Allocation.--Of amounts made available under 
        paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year 
        thereafter--
                    ``(A) at least 30 percent shall be distributed 
                equally between the lead laboratories for the conduct 
                of activities under the program;
                    ``(B) at least 10 percent shall be provided to the 
                lead laboratories to carry out subsection (b)(2);
                    ``(C) at least 40 percent shall be made available 
                for program grants under subsection (g)(1); and
                    ``(D) not more than 15 percent shall be used to pay 
                the administrative costs of carrying out the program, 
                including costs to support the activities of the 
                Advisory Panel.''.
                                 <all>