[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 3598 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 197
111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3598

                          [Report No. 111-344]

    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 water resources.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2009

   Mr. Gordon of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 
          referred to the Committee on Science and Technology

                            December 1, 2009

Additional sponsors: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. 
Woolsey, Mr. Baird, Mr. Wu, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McNerney, Ms. 
  Giffords, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. 
          Costello, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, and Mr. Holt

                            December 1, 2009

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                          September 17, 2009]





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                                 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 water resources.


 


    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 and Water Research 
Integration Act''.

SEC. 2. INTEGRATING ENERGY AND WATER RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out the energy research, development, 
and demonstration programs and projects of the Department of Energy, 
the Secretary of Energy shall--
            (1) seek to advance energy and energy efficiency 
        technologies and practices that would--
                    (A) minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption;
                    (B) increase water use efficiency; and
                    (C) utilize nontraditional water sources with 
                efforts to improve the quality of that water;
            (2) consider the effects climate variability and change may 
        have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and 
        fuel production; and
            (3) improve understanding of the energy required to provide 
        water supplies and the water required to provide reliable 
        energy supplies throughout the United States.
    (b) Delay or Disruption.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall ensure that no program or project of the Department of 
Energy is unnecessarily delayed or disrupted.
    (c) Specific Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall consider, as appropriate--
            (1) new advanced cooling technologies for energy generation 
        and fuel production technologies;
            (2) performance improvement of existing cooling 
        technologies and cost reductions associated with using those 
        technologies;
            (3) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment in 
        energy generation and fuel production;
            (4) technology development for carbon capture and storage 
        systems that utilize efficient water use design strategies;
            (5) technologies that are life-cycle cost effective;
            (6) systems analysis and modeling of issues relating to the 
        energy required to provide water supplies and the water 
        required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the 
        United States;
            (7) technologies to treat and utilize produced waters 
        discharged from oil, natural gas, coalbed methane, and mining 
        activities;
            (8) advanced materials for the use of nontraditional water 
        sources for energy generation and fuel production;
            (9) biomass production and utilization and the impact on 
        hydrologic systems;
            (10) technologies that reduce impacts on water from energy 
        resource development;
            (11) increases in energy efficiency of water distribution 
        and collection systems; and
            (12) technologies for energy generation from water 
        distribution and collection systems.
    (d) Interagency Collaboration and Nonduplication.--In carrying out 
the energy research, development, and demonstration programs of the 
Department of Energy in accordance with this section, the Secretary 
shall, where appropriate, work collaboratively with other Federal 
agencies operating related programs and avoid duplication.
    (e) Intra-agency Coordination and Nonduplication.--In carrying out 
the energy research, development, and demonstration programs of the 
Department of Energy in accordance with this section, the Secretary 
shall coordinate and avoid duplication of activities across programs 
and projects of the Department, including with those of the National 
laboratories.
    (f) Relevant Information and Recommendations.--In carrying out the 
energy research, development, and demonstration programs of the 
Department of Energy in accordance with this section, the Secretary 
shall consider and incorporate, as appropriate, relevant information 
and recommendations, including those of the National Water Availability 
and Use Assessment Program under section 9508(d) of the Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10368(d)).
    (g) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall transmit to Congress a report on findings and activities under 
this section.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section 
$60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 3. ENERGY-WATER ARCHITECTURE COUNCIL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with 
other relevant Federal agencies, shall establish an Energy-Water 
Architecture Council to promote and enable improved energy and water 
resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation. The 
Council shall consist of--
            (1) representation from each Federal agency that conducts 
        research related to energy and water resource data; and
            (2) non-Federal members, including representatives of 
        research and academic institutions and industry, who have 
        expertise in technologies and practices relating to the energy 
        required to provide water supplies and the water required to 
        provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.
    (b) Functions.--The Council shall--
            (1) develop data collection and data communication 
        standards and protocols for the energy required to provide 
        water supplies and the water required to provide reliable 
        energy supplies throughout the United States;
            (2) make improvements to Federal water use data to increase 
        understanding of trends in energy generation and fuel 
        production;
            (3) utilize information from existing monitoring networks 
        to provide nationally uniform water and energy use and 
        infrastructure data; and
            (4) conduct annual technical workshops, including at least 
        one regional workshop annually, to facilitate information 
        exchange among Federal, State, and private sector experts on 
        technologies that encourage the conservation and efficient use 
        of water and energy.
    (c) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Council, 
through the Secretary of Energy, shall transmit to the Congress a 
report on its findings and activities under this section.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow the establishment 
of regulations by the Federal Government that would infringe or impair 
the use of water by State, tribal, or local governments.

SEC. 5. MANDATES.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require State, tribal, or 
local governments to take any action that may result in an increased 
financial burden to such governments by restricting the use of water by 
such governments.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 197

111th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3598

                          [Report No. 111-344]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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 water resources.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 1, 2009

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed