US Congress House Bill 5149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Smart Water Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart water management pilot program to award grants to three to five eligible entities (authorities that provide drinking water, wastewater treatment, or water reuse services) to demonstrate and deploy novel and innovative technology-based solutions that will: (1) increase the energy and water efficiency of drinking water, wastewater treatment, and water reuse systems; (2) improve such systems to help communities make significant progress in conserving water, saving energy, and reducing costs; and (3) support the implementation of innovative processes and the installation of advanced automated systems that provide real-time data on energy and water. Directs the Secretary, in selecting grant recipient, to consider: energy and cost savings; the novelty of the technology to be used; the degree to which the project integrates next-generation sensors, software, analytics, and management tools; the anticipated cost-effectiveness of the pilot project in terms of energy efficiency savings, water savings or reuse, and infrastructure costs averted; whether the technology can be deployed in a variety of geographic regions and the degree to which the technology can be implemented on a smaller or larger scale; and whether the project will be completed in five years or less. Requires the Secretary to evaluate, annually, each project for which a grant is provided and make best practices identified available to the public.

Smart Water Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014

Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]

Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2014-07-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
2014-07-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2014-07-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
2014-07-17	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2014-07-17	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2014-07-17	House	Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
2014-07-17	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-07-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB2225 (Related) 2014-07-16 - Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5149/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5149/BILLS-113hr5149ih.pdf