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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5149 

To provide for a smart water management pilot program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 17, 2014 

Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself and Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois) introduced the 

following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To provide for a smart water management pilot program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Smart Water Manage5 ment Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SMART WATER MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti9 ty’’ means— 


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1 (A) a utility; 

2 (B) a municipality; 

3 (C) a water district; and 

4 (D) any other authority that provides 

5 drinking water, wastewater treatment, or water 

6 reuse services. 

7 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of Energy. 

9 (3) SMART WATER MANAGEMENT PILOT PRO10 GRAM.—The term ‘‘smart water management pilot 

11 program’’ or ‘‘pilot program’’ means the pilot pro12 gram established under subsection (b). 

13 (b) SMART WATER MANAGEMENT PILOT PRO14 GRAM.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

16 and carry out a smart water management pilot pro17 gram in accordance with this section. 

18 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the smart water 

19 management pilot program is to award grants to eli20 gible entities to demonstrate and deploy novel and 

21 innovative technology-based solutions that will— 

22 (A) increase the energy and water effi23 ciency of drinking water, wastewater treatment, 

24 and water reuse systems; 


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1 (B) improve drinking water, water reuse, 

2 and wastewater treatment systems to help com3 munities across the United States make signifi4 cant progress in conserving water, saving en5 ergy, and reducing costs; and 

6 (C) support the implementation of innova7 tive processes and the installation of advanced 

8 automated systems that provide real-time data 

9 on energy and water. 

10 (3) PROJECT SELECTION.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

12 make competitive, merit-reviewed grants under 

13 the pilot program to not less than 3, but not 

14 more than 5, eligible entities. 

15 (B) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting an 

16 eligible entity to receive a grant under the pilot 

17 program, the Secretary shall consider— 

18 (i) energy and cost savings; 

19 (ii) the novelty of the technology to be 

20 used; 

21 (iii) the degree to which the project 

22 integrates next-generation sensors, soft23 ware, analytics, and management tools; 

24 (iv) the anticipated cost-effectiveness 

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1 ciency savings, water savings or reuse, and 

2 infrastructure costs averted; 

3 (v) whether the technology can be de4 ployed in a variety of geographic regions 

5 and the degree to which the technology can 

6 be implemented on a smaller or larger 

7 scale; and 

8 (vi) whether the project will be com9 pleted in 5 years or less. 

10 (C) APPLICATIONS.— 

11 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

12 (ii), an eligible entity seeking a grant 

13 under the pilot program shall submit to 

14 the Secretary an application at such time, 

15 in such manner, and containing such infor16 mation as the Secretary determines to be 

17 necessary. 

18 (ii) CONTENTS.—An application under 

19 clause (i) shall, at a minimum, include— 

20 (I) a description of the project; 

21 (II) a description of the tech22 nology to be used in the project; 

23 (III) the anticipated results, in24 cluding energy and water savings, of 

25 the project; 


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1 (IV) a comprehensive budget for 

2 the project; 

3 (V) the names of the project lead 

4 organization and any partners; 

5 (VI) the number of users to be 

6 served by the project; and 

7 (VII) any other information that 

8 the Secretary determines to be nec9 essary to complete the review and se10 lection of a grant recipient. 

11 (4) ADMINISTRATION.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 300 

13 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

14 the Secretary shall select grant recipients under 

15 this section. 

16 (B) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

17 annually carry out an evaluation of each project 

18 for which a grant is provided under this section 

19 that— 

20 (i) evaluates the progress and impact 

21 of the project; and 

22 (ii) assesses the degree to which the 

23 project is meeting the goals of the pilot 

24 program. 


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1 (C) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On the re2 quest of a grant recipient, the Secretary shall 

3 provide technical assistance. 

4 (D) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary 

5 shall make available to the public— 

6 (i) a copy of each evaluation carried 

7 out under subparagraph (B); and 

8 (ii) a description of any best practices 

9 identified by the Secretary as a result of 

10 those evaluations. 

11 (E) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Sec12 retary shall submit to Congress a report con13 taining the results of each evaluation carried 

14 out under subparagraph (B). 

15 (c) FUNDING.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use not 

17 less than $7,500,000 of amounts made available to 

18 the Secretary to carry out this section. 

19 (2) PRIORITIZATION.—In funding activities 

20 under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize 

21 funding in the following manner: 

22 (A) Any unobligated amounts made avail23 able to the Secretary to carry out the activities 

24 of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

25 Office. 


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1 (B) Any unobligated amounts (other than 

2 those described in subparagraph (A)) made 

3 available to the Secretary. 

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