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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 guar-
antee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water 
resources. 
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. LUJA´N, 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 dem-
onstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, 
and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water Re-
search Integration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INTEGRATING ENERGY AND WATER RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the energy re-
search, development, and demonstration programs and 
projects of the Department of Energy, the Secretary of En-
ergy 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 re-
quired to provide water supplies and the water re-
quired to provide reliable energy supplies throughout 
the United States. 
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(b) DELAY OR DISRUPTION.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall ensure that no program or 
project of the Department of Energy is unnecessarily de-
layed or disrupted. 
(c) SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out sub-
section (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 treat-
ment in energy generation and fuel production; 
(4) technology development for carbon capture 
and storage systems that utilize efficient water use de-
sign strategies; 
(5) technologies that are life-cycle cost effective; 
(6) systems analysis and modeling of issues re-
lating to the energy required to provide water sup-
plies and the water required to provide reliable energy 
supplies throughout the United States; 
(7) technologies to treat and utilize produced wa-
ters discharged from oil, natural gas, coalbed meth-
ane, and mining activities; 
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(f) RELEVANT
INFORMATION
AND
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—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 fis-
cal years 2011 through 2015. 
SEC. 3. ENERGY-WATER ARCHITECTURE COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in coordi-
nation with other relevant Federal agencies, shall establish 
an Energy-Water Architecture Council to promote and en-
able improved energy and water resource data collection, 
reporting, and technological innovation. The Council shall 
consist of— 
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(1) representation from each Federal agency that 
conducts research related to energy and water re-
source data; and 
(2) non-Federal members, including representa-
tives of research and academic institutions and in-
dustry, who have expertise in technologies and prac-
tices 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 communica-
tion 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 en-
ergy use and infrastructure data; and 
(4) conduct annual technical workshops, includ-
ing at least one regional workshop annually, to facili-
tate information exchange among Federal, State, and 
private sector experts on technologies that encourage 
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the conservation and efficient use of water and en-
ergy. 
(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 es-
tablishment 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. 
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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, devel-
opment, and demonstration programs to help 
guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable de-
livery of energy and water resources. 
DECEMBER 1, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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