(3) to promote data collection and information 
management with respect to— 
(A) the uses, characteristics, and ultimate 
fate of water used for or produced in oil and 
gas production, including safe and appropriate 
reuse of these non-traditional waters; 
(B) water consumption based on metered 
data; and 
(C) energy use in water systems; 
(4) to increase accessibility to, and expand the 
use of, data and information relating to the energy- 
water nexus, in a standard, easy-to-use format, by 
Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, com-
munities, educational institutions, and the private 
sector, while leveraging existing data at Federal 
agencies; 
(5) to facilitate the open exchange of informa-
tion relating to the energy-water nexus in the face 
of changing technologies, changes in demand, and 
climate change; and 
(6) to make data, modeling, and modeling re-
sults relating to the energy-water nexus of the De-
partment of Energy widely available. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary of Energy shall— 
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(1) integrate data and information relating to 
the energy-water nexus into an interoperable, na-
tional, geospatially referenced energy-water data 
framework; 
(2) identify new data and information needs re-
lating to the energy-water nexus; 
(3) use existing shared databases, infrastruc-
ture, monitoring networks, and tools to provide— 
(A) a platform for innovation, predictive 
analytics, modeling and data sharing, and solu-
tion development for data and information re-
lating to the energy-water nexus; and 
(B) nationally uniform water and energy 
use data; 
(4) support energy-water nexus data and infor-
mation sharing, applied research, and educational 
programs of State, local, and tribal governments, 
communities, educational institutions, and the pri-
vate sector; 
(5) promote enhanced cooperation among Fed-
eral and State agencies, including cooperation in 
sensing, surveying, compilation, analysis, modeling, 
presentation, and interactive updating of data sets 
to improve data quality and usability; and 
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(6) develop the energy-water nexus database to 
integrate with other open data systems where appro-
priate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 
SEC. 1113. ENERGY-WATER NEXUS TECHNOLOGY R&D PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 979 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16319) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and brine-management tech-
nologies;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘de-
mand.’’ and inserting ‘‘demand; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) technologies related to the energy-water 
nexus (as such term is defined in section 1111(c) of 
the Water and Energy Sustainability through Tech-
nology Act) that lessen demand on energy and water 
systems, including by— 
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‘‘(A) optimizing the freshwater efficiency 
of energy production, electricity generation, and 
end use technologies; 
‘‘(B) optimizing the energy efficiency of 
water management, treatment, distribution, and 
end use technologies; 
‘‘(C) enhancing the reliability and resil-
ience of energy and water technologies; 
‘‘(D) increasing safe and productive use of 
nontraditional water sources through improved 
technology; 
‘‘(E) promoting responsible energy oper-
ations with respect to water quality, ecosystem, 
and seismic impacts; 
‘‘(F) utilizing efficient synergies among 
water and energy system technologies; and 
‘‘(G) recovering energy in the form of 
biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower from munic-
ipal and industrial wastewaters, and similar or-
ganic streams.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 
(f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing subsection: 
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‘‘(d) COORDINATION OF EFFORTS.—The Secretary 
shall coordinate efforts with respect to technologies related 
to the energy-water nexus (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 1111(c) of the Water and Energy Sustainability 
through Technology Act) under subsection (b)(4) of this 
section with similar efforts by the National Labora-
tories.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘date of enactment of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of enactment of the 
Water and Energy Sustainability through Tech-
nology Act, and annually thereafter’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘assessment described in 
subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘program under 
this section’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 1114. SMART ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
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(A) a utility; 
(B) a municipality; 
(C) a water district; 
(D) a sanitation district; or 
(E) any other authority that provides 
water, wastewater, or water reuse services. 
(2) SMART ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY 
PILOT
PROGRAM.—The terms ‘‘smart energy and 
water efficiency pilot program’’ and ‘‘pilot program’’ 
mean the pilot program established under subsection 
(b). 
(b) SMART ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish and carry out a smart energy and 
water efficiency pilot program in accordance with 
this section. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the smart en-
ergy and water efficiency pilot program is to award 
grants to eligible entities to demonstrate advanced 
and innovative technology-based projects that will— 
(A) increase and improve the energy effi-
ciency of water, wastewater, and water end-use 
and reuse systems to help communities across 
the United States make significant progress in 
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conserving water, saving energy, and reducing 
costs; 
(B) support the implementation of innova-
tive processes for energy and water efficiency 
and the installation of advanced automated sys-
tems that provide real-time data on energy and 
water; 
(C) improve energy and water conserva-
tion, water quality, and predictive maintenance 
of energy and water systems, through the use 
of software and communication enabled tech-
nologies, including sensors, intelligent gateways, 
and security embedded in hardware; or 
(D) support the recovery of energy, in the 
form of biofuels, bioproducts (including nutrient 
recovery), 
and 
biopower, 
from 
municipal 
wastewaters, biosolids, and biowastes. 
(3) PROJECT SELECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall make competitive grants under the 
pilot program to at least 2 eligible entities. 
(B) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting an 
eligible entity to receive a grant under the pilot 
program, the Secretary of Energy shall con-
sider— 
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(i) energy and water cost savings an-
ticipated to result from the project; 
(ii) the innovative nature, commercial 
viability, and reliability of the technology 
to be used; 
(iii) the degree to which the project 
integrates next-generation sensors, soft-
ware, hardware, predictive analytics, and 
management tools; 
(iv) the anticipated cost effectiveness 
of the project in terms of energy savings, 
water savings or reuse, and infrastructure 
costs averted per dollar spent; 
(v) whether the technology can be de-
ployed in a variety of geographic regions 
and the degree to which the technology can 
be implemented on a smaller or larger 
scale, including whether the technology can 
be implemented by each type of eligible en-
tity; 
(vi) whether the technology has been 
successfully deployed elsewhere; 
(vii) whether the technology is sourced 
from a manufacturer based in the United 
States; and 
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(viii) whether the project will be com-
pleted in 5 years or less. 
(C) APPLICATIONS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), an eligible entity seeking a grant 
under the pilot program shall submit to 
the Secretary of Energy an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary. 
(ii) CONTENTS.—An application under 
clause (i) shall, at a minimum, include— 
(I) a description of the project; 
(II) a description of the tech-
nology to be used in the project; 
(III) the anticipated results, in-
cluding energy and water savings, of 
the project; 
(IV) a comprehensive budget for 
the project; 
(V) the names of the project lead 
organization and any partners; 
(VI) the number of users to be 
served by the project; and 
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(VII) any other information that 
the Secretary of Energy determines to 
be necessary to complete the review 
and selection of a grant recipient. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 300 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Energy shall select grant re-
cipients under this section. 
(B) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall annually carry out an evaluation of 
each project for which a grant is provided 
under this section that— 
(i) evaluates the progress and impact 
of the project; and 
(ii) assesses the degree to which the 
project is meeting the purpose of the pilot 
program. 
(C) TECHNICAL
AND
POLICY
ASSIST-
ANCE.—On the request of a grant recipient, the 
Secretary of Energy shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, provide technical and policy assistance 
to the grant recipient to carry out the project. 
(5) FUNDING.—To carry out this section, the 
Secretary is authorized to use not more than 
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$15,000,000, to the extent provided in advance in 
appropriation Acts. 
SEC. 1115. STATE ENERGY-WATER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish and carry out a program that— 
(1) strengthens State programs that aid small 
and start-up businesses that develop energy-water, 
water, or water-related hardware and software tech-
nologies; 
(2) provides State programs technical assist-
ance to improve engineering principles and tech-
niques for energy-water nexus technology products, 
manufacturing, and commercial production by small 
and start-up businesses; and 
(3) fosters greater assistance to small and 
start-up businesses in dealing with the Federal Gov-
ernment on energy-water nexus technology related 
matters. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 
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SEC. 1116. ENERGY-WATER EFFICIENT BUILDINGS AND 
POWER PLANTS. 
Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15811) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the heading, but striking ‘‘GOAL’’ 
and inserting ‘‘GOALS’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘as a goal’’ and inserting 
‘‘as goals’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘2007 through 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018 through 2027 and an improve-
ment in water efficiency each year during such 
period of calendar years’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘and water 
efficiency’’ after ‘‘energy efficiency’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2012, and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘2027’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 
water’’ after ‘‘energy’’. 
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