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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 Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for a smart water management pilot program. 
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 ‘‘Smart Water Manage-
ment Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. SMART WATER MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 
(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; and 
(D) any other authority that provides 
drinking water, wastewater treatment, or water 
reuse services. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(3) SMART WATER MANAGEMENT PILOT PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘smart water management pilot 
program’’ or ‘‘pilot program’’ means the pilot pro-
gram established under subsection (b). 
(b) SMART
WATER
MANAGEMENT
PILOT
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and carry out a smart water management pilot pro-
gram in accordance with this section. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the smart water 
management pilot program is to award grants to eli-
gible entities to demonstrate and deploy novel and 
innovative technology-based solutions that will— 
(A) increase the energy and water effi-
ciency of drinking water, wastewater treatment, 
and water reuse systems; 
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(B) improve drinking water, water reuse, 
and wastewater treatment systems to help com-
munities across the United States make signifi-
cant progress in conserving water, saving en-
ergy, and reducing costs; and 
(C) support the implementation of innova-
tive processes and the installation of advanced 
automated systems that provide real-time data 
on energy and water. 
(3) PROJECT SELECTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make competitive, merit-reviewed grants under 
the pilot program to not less than 3, but not 
more than 5, eligible entities. 
(B) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting an 
eligible entity to receive a grant under the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall consider— 
(i) energy and cost savings; 
(ii) the novelty of the technology to be 
used; 
(iii) the degree to which the project 
integrates next-generation sensors, soft-
ware, analytics, and management tools; 
(iv) the anticipated cost-effectiveness 
of the pilot project in terms of energy effi-
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ciency savings, water savings or reuse, and 
infrastructure costs averted; 
(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; and 
(vi) 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 an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary determines 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; 
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(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 
(VII) any other information that 
the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary to complete the review and se-
lection of a grant recipient. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 300 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall select grant recipients under 
this section. 
(B) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary 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 goals of the pilot 
program. 
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(C) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On the re-
quest of a grant recipient, the Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance. 
(D) BEST
PRACTICES.—The Secretary 
shall make available to the public— 
(i) a copy of each evaluation carried 
out under subparagraph (B); and 
(ii) a description of any best practices 
identified by the Secretary as a result of 
those evaluations. 
(E) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report con-
taining the results of each evaluation carried 
out under subparagraph (B). 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use not 
less than $7,500,000 of amounts made available to 
the Secretary to carry out this section. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In funding activities 
under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize 
funding in the following manner: 
(A) Any unobligated amounts made avail-
able to the Secretary to carry out the activities 
of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
Office. 
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(B) Any unobligated amounts (other than 
those described in subparagraph (A)) made 
available to the Secretary. 
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