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Union Calendar No. 518 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2339 
[Report No. 110–801] 
To encourage research, development, and demonstration of technologies to 
facilitate the utilization of water produced in connection with the develop-
ment of domestic energy resources, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2007 
Mr. HALL of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science and Technology 
JULY 30, 2008 
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 May 16, 2007] 
A BILL 
To encourage research, development, and demonstration of 
technologies to facilitate the utilization of water produced 
in connection with the development of domestic energy 
resources, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Produced Water Utiliza-
tion Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) PRODUCED
WATER.—The term ‘‘produced 
water’’ means water from an underground source that 
is brought to the surface as part of the process of ex-
ploration for or development of coalbed methane, oil, 
natural gas, or any other substance to be used as an 
energy source. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out 
under this Act a program of research, development, and 
demonstration of technologies for environmentally sustain-
able utilization of produced water for agricultural, 
irrigational, municipal, and industrial uses, or other envi-
ronmentally sustainable purposes. The program shall be de-
signed to maximize the utilization of produced water in the 
United States by increasing the quality of produced water 
and reducing the environmental impacts of produced water. 
(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program under this 
Act shall address the following areas, including improving 
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safety and minimizing environmental impacts of activities 
within each area: 
(1) Produced water recovery, including research 
for desalination and demineralization to reduce total 
dissolved solids in the produced water. 
(2) Produced water utilization for agricultural, 
irrigational, municipal, and industrial uses, or other 
environmentally sustainable purposes. 
(3) Re-injection of produced water into sub-
surface geological formations to increase energy pro-
duction. 
(c) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—To carry out the 
purposes under this Act, the Secretary may enter into an 
agreement with a consortium whose members have collec-
tively demonstrated capabilities and experience in planning 
and managing research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application programs for unconventional nat-
ural gas and other petroleum production and produced 
water utilization. 
(d) ACTIVITIES AT THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES.— 
The Secretary, through the appropriate National Labora-
tory, shall carry out a program of research, development, 
and demonstration activities complementary to and sup-
portive of the research, development, and demonstration 
programs under subsection (b). 
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SEC. 4. CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION. 
(a) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this Act, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(b) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities under 
this Act are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the ef-
forts of, programs at the Department of Energy and other 
government agencies. 
SEC. 5. FUNDING. 
(a) ALLOCATION.—Amounts appropriated for this Act 
for each fiscal year shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) 75 percent shall be for activities under sec-
tion 3(a), (b), and (c). 
(2) 25 percent shall be for activities under sec-
tion 3(d) and other activities under section 3, includ-
ing administrative functions such as program direc-
tion, overall program oversight, and contract manage-
ment. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013. 
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Union Calendar No. 518 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2339 
[Report No. 110–801] 
A BILL 
To encourage research, development, and dem-
onstration of technologies to facilitate the utiliza-
tion of water produced in connection with the de-
velopment of domestic energy resources, and for 
other purposes. 
JULY 30, 2008 
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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