I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4835
To establish a water supply enhancement demonstration program, including 
the demonstration of desalination, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2004
Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, and Mr. 
PEARCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources 
A BILL 
To establish a water supply enhancement demonstration pro-
gram, including the demonstration of desalination, and 
for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Quality Water Supply 
Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to provide for the development of economi-
cally viable advanced water supply enhancement
demonstration projects, including desalination, that 
would—
(A) substantially improve access to existing 
water supplies; and 
(B) provide access to untapped water 
sources; 
(2) to facilitate the widespread commercializa-
tion of newly developed water supply for use in real-
world applications; 
(3) to provide objective analyses of water supply 
policies; and 
(4) to facilitate collaboration among Federal 
agencies in the development of advanced water sup-
ply demonstration projects, including desalination. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVISORY
PANEL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 
Panel’’ means the Water Supply Advisory Panel es-
tablished under section 5(a). 
(2) REGIONAL CENTER.—The term ‘‘Regional 
Center’’ means the Regional Center referenced in 
the National Water Supply Technology Program 
White Paper, with a specific region of the nation 
and a specific water theme as designated under sec-
tion 6(b).
(3) INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Institute’’ means 
the Water Supply Policy Institute designated by sec-
tion 8(a). 
(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the water supply program established under section 
4(a). 
(5) PROGRAM COORDINATOR.—The term ‘‘Pro-
gram Coordinator’’ means the lead Facility as de-
scribed in the National Water Supply Technology 
Program White Paper. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(7) WATER
RESOURCE
AGENCIES.—Federal 
agencies, as identified in the Interagency Consor-
tium, developed by the Bureau of Reclamation, for 
Desalination and Membrane Separation. 
(8) WATER SUPPLY ENHANCEMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘water sup-
ply enhancement’’ means a demonstration 
project, including desalination, designed to im-
prove water quality or make more efficient use 
of existing water sources. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘water supply 
enhancement’’ includes demonstration projects 
for—
(i) reducing water consumption in the 
production or generation of energy; 
(ii) desalination and related con-
centrate disposal; 
(iii) water reuse; 
(iv) contaminant removal; 
(v) agriculture, industrial, and munic-
ipal efficiency; and 
(vi) water monitoring and systems 
analysis. 
SEC. 4. DESALINATION AND WATER SUPPLY ENHANCE-
MENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall, in co-
ordination with the Water Resource Agencies, and the 
Program Coordinator, establish a desalination and ad-
vanced water supply enhancement demonstration program 
and fund demonstration projects for the development and 
commercialization of, advanced water supply demonstra-
tion projects, including desalination. The Secretary shall 
be responsible for coordinating the Water Resource Agen-
cies activities authorized under this Act. 
(b) PROGRAM COORDINATOR.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The program shall be car-
ried out by the Secretary, in coordination with the