Water Resources Agencies and the Program Coordi-
nator. 
(2) DUTIES.—In carrying out the program, the 
Program Coordinator, in consultation with the Sec-
retary and Water Resource Agencies, shall—
(A) construct a facility at the office of the 
Program Coordinator for administering the pro-
gram; 
(B) establish budgetary and contracting 
procedures for the program; 
(C) perform any administrative duties re-
lating to the program; 
(D) administer funds under section 7; 
(E) conduct peer review of water supply 
enhancement demonstration proposals and re-
search results; 
(F) create a water supply enhancement 
demonstration roadmap to—
(i) identify the best water supply dem-
onstration projects; and 
(ii) make determinations about which 
water supply demonstration projects would 
most substantially improve the use of exist-
ing water supplies;
(G) coordinate budgets for demonstration 
projects at Regional Centers; 
(H) coordinate research carried out under 
the program; 
(I) perform annual evaluations of dem-
onstration projects and the progress made by 
Regional Centers; 
(J) establish a water supply demonstration 
transfer program—
(i) to identify commercially promising 
water supply demonstration projects; and 
(ii) to facilitate prototyping of, busi-
ness planning for, regulatory acceptance 
of, and full commercialization of promising 
water 
supply 
demonstration 
projects 
through—
(I) project facilities; 
(II) industry consortia; and 
(III) collaboration with commer-
cial financing organizations; 
(K) establish procedures and criteria to pe-
riodically assess Regional Centers under section 
6(f)(2); 
(L) establish procedures for providing in-
formation to the public on the results of dem-
onstration projects conducted under the pro-
gram; and 
(M) implement cross-cutting research to 
develop sensor and monitoring systems for 
water and energy efficiency and management. 
SEC. 5. WATER SUPPLY ADVISORY PANEL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Program Coordinator, in 
consultation with the Secretary, shall establish an advisory 
panel, to be known as the ‘‘Water Supply Advisory Panel’’, 
to advise the Program with respect to—
(1) the direction of the program; 
(2) reviewing the performance of any dem-
onstration project carried out using amounts made 
available under the program; 
(3) facilitating the commercialization of the 
water supply demonstration successes developed 
under the program; and 
(4) evaluating water policy. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Panel shall include 
members, with interest and expertise in water supply dem-
onstration projects, that represent—
(1) industry; 
(2) educational institutions; 
(3) the Federal Government; 
(4) nongovernmental organizations;
(5) international water technology institutions; 
and 
(6) the Regional Centers. 
SEC. 6. REGIONAL CENTERS IN WATER SUPPLY ENHANCE-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A Regional Center shall partner 
with one or more universities from the region, that shall 
be eligible for funding under section 7(a) to conduct dem-
onstration projects on specific advanced water supply en-
hancement projects. 
(b) INITIAL REGIONAL CENTERS.—The Regional 
Centers as identified in the National Water Supply Tech-
nology Program White Paper, shall be grouped by region 
and theme, including, but not limited to the following: 
(1) 
NORTHEAST
REGION.—Reducing 
water 
quality impacts from power plant outfall and decen-
tralized water treatment. 
(2) CENTRAL
ATLANTIC
REGION.—Produced 
water purification and use for power production and 
water reuse for mega-cities. 
(3) SOUTHEAST REGION.—Shallow aquifer con-
junctive water use; energy reduction for sea water 
desalination and membrane demonstration project 
development.