Water Supply Technology Program Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-1860
Sponsor: Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]
Introduced: 2005-10-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: California
Commerce
Commercialization
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Energy research
Environmental Protection
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to research
Federal aid to water resources development
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Laboratories
New Mexico
Research and development facilities
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Technology transfer
Tennessee
Water Resources Development
Water conservation
Water supply

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-07
text: 
Energy-Water Efficiency Technology Research, Development, and Transfer Program Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a National Laboratories energy-water efficiency and supply technology research, development, and transfer program for the transfer and commercialization of economically viable and cost-effective energy-water efficiency and supply technologies.
 
Designates the following as Program Lead Laboratories: (1) Sandia National Laboratory, New Mexico; (2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee; and (3) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California.
 
Prescribes guidelines for water supply technology assessment.
 
Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish the Energy-Water Efficiency and Supply Technology Advisory Panel; (2) provide competitive grants to entities with expertise in the conduct of energy-water efficiency and supply technology projects; and (3) enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct periodic peer reviews of the program.

action_date: 2005-12-08
text: 
 Water Supply Technology Program Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish a national program for the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of economically viable and cost-effective water supply technologies; (2) designate one or more lead National Laboratories to carry out water supply technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities under the program; and (3) establish the Water Supply Technology Advisory Panel.
 
Instructs the Secretary to: (1) assess the annual amount of federal funding levels and authorizations for water supply technology research; (2) assess the scope of the water supply technology research performed by other agencies; (3) assess whether and to what extent federal water supply technology research is duplicative; and (4) develop a technology roadmap to identify critical water supply technology research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities to guide program activities.
 
Prescribes guidelines for water supply technology assessment.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1): provide competitive grants to entities with expertise in the conduct of water supply technology research; and (2) establish an independent third party review process to conduct periodic peer reviews of the program.
 
Requires the Secretary to report to certain congressional committees on the assessments and the technology roadmap.
 
 Authorizes appropriations. Prescribes funding allocation guidelines. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-08
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
action_date: 2005-12-08
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/18/2005 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-198.
action_date: 2005-12-08
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/18/2005 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-198.
action_date: 2005-11-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2005-10-20
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-314.
action_date: 2005-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11316-11317)
action_date: 2005-10-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11315-11316)
action_date: 2005-10-07
text: Introduced in Senate