WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5150
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Consumer affairs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Housing industry and standards
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services so as to:
 
 
 reduce water use; 
 
 reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; 
 
conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and 
 
preserve water resources through the voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency and performance criteria.
 
 
Requires the Administrator of EPA to identify other voluntary approaches to encourage recycling and reuse technologies to improve water efficiency or lower water use and to implement those approaches, if appropriate.

Establishes a State Residential Water Efficiency and Conservation Incentives Program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program. 
 
Requires the Administrator to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address, mitigate, and adapt to address any ongoing or forecasted impact of climate change on the water quality or quantity of a U.S. region.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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 committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House