To reauthorize the Water Desalination Act of 1996.

Bill: 113-hr-745
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2013-02-15
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Research administration and funding

Research and development

Water quality

Water resources funding

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to extend through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) grants and contracts for research to develop processes for converting saline water into water suitable for beneficial uses, and (2) the demonstration and development program for water desalination and related activities. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 745 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2013 Mrs. Napolitano (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida , Ms. Chu , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Honda , Mr. Markey , Mrs. Negrete McLeod , Mr. Peters of California , Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Rush , Mr. Sablan , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Hinojosa , Ms. Hanabusa , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Pastor of Arizona , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Ruiz , and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology , 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 A BILL To reauthorize the Water Desalination Act of 1996.

1. Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 1996 Section 8 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking 2013 and inserting 2018 ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013 and inserting for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018 .