TREAT Water Act

Bill: 118-hr-9861
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]
Introduced: 2024-09-27
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9861 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2024 Ms. Caraveo (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a demonstration program for on-site treatment of produced water, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TREAT Water Act or the Transitioning Research to Ensure Appropriate Treatment of Water Act . 2. Produced water demonstration program Section 4008 of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 42 U.S.C. 10310 ) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f) and inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Produced water demonstration program (1) Establishment In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall establish a demonstration program for on-site treatment of produced water. (2) Prioritization In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize— (A) first-of-a-kind or new approaches to treating produced water at natural gas or oil development sites; and (B) technologies that can be used at natural gas or oil development sites to reduce other environmental harm. (3) Consultation In establishing the demonstration program under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency. (e) Produced water defined In this section, the term produced water means water produced as a byproduct of drilling and fracturing oil or natural gas wells. .