HR 3598 · 111th Congress · Energy

Energy and Water Research Integration Act

Introduced 2009-09-17· Sponsored by Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2009-12-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Energy and Water Research Integration Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, in carrying out energy research, development, and demonstration programs of the Department of Energy (DOE), to: (1) seek to advance energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that would minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption, increase water use efficiency, and utilize nontraditional water sources with efforts to improve the quality of that water; (2) consider the effects climate change may have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel production; and (3) improve understanding of the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States. Requires the Secretary to incorporate specified considerations, including: (1) new advanced cooling technologies for energy generation and fuel production technologies; (2) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment in energy generation and fuel production; and (3) reduction of water resource impacts of fossil fuel resource development. Directs the Secretary, in coordination with other relevant federal agencies, to establish an Energy-Water Architecture …

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 3598, Energy and Water Research Integration Act

Oct 19, 2009

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on October 7, 2009</p>

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H.R. 3598, Energy and Water Research Integration Act

Oct 19, 2009

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on October 7, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (16)

15 Democrats1 Republican