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Water Supply Technology Program Act of 2005

Introduced: October 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
Dec 8, 2005
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.
Nov 16, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 20, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-314.
Oct 7, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11316-11317)
Oct 7, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11315-11316)
Oct 7, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now December 8, 2005

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.

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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 8, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1860: Water Supply Technology Program Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1860/
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