,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,chambliss7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for a smart water   
resource management pilot program4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,smart ,water ,resource ,management 
,conservation and ,efficiency ,act of   
#bjad4  #b4  ,smart water resource      
management pilot program  7a7           
,definitions  ,in this section3  7#a7   
,eligible entity  ,the term eligible    
entity means--  7,a7 a utility2  7,b7 a 
municipality2  7,c7 a water district2   
and  7,d7 any other authority that      
provides water1 wastewater1 or water    
reuse services4  7#b7  ,secretary ,the  
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,energy4  7#c7 ,smart water resource    
management pilot program  ,the term     

smart water resource management pilot   
program or pilot program means the pilot
 program established under subsection   
7b74  7b7  ,smart water resource        
management pilot program  7#a7  ,in     
general  ,the ,secretary shall establish
 and carry out a smart water resource   
management pilot program in accordance  
with this section4  7#b7  ,purpose  ,the
 purpose of the smart water resource    
management pilot program is to award    
grants to eligible entities to          
demonstrate novel and innovative        
technology-based solutions that will--  
7,a7 increase the energy and water      
efficiency of water1 wastewater1 and    
water reuse systems2  7,b7 improve      
water1 wastewater1 and water reuse      
systems to help communities across the  
,united ,states make significant        
progress in conserving water1 saving    
energy1 and reducing costs2 and  7,c7   
support the implementation of innovative
 processes and the installation of      
advanced automated systems that provide 

real-time data on energy and water4     
7#c7  ,project selection  7,a7  ,in     
general  ,the ,secretary shall make     
competitive1 merit-reviewed grants under
 the pilot program to not less than #c1 
but not more than #e1 eligible entities4
  7,b7  ,selection ,criteria  ,in       
selecting an eligible entity to receive 
a grant under the pilot program1 the    
,secretary shall consider--  7i7 energy 
and cost savings2  7ii7 the novelty of  
the technology to be used2  7iii7 the   
degree to which the project integrates  
next-generation sensors1 software1      
analytics1 and management tools2  7iv7  
the anticipated cost-effectiveness of   
the pilot project in terms of energy    
efficiency savings1 water savings or    
reuse1 and infrastructure costs averted2
  7v7 whether the technology can be     
deployed in a variety of geographic     
regions and the degree to which the     
technology can be implemented on a      
smaller or larger scale2 and  7vi7      
whether the project will be completed in

 #e years or less4  7,c7  ,applications 
7i7  ,in ,general  ,subject to clause   
7ii71 an eligible entity seeking a grant
 under the pilot program shall submit to
 the ,secretary an application at such  
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary      
determines to be necessary4  7ii7       
,contents  ,an application under clause 
7i7 shall1 at a minimum1 include--  7,i7
 a description of the project2  7,,ii7 a
 description of the technology to be    
used in the project2  7,,iii7 the       
anticipated results1 including energy   
and water savings1 of the project2      
7,,iv7 a comprehensive budget for the   
project2  7,v7 the names of the project 
lead organization and any partners2     
7,,vi7 the number of users to be served 
by the project2 and  7,,vii7 any other  
information that the ,secretary         
determines to be necessary to complete  
the review and selection of a grant     
recipient4  7#d7  ,administration  7,a7 
,in general  ,not later than #cjj days  

after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall select grant 
recipients under this section4  7,b7    
,evaluations  ,the ,secretary shall     
annually carry out an evaluation of each
 project for which a grant is provided  
under this section that--  7i7 evaluates
 the progress and impact of the project2
 and  7ii7 assesses the degree to which 
the project is meeting the goals of the 
pilot program4  7,c7  ,technical and    
policy assistance  ,on the request of a 
grant recipient1 the ,secretary shall   
provide technical and policy assistance4
  7,d7  ,best practices  ,the ,secretary
 shall make available to the public--   
7i7 a copy of each evaluation carried   
out under subparagraph 7,b72 and  7ii7 a
 description of any best practices      
identified by the ,secretary as a result
 of those evaluations4  7,e7  ,report to
 ,congress  ,the ,secretary shall submit
 to ,congress a report containing the   
results of each evaluation carried out  
under subparagraph 7,b74  7c7  ,funding 

7#a7  ,in general  ,the ,secretary shall
 use not less than #g1ejj1jjj of amounts
 made available to the ,secretary to    
carry out this section4  7#b7           
,prioritization  ,in funding activities 
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 prioritize funding in the following    
manner3  7,a7 ,any unobligated amounts  
made available to the ,secretary to     
carry out the activities of the ,energy 
,efficiency and ,renewable ,energy      
,office4  7,b7 ,any unobligated amounts 
7other than those described in          
subparagraph 7,a77 made available to the
 ,secretary4