,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #b1 #bjae
 ,ms4 ,baldwin introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for the advancement of          
energy-water efficiency research1       
development1 and deployment activities4 
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,water ,efficiency         
,innovation ,act of #bjae 4  #b4        
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,department ,the term ,department means 
the ,department of ,energy4  7#b7       
,industrial ,assessment ,center ,the    
term ,industrial ,assessment ,center    
means a center located at an institution
 of higher education that--  7,a7       
receives funding from the ,department2  
7,b7 provides an in-depth assessment of 
small- and medium-sized manufacturer    
plant sites to evaluate the facilities1 
services1 and manufacturing operations  

of the plant sites2 and  7,c7 identifies
 opportunities for potential savings for
 small- and medium-sized manufacturer   
plant sites from energy efficiency      
improvements1 waste minimization1       
pollution prevention1 and productivity  
improvement4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,energy4  #c4 ,leveraging existing      
agency programs to advance energy-water 
efficiency  7a7 ,findings ,congress     
finds that--  7#a7 through the          
,industrial ,assessment ,centers of the 
,department1 the ,department provides   
technical assistance to facilitate      
efficiency improvements at small- and   
medium-sized manufacturers while        
training engineering students for energy
 careers2  7#b7 the efficiency          
improvements described in paragraph 7#a7
 reduce energy demand1 help             
manufacturers operate more              
competitively1 and catalyze the use of  
new technologies and best practices2    
7#c7 water and wastewater treatment are 

energy-intensive processes1 and         
opportunities for efficiency upgrades   
can be limited by technical expertise1  
particularly at small utilities2 and    
7#d7 through the ,industrial ,assessment
 ,centers of the ,department1 the       
,department has recently engaged with   
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
in a pilot effort to target energy      
efficiency in water and wastewater      
treatment facilities4  7b7 ,expansion of
 technical assistance ,the ,secretary   
shall expand the ,industrial ,assessment
 ,centers of the ,department1 working   
across ,federal agencies as necessary-- 
7#a7 to provide comparable assessment   
services to water and wastewater        
treatment facilities1 including systems 
that treat municipal1 industrial1 and   
agricultural waste2 and  7#b7 to equip  
the ,directors of the ,industrial       
,assessment ,centers with the training  
and tools necessary to provide technical
 assistance on energy savings to those  
facilities4  #d4 ,funding ,the          

,secretary shall carry out this ,act    
using unobligated funds of the          
,department4