,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #b1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,mc,nerney 7for himself and ,mr4       
,kinzinger7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for 
a smart water resource management pilot 
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,smart ,energy and  
,water ,efficiency ,act of #bjai4  #b4  
,smart energy and water efficiency 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 energy and water efficiency pilot
 program ,the term smart energy and     
water efficiency pilot program or pilot 

program means the pilot program         
established under subsection 7b74  7b7  
,smart energy and water efficiency pilot
 program  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary shall establish and carry out
 a smart energy and water efficiency    
management pilot program in accordance  
with this section4  7#b7 ,purpose ,the  
purpose of the smart energy and water   
efficiency pilot program is to award    
grants to eligible entities to          
demonstrate advanced and innovative     
technology-based solutions that will--  
7,a7 increase and improve the energy    
efficiency of water1 wastewater1 and    
water reuse systems to help communities 
across the ,united ,states make         
significant progress in conserving      
water1 saving energy1 and reducing      
costs2  7,b7 support the implementation 
of innovative processes and the         
installation of advanced automated      
systems that provide real-time data on  
energy and water2 and  7,c7 improve     
energy and water conservation1 water    

quality1 and predictive maintenance of  
energy and water systems1 through the   
use of internet-connected technologies1 
including sensors1 intelligent gateways1
 and security embedded in hardware4     
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   
savings anticipated to result from the  
project2  7ii7 the innovative nature1   
commercial viability1 and reliability of
 the technology to be used2  7iii7 the  
degree to which the project integrates  
next-generation sensors1 software1      
hardware1 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   
scale1 including whether the technology 
can be implemented by each type of      
eligible entity2  7vi7 whether the      
technology has been successfully        
deployed elsewhere2  7vii7 whether the  
technology is sourced from a            
manufacturer based in the ,united       
,states2 and  7viii7 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   
and  7,v7 the number of households or   
customers to be served by the project4  
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 for #e   
years 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 assistance 
to the grant recipient to carry out the 
project4  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 ,not later than #e  
years after the establishment of the    
program1 the ,secretary shall submit to 
,congress a report containing the       
results of each evaluation carried out  
under subparagraph 7,b74  7c7           
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#ae1jjj1jjj to carry out this section1  
to remain available until expended4