,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bj1 #bjbj,ms4   
,mc,sally introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to provide = ! demon/ration & deploym5t
 ( wat]-en]gy te*nologies1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,wat]-,en]gy ,te*nology    
,demon/ration & ,deploym5t ,act4  #b4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,c5t] ,!  
t]m ,c5t] means ! ,we/]n ,wat]          
,resili5ce ,c5t] e/abli%$ "u section    
#d7;a74  7#b7 ,eligible desal9ation     
project ,! t]m eligible desal9ation     
project means a desal9ation or sal9ity  
r$uction facility or project-- 7,a7 to  
:i* ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation holds      
title2  7,b7 t is op]at$ by ! ,bureau ( 
,reclamation2 or  7,c7 ) respect to :i* 
! ,bureau ( ,reclamation is provid+     
f9ancial assi/ance4  7#c7 ,eligible     
en]gy effici5cy project ,! t]m eligible 
en]gy effici5cy project means ! design1 

/udy1 con/ruction1 expansion1 upgrade1  
or capital repair ( a wat] deliv]y sy/em
 to r$uce en]gy consumption associat$ ) 
wat] deliv]y4  7#d7 ,eligible reuse     
project ,! t]m eligible reuse project   
means a non-,f$]al wat] reuse & recycl+ 
facility or project t contributes wat]  
to a region s]v$ by #a or m projects ( !
 ,bureau ( ,reclamation4  7#e7 ,national
 ,laboratory ,! t]m ,national           
,laboratory has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9    
section #b ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (    
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74  7#f7     
,program ,! t]m program means ! pilot   
program e/abli%$ "u section #c7;a77#a74 
7#g7 ,reclamation ,/ate ,! t]m          
,reclamation ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 !   
t]m 9 section #djad ( ! ,wat]           
,infra/ructure ,improvem5ts = ! ,nation 
,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cij;b note2 ,public
 ,law #aad-cbb74  7#h7 ,secret>y ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4  7#i7 ,select$ project ,! t]m 
select$ project means an eligible       
desal9ation project1 eligible reuse     

project1 or eligible en]gy effici5cy    
project select$ = ! program "u section  
#c7;b74  #c4 ,wat]-en]gy te*nology      
deploym5t pilot program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to advance ,f$]al      
en]gy-wat] nexus rese>*1 te*nology      
developm5t1 policy1 & o!r goals by      
comb9+ ! res\rces ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !     
,int]ior & ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 !        
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy1 %all e/abli% )9 ! ,bureau (   
,reclamation a pilot program t provides 
= ! p>ticipation ( ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy 
9 select$ projects1 9 accordance )      
p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,p>ticipation (    
secret>y ( en]gy 9 select$ projects ,!  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all p>ticipate 9 a  
select$ project by-- 7,a7 id5tify+      
rese>* & programs at ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,en]gy 7includ+ ! ,national             
,laboratories7 applicable to ! select$  
project2  7,b7 contribut+ funds to c>ry 
out ! select$ project2 or  7,c7 c>ry+   
out model+1 plann+1 design+1 or         
con/ruction activities ) respect to !   

select$ project4  7#c7 ,agreem5t ,!     
,secret>y & ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all   
ent] into an agreem5t describ+ !        
responsibilities ( ! ,secret>y & !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 respectively1 )     
respect to1 & ! s\rces ( fund+ =1 ea*   
select$ project4  7#d7 ,requir$         
consultation ,! ,secret>y %all consult )
 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy ) respect to any  
activities c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy "u ! program4  7b7 ,selection (  
,projects = program  7#a7 ,eligible     
desal9ation projects  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y %all select n few] ?an #b1 b n
 m ?an #e1 eligible desal9ation projects
 = ! program t ! ,secret>y det]m9es     
w\ld-- 7i7 b5efit f ! p>ticipation ( !  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy2 &  7ii7 advance !   
objectives ( exi/+ rese>* & developm5t1 
te*nology comm]cialization1 or grant    
programs be+ c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy 7includ+ at ! ,national          
,laboratories7 by-- 7,i7 l[]+ en]gy     
co/s2  7,,ii7 increas+ ! am\nt or       
effici5cy ( salt removal2  7,,iii7 r$uc+

 salt dis*>ge into wat]ways2  7,,iv7    
improv+ wat] supply reliability2 or     
7,v7 demon/rat+ a new te*nology or      
process4  7,b7 ,inclusions ,( ! eligible
 desal9ation projects select$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 n less ?an #a    
%all be an eligible desal9ation project 
conduct$ 9 ! upp] ,colorado ,riv] ,bas9 
t-- 7,i7 is au?oriz$ "u ! ,colorado     
,riv] ,bas9 ,sal9ity ,control ,act 7#dc 
,u4,s4,c4 #aega et seq472 &  7,,ii7 uses
 z]o liquid dis*>ge te*nology to remove 
naturally occurr+ sal9ity f ent]+ a     
,colorado ,riv] ,tribut>y2 &  7ii7 n    
less ?an #a %all be an eligible         
desal9ation project conduct$ 9 ! l[]    
,colorado ,riv] ,bas9 t-- 7,i7 7aa7 is  
au?oriz$ "u ! ,colorado ,riv] ,bas9     
,sal9ity ,control ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4   
#aega et seq472 &  7bb7 processes wat]  
to remove salt & returns ! wat] to !    
ma9-/em ( ! ,colorado ,riv]2 or  7,,ii7 
w\ld provide simil> am\nts ( wat] to    
support ,colorado ,riv] dr\ght cont+5cy 
op]ations1 consi/5t ) ! ,colorado ,riv] 

,dr\ght ,cont+5cy ,plan ,au?orization   
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-ad2 #acc ,/at4  
#hej71 by improv+ effici5cy 9 deliv]ies 
( ,colorado ,riv] wat]1 consi/5t ) !    
treaty obligation ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
,mexico "u ! ,agreem5t approv+ ,m9ute   
#bdb ( ! ,int]national ,b\nd>y & ,wat]  
,commission sett+ =? a p]man5t &        
def9itive solution to ! int]national    
problem ( ! sal9ity ( ! ,colorado ,riv]1
 ent]$ into =ce ,augu/ #cj1 #aigc 7#bd  
,,u/ #aifh2 ,,tias #ggjh74  7#b7        
,eligible en]gy effici5cy projects ,!   
,secret>y %all select n m ?an #e        
eligible en]gy effici5cy projects = !   
program t ! ,secret>y det]m9es w\ld--   
7,a7 b5efit f ! p>ticipation ( !        
,secret>y ( ,en]gy2 &  7,b7 advance !   
objectives ( exi/+ rese>* & developm5t1 
te*nology comm]cialization1 or grant    
programs be+ c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy 7includ+ at ! ,national          
,laboratories7 by-- 7i7 improv+ !       
effici5cy ( exi/+ surface or gr\ndwat]  
pumps2  7ii7 develop+ or improv+ a      

surface wat] conveyance t r$uces surface
 or gr\ndwat] pump+2  7iii7 r$uc+ en]gy 
use ne$$ = wat] treatm5t2  7iv7         
demon/rat+ a new te*nology or process2  
or  7v7 incorporat+ en]gy g5]ation into 
wat] conveyance sy/ems4  7#c7 ,eligible 
reuse projects ,! ,secret>y %all select 
n m ?an #e eligible reuse projects = !  
program t ! ,secret>y det]m9es w\ld--   
7,a7 b5efit f ! p>ticipation ( !        
,secret>y ( ,en]gy2 &  7,b7 advance !   
objectives ( exi/+ rese>* & developm5t1 
te*nology comm]cialization1 or grant    
programs be+ c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y ( 
,en]gy 7includ+ at ! ,national          
,laboratories7 by-- 7i7 l[]+ en]gy co/s2
  7ii7 improv+ wat] supply reliability2 
or  7iii7 demon/rat+-- 7,i7 a new       
te*nology or process2 or  7,,ii7 a      
comb9ation ( new & exi/+ te*nologies or 
processes4  7#d7 ,submission ( li/ (    
select$ projects ,z soon z practicable  
aft] ! date ( completion ( ! selection  
process "u p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c71 ! 
,secret>y %all submit a li/ ( ! select$ 

projects to-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy2
  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  
7,c7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,d7 !   
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4  7c7 ,fund+  7#a7 
,use ( exi/+ funds ,out ( any am\nts    
made available to ! ,secret>y & !       
,secret>y ( ,en]gy t are n o!rwise      
obligat$1 ! ,secret>y & ! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy1 respectively1 %all use su* sums 
z are necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4 
7#b7 ,treatm5t ( funds contribut$ by !  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy ,am\nts contribut$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to a select$      
project "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be        
nonreimbursable4  7#c7 ,treatm5t ( funds
 contribut$ by ,secret>y ,am\nts        
contribut$ by ! ,secret>y to a select$  
project "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be        
reimburs$ 9 accordance ) any applicable 
contract or agreem5t4  7d7 ,effect ,no?+
 9 ?is section-- 7#a7 creates1 impairs1 
alt]s1 or sup]s$es a ,f$]al or ,/ate    

wat] "r or int]/ate compact2 or  7#b7   
affects or modifies any au?oriz$ purpose
 ( a select$ project4  #d4 ,we/]n ,wat] 
,resili5ce ,c5t]  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y & !    
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all ent] into a     
p>tn]%ip ) #a or m in/itutions ( high]  
education to e/abli% a c5t] to conduct  
rese>* on ! developm5t1                 
comm]cialization1 & deploym5t (         
innovations 9 wat] & en]gy te*nologies1 
to be kn[n z ! ,we/]n ,wat] ,resili5ce  
,c5t]4  7b7 ,au?oriz$ activities ,!     
,c5t] %all conduct rese>* on-- 7#a7 data
 collection1 model+1 & advanc$ data     
analytics ( precipitation1 run(f1 & wat]
 res\rces at ! regional level2  7#b7 !  
developm5t ( te*nology & sy/ems t       
improve managem5t & assi/ 9 ! developm5t
 ( wat] infra/ructure2  7#c7 address+-- 
7,a7 ,tribal wat] supply & quality2 &   
7,b7 any o!r factors t affect ! reliable
 access ( ,indian ,tribes to wat]       
res\rces2 &  7#d7 ! e/abli%m5t ( a1 or a

 p>tn]%ip ) an exi/+1 wat] te*nology    
accel]ator t-- 7,a7 w\ld br+ wat]       
innovations to m>ket by address+        
multiple phases ( te*nology developm5t1 
includ+ validation1 developm5t1 />tup1 &
 scal+2 &  7,b7 has an emphasis on      
b9ational collaboration betwe5 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ,middle ,ea/]n c\ntries1 su* z 
,israel4  7c7 ,priority ,9 ent]+ into a 
p>tn]%ip "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
& ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all give        
priority to a p>tn]%ip ) an in/itution (
 high] education t-- 7#a7 has exp]i5ce  
conduct+ rese>* on wat] sc>city issues2 
7#b7 is locat$ 9 a ,reclamation ,/ate2  
7#c7 has an e/abli%$ backgr\nd (        
coord9at+ ) ,indian ,tribes on wat]     
issues2 &  7#d7 is locat$ 9 a ,/ate t   
has an e/abli%$ pres5ce 9 ,israel = !   
promotion ( trade4