,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #c1       
#bjba,mr4 ,lamb 7for himself and ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the  
,secretary of ,energy to establish a    
demonstration program for on-site       
treatment of produced water1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,treat ,water 
,act or the ,transitioning ,research to 
,ensure ,appropriate ,treatment of      
,water ,act4  #b4 ,produced water       
demonstration program  7a7              
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,energy shall establish a demonstration 
program for on-site treatment of        
produced water4  7b7 ,prioritization ,in
 carrying out this section1 the         
,secretary should prioritize-- 7#a7     
first-of-a-kind or new approaches to    
treating produced water stationed on    

site2 and  7#b7 technologies that can be
 used at natural gas or oil development 
sites to reduce other environmental harm
 either through emissions or other      
environmental impact4  7c7 ,consultation
 ,in developing the demonstration       
program under this section1 the         
,secretary shall consult with the heads 
of other relevant ,federal departments  
and agencies1 including the ,department 
of the ,interior and the ,environmental 
,protection ,agency4  7d7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated to carry out this   
section #aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbb through #bjbg4