,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjbf,mr4    
,durb9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to require data c5t] op]ators to submit
 to ,/ates or ! ,adm9i/rator ( !        
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !    
,secret>ies ( ,en]gy & ,agriculture     
reports on data c5t] en]gy & wat] use1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,data ,c5t] ,wat] &
 ,en]gy ,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,data c5t]    
t]ms ,! t]ms data c5t] & data c5t]      
op]ator h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9       
section #dec7;a7 ( ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce 
& ,security ,act ( #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#agaab7;a774  7#c7 ,en]gy use ,! t]m    
en]gy use1 ) respect to data c5t]s1     
means ! total quantity ( electricity &  

o!r =ms ( en]gy consum$ on site by t    
data c5t]1 z measur$ 9 kil[att-h\rs4    
7#d7 ,p[] usage effectiv5ess ,! t]m p[] 
usage effectiv5ess has ! mean+ giv5 !   
t]m 9 ,,iso_/,,iec #cjacd-b3bjbf ( !    
,int]national ,organization =           
,/&>dization 7or a successor /&>d74     
7#e7 ,secret>ies ,! t]m ,secret>ies     
means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy & ! ,secret>y
 ( ,agriculture4  7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m     
,/ate means-- 7,a7 ea* ( ! sev]al       
,/ates2  7,b7 a t]ritory ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2  7,c7 ! ,f$]at$ ,/ates (        
,micronesia2  7,d7 ! ,republic ( !      
,m>%all ,isl&s2  7,e7 ! ,republic (     
,palau2  7,f7 an ,indian tribe includ$  
on ! li/ mo/ rec5tly publi%$ by !       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior "u section #ajd (
 ! ,f$]ally ,recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe   
,li/ ,act ( #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaca72
 &  7,g7 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4  7#g7  
,unit ( local gov]nm5t ,! t]m unit (    
local gov]nm5t means any c\nty1 p>i%1   
city1 t[n1 t[n%ip1 village1 or o!r g5]al
 purpose political subdivision ( a ,/ate

 ) ! p[] to levy taxes1 exp5d ,f$]al1   
,/ate1 & local funds1 & ex]cise         
gov]nm5tal p[]s4  7#h7 ,wat] usage      
effectiv5ess ,! t]m wat] usage          
effectiv5ess has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
,,iso_/,,iec #cjacd-i3bjbb ( !          
,int]national ,organization =           
,/&>dization 7or a successor /&>d74     
7#i7 ,wat] use ,! t]m wat] use1 )       
respect to a data c5t]1 means ! total   
am\nt ( wat] consum$ on-site by a data  
c5t]1 includ+ wat] us$ = cool+1 z       
measur$ 9 gallons4  #c4 ,data c5t]      
m&atory report+ & in=mation requirem5t  
7a7 ,data collection  7#a7 ,report to   
,/ate  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 b subject to p>agraph 7#b71 ea* data   
c5t] op]ator ) #a or m data c5t]s 9 a   
,/ate %all submit to t ,/ate an annual  
report t1 ) respect to ea* data c5t] 9 !
 ,/ate ) a peak dem& ( n less ?an #be   
megawatts op]at$ by t data c5t] op]ator1
 describes-- 7i7 on-site en]gy use &    
wat] use = ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>1         

includ+-- 7,i7 total en]gy use dur+ ea* 
mon? ( t cal5d> ye>2  7,,ii7 if ! data  
c5t] relies on beh9d-!-met] p[]         
g5]ation1 ! me?od to g5]ate t p[]2      
7,,iii7 total wat] use & ! s\rce ( t    
wat] dur+ ea* mon? ( t cal5d> ye>2 &    
7,,iv7 annual av]age p[] usage          
effectiv5ess & wat] usage effectiv5ess2 
7ii7 project$ on-site en]gy use & wat]  
use = n less ?an ! foll[+ #e cal5d>     
ye>s1 :i* %all include proposals = r$uc+
 ! en]gy use & wat] use ( ! data c5t] & 
! increases 9 effici5cy t are anticipat$
 to result f ^? proposals2 &  7iii7 su* 
o!r in=mation z ! ,/ate may require4    
7,b7 ,=m ,a data c5t] op]ator %all      
submit a report "u subp>agraph 7,a7 9   
su* =m & 9 su* mann] z ! applicable     
,/ate may require4  7,c7 ,fees au?oriz$ 
,a ,/ate may1 9 requir+ ! reports       
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph1 assess fees on 
data c5t] op]ators to support data      
collection "u ?is p>agraph4  7#b7       
,report to ,adm9i/rator & ,secret>ies   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a ,/ate does n h a    

program to collect ! in=mation describ$ 
9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 ( p>agraph         
7#a77;,a7-- 7i7 ! ,/ate %all in=m !     
,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>ies jo9tly2 &  
7ii7 a data c5t] op]ator ) data c5t]s 9 
su* a ,/ate %all submit to !            
,adm9i/rator & ,secret>ies jo9tly a     
report t1 ) respect to ea* data c5t] 9  
su* a ,/ate ) a peak dem& ( n less ?an  
#be megawatts op]at$ by t data c5t]     
op]ator1 describes-- 7,i7 ! in=mation   
describ$ 9 ^? clauses2 &  7,,ii7 su* o!r
 in=mation z ! ,adm9i/rator &           
,secret>ies may jo9tly require4  7,b7   
,=m ,a data c5t] op]ator %all submit a  
report "u subp>agraph 7,a7 9 su* =m & 9 
su* mann] z ! ,adm9i/rator & ,secret>ies
 may jo9tly require4  7#c7 ,reports to  
local gov]nm5ts ,a report to a ,/ate or 
! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>ies jo9tly "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 %all be made     
available to an affect$ unit ( local    
gov]nm5t on reque/ &1 if applicable1 9  
compliance ) any program e/abli%$ by !  
,/ate = ! collection ( ^? reports4  7b7 

,reports on prospective & exp&$ data    
c5t]s  7#a7 ,report to ,/ate  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 ea*    
p]son seek+ to con/ruct a data c5t] ) a 
project$ en]gy use ( n less ?an #be     
megawatts & ea* data c5t] op]ator seek+ 
to exp& a data c5t] ) a project$ en]gy  
use ( n less ?an #be megawatts %all     
submit to ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! new or exp&$  
data c5t] w\ld op]ate a report t        
describes-- 7i7 z applicable-- 7,i7 !   
project$ en]gy use & wat] use & ! s\rces
 ( en]gy & wat] ( ! new data c5t] dur+ !
 fir/ #e cal5d> ye>s aft] ! data c5t]   
beg9s op]ation2 or  7,,ii7 ! project$   
increase 9 en]gy use & wat] use z a     
result ( ! expansion ( a data c5t] dur+ 
! fir/ #e cal5d> ye>s aft] completion ( 
! expansion2 &  7ii7 proposals = r$uc+ !
 en]gy use & wat] use ( ! data c5t] & ! 
increases 9 effici5cy t are anticipat$  
to result f ^? proposals4  7,b7 ,=m ,a  
report submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all
 be submitt$ 9 su* =m & 9 su* mann] z ! 
applicable ,/ate may require4  7#b7     

,report to ,adm9i/rator & ,secret>ies   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a ,/ate does n h a    
program to collect ! in=mation describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7i7 ! ,/ate %all 
in=m ! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>ies     
jo9tly2 &  7ii7 a p]son seek+ to        
con/ruct a data c5t] & ea* data c5t]    
op]ator seek+ to exp& a data c5t] 9 su* 
a ,/ate %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator & 
! ,secret>ies jo9tly a report t         
describes1 ) respect to ! propos$ data  
c5t] or ! expansion ( ! data c5t]1 !    
in=mation describ$ 9 t p>agraph4  7,b7  
,=m ,a p]son or data c5t] op]ator %all  
submit a report "u subp>agraph 7,a7 9   
su* =m & 9 su* mann] z ! ,adm9i/rator & 
,secret>ies may jo9tly require4  7#c7   
,reports to local gov]nm5ts ,a report to
 a ,/ate or ! ,adm9i/rator & !          
,secret>ies jo9tly "u p>agraph 7#a7 or  
7#b7 %all be made available to an       
affect$ unit ( local gov]nm5t on reque/ 
&1 if applicable1 9 compliance ) any    
program e/abli%$ by ! ,/ate = !         
collection ( ^? reports4  7c7 ,aggregat$

 reports  7#a7 ,reports f ,/ates  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,ea* ,/ate t receives a report 
"u subsection 7a77#a7 or 7b77#a7 %all   
submit to ! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>ies
 jo9tly an annual report t describes !  
data collect$ pursuant to all su*       
reports submitt$ to ! ,/ate "u          
subsection 7a77#a7 or 7b77#a71 z        
applicable1 dur+ ! previ\s ye> 9 su* a  
mann] z may be requir$ jo9tly by !      
,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>ies4  7,b7     
,anonymiz$ data ,! reports submitt$ "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all only include      
anonymiz$ & aggregat$ in=mation4  7#b7  
,public report ,! ,adm9i/rator & !      
,secret>ies %all jo9tly make publicly   
available on an annual basis a report   
t-- 7,a7 describes-- 7i7 us+ in=mation  
collect$ f ! reports "u subsections     
7a77#b7 & 7b77#b7 & p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 
! aggregat$ total en]gy use & wat] use (
 data c5t]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 by       
region1 dur+ ! cal5d> ye> cov]$ by !    
report2  7ii7 regional impacts ( data   
c5t]s on wat] & electricity rates =     

consum]s & communities2  7iii7 !        
environm5tal impacts result+ f !        
op]ation ( data c5t]s1 includ+-- 7,i7   
wat] & en]gy s\rces1 supply1 quality1 & 
reliability impacts on consum]s &       
communities2 &  7,,ii7 o!r direct or    
indirect impacts2 &  7iv7 recomm5dations
 = be/ practices to limit ! impacts     
describ$ 9 clauses 7ii7 & 7iii72  7,b7  
includes1 bas$ on ! reports receiv$ by !
 ,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>ies jo9tly "u 
subsections 7a77#b7 & 7b77#b7 & p>agraph
 7#a77;,a7 = ! cal5d> ye> cov]$ by !    
report1 ! aggregat$ projection ( en]gy  
use & wat] use by data c5t]s = ! #e ye>s
 foll[+ t cal5d> ye>2 &  7,c7 does n    
include any in=mation t ! ,adm9i/rator &
 ! ,secret>ies jo9tly det]m9e is        
propriet>y4  7d7 ,rulemak+  7#a7 ,f$]al 
au?ority ,! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>ies
 may jo9tly promulgate su* regulations z
 may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is        
section4  7#b7 ,/ate au?ority ,a ,/ate  
may promulgate su* regulations 9        
accordance ) ! laws ( ! ,/ate z may be  

necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  7e7  
,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,/ate en=cem5t ,if a    
,/ate e/abli%es a program = collect+    
data pursuant to subsection 7a77#a7 &   
7b77#a71 ! ,/ate may issue f9es &       
o!rwise engage 9 o!r en=cem5t activities
 to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act & 
applicable ,/ate laws4  7#b7 ,f$]al     
en=cem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to     
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,adm9i/rator & !       
,secret>ies %all jo9tly f9e a data c5t] 
op]ator t neglig5tly violates a         
requirem5t ( subsection 7a77#b7 or      
7b77#b7 #bj1jjj = ea* day t ! data c5t] 
op]ator is 9 violation ( t requirem5t4  
7,b7 ,inflation adju/m5t ,on ! date t is
 #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 & e #c ye>s !reaft]1 !            
,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>ies %all jo9tly
 adju/ ! am\nt describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a7 to reflect *anges = ! #cf-mon?     
p]iod end+ ! prec$+ ,novemb] #cj 9 !    
,consum] ,price ,index = ,all ,urban    
,consum]s publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor 
,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  #d4  

,fees ,! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>ies   
%all jo9tly assess fees on data c5t]    
op]ators t submit a report "u subsection
 7a77#b7 or 7b77#b7 ( section #c 9 an   
am\nt necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act &   
may1 )\t fur!r appropriation1 use !     
am\nts collect$ to c>ry out ^?          
subsections4