House of Representatives Passes
The Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act
On July 30, 2008 the U.S. House of Representatives
passed
H.R. 3957, The Water Use Efficiency and Conservation
Research Act.
H.R.
3957 would establish a water-use efficiency and
conservation research and development program within the
EPA's Office of Research and Development.
In a related development, the
House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment held a hearing on July 23, 2008
concerning "opportunities for the federal government to
support and better coordinate research and technological
innovation to enhance water supplies and water quality
and to support improved water management." During this
Hearing the Subcommittee also heard testimony on a
draft legislation titled, The National Water Research
and Development Initiative Act.
The House of Representatives also passed
H.R.
2339, The Produced Water Utilization Act of 2007.
H.R. 2339 creates a program to research the reuse of
water linked with oil and gas extraction.
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