Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§16319 Energy and Water Supplies

Title 42 › Chapter 149— NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter IX— RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part G— Science › § 16319

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must run a program to research, test, and move into use ways to solve problems where energy and water affect each other. The work must cover things like arsenic treatment, desalination, and planning, analysis, and modeling of energy and water supply and demand. The Secretary must check how well current Department and other federal programs are working, talk with agencies like EPA, Interior, the Army Corps of Engineers, Commerce, and Defense, use or build needed facilities, and set up an independent advisory group. The Secretary must send Congress a report on that assessment and recommendations no later than 2 years after August 8, 2005.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §16319

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(a)The Secretary shall carry out a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to—

(1)address energy-related issues associated with provision of adequate water supplies, optimal management, and efficient use of water;

(2)address water-related issues associated with the provision of adequate supplies, optimal management, and efficient use of energy; and

(3)assess the effectiveness of existing programs within the Department and other Federal agencies to address these energy and water related issues.

(b)The program under this section shall include—

(1)arsenic treatment;

(2)desalination; and

(3)planning, analysis, and modeling of energy and water supply and demand.

(c)In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, the Chief Engineer of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, and other Federal agencies as appropriate.

(d)The Secretary may utilize all existing facilities within the Department and may design and construct additional facilities as needed to carry out the purposes of this program.

(e)The Secretary shall establish or utilize an advisory committee to provide independent advice and review of the program.

(f)Not later than 2 years after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment described in subsection (b) and recommendations for future actions.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 16319

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60