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S. 1016 (109th)

Desalination Water Supply Shortage Prevention Act of 2005

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Introduced

12 May 2005

Last action

20 October 2005 · Committee

Status

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-314.

Sponsors

Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11]

Subjects

Energy

Source updated

24 March 2026

Energy

Summary

Desalination Water Supply Shortage Prevention Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to make specified incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities (facilities first used to produce desalinated water after enactment of this Act) for up to ten years to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities.

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Timeline

  1. 12 May 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 May 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 October 2005

    Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-314.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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