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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 12, 2005
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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Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] · R–FL
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-314.
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