Sec. 1222. EIA water consumption data collection in the residential and commercial sectors
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The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, shall— if feasible, collect, through each Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey of the Energy Information Administration that is conducted after the date of enactment of this section, data on water consumption and usage, including total water consumption for commercial buildings (and verify such consumption by users) and water consumption and usage by principal building activity, census division, and end use; or if not feasible, conduct activities to develop the capability to produce and collect such data; if feasible, collect, through each Residential Energy Consumption Survey of the Energy Information Administration that is conducted after the date of enactment of this section, data on water consumption and usage, including total water consumption for residential buildings and water consumption and usage by housing type, census division, and end use; or if not feasible, conduct activities to develop the capability to produce and collect such data; and make the data collected under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)available in the energy-water nexus database established pursuant to section 1112. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027.