; (2) for the benefit of States that have authorized funding for research and development of desalination technologies and projects; (3) that demonstrably reduce a reliance on imported water supplies that have an impact on species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); (4) that, in a measurable and verifiable manner, reduce a reliance on imported water supplies from imperiled ecosystems such as the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta; (5) that demonstrably leverage the experience of international partners with considerable expertise in desalination, such as the state of Israel; (6) that maximize use of renewable energy to power desalination facilities; (7) that maximize energy efficiency so that the lifecycle energy demands of desalination are minimized; (8) located in regions that have employed strategies to increase water conservation and the capture and recycling of wastewater and stormwater; and (9) that meet the following criteria if they are ocean desalination facilities— (A) utilize a subsurface intake or, if a subsurface intake is not technologically feasible, an intake that uses the best available site, design, technology, and mitigation measures to minimize the mortality of all forms of marine life and impacts to coastal dependent resources; (B) are sited and designed to ensure that the disposal of wastewaters including brine from the desalination process— (i) are not discharged to impaired bodies of water, or State or Federal Marine Protected Areas; and (ii) achieve ambient salinity levels within a reasonable distance from the discharge point; (C) are sited, designed, and operated in a manner that maintains indigenous marine life and a healthy and diverse marine community; (D) do not cause significant unmitigated harm to aquatic life