A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing a final rule amending the efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces or mobile home furnaces until an analysis has been completed, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 21, 2015)
This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from prescribing a final rule amending the efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces or mobile home furnaces until each of the following has occurred:
- DOE convenes a representative advisory group of interested stakeholders,
- the advisory group completes an analysis of a nationwide requirement of a condensing furnace efficiency standard,
- the advisory group determines whether that standard is technically feasible and economically justified, and
- the determination is published in the Federal Register.
If the advisory group determines that the standard is not technically feasible and economically justified, DOE must establish amended standards through the negotiated rulemaking procedure provided for under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990.
What just happenedApr 30, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 21, 2015
- Apr 30, 2015Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Apr 21, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Apr 21, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate