Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Manufactured Housing Affordability and Energy Efficiency Act of 2022”.
Manufactured Housing Affordability and Energy Efficiency Act of 2022
A BILL
To clarify the process and standards for rulemaking establishing standards for energy efficiency in manufactured housing, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Clarification of HUD final authority over manufactured housing energy efficiency standards
Section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17071) is amended—
in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(4) Requirements for effectiveness—The energy conservation standards established under this section shall not become effective unless—
“(A) the requirement for consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section has been met, including through analysis of data of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding projected homebuyer cost increases resulting from the standards and estimates of such Secretary of the number of potential manufactured homebuyers that will no longer qualify for a manufactured home loan as a result of the standards;
“(B) the required findings that the energy efficiency standards are cost-effective and that there is not a more stringent standard that would be cost-effective are made and documented through calculations that reflect projected homeowner annual mortgage costs and projected homebuyer downpayment increases resulting from the standards; and
“(C) the final proposed standards fully take into consideration manufactured housing construction methods and transportation requirements.”
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(d) Final HUD authority—In compliance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), any manufactured housing energy efficiency standards established by the Secretary of Energy under subsection (a) and any enforcement authority provided under subsection (c) with respect to such standards shall not become effective until the standards are adopted pursuant to authority under section 604(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5403(a)), after consideration by the manufactured housing consensus committee established pursuant to section 604(a)(3) of such Act, and shall be subject to the authority under such section 604 to revise such standards before adoption.”