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H.R. 5184 — what changed

Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Recommendations for revisions to standards for manufactured housing

(a)
added Recommendations— Section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17071) is amended—
(a)
removed Repeal—
(1)
removed In general— The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17071) is amended by striking section 413.
(1)
changed Clerical amendment— The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended by striking the item relating amending subsection (a) to section 413.read as follows:

added “(a) Recommendations for revisions to standards—The Secretary may transmit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development recommendations for revisions to the preemptive energy conservation standards established under section 604(g) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5403(g)).”

(2)
added by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

added “(b) Criteria for recommendations—Any recommendations for revisions to a preemptive energy conservation standard transmitted under this section shall—

added “(1) be based on a determination of the cost-effectiveness of such standard as proposed to be revised, taking into consideration life cycle construction and operating costs;

added “(2) include estimates of the impact of such standard as proposed to be revised on the initial purchase price of manufactured homes; and

added “(3) be developed taking into consideration—

added “(A) factory construction techniques and limitations unique to manufactured homes;

added “(B) climate zones established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;

added “(C) alternative methods that achieve equivalent or improved energy performance as compared to such standard as proposed to be revised; and

added “(D) estimated payback periods for any added costs arising from such standard as proposed to be revised.”

(3)
added by striking subsection (c).
(b)
No force or effect— The final rule titled “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing” published by the Department of Energy in the Federal Register on May 31, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 32728), shall have no force or effect.