---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 17071"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "17071"
heading: "Energy Code improvements applicable to manufactured housing"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/17071"
units:
  - "Chapter 152 — Energy Independence and Security"
  - "Subchapter III — Energy Savings in Buildings and Industry"
  - "Part A — Residential Building Efficiency"
---

# §17071. Energy Code improvements applicable to manufactured housing

- (a) **Establishment of standards—**
  - (1) **In general—** Not later than 4 years after December 19, 2007, the [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3) shall by regulation establish standards for energy efficiency in manufactured housing.
  - (2) **Notice, comment, and consultation—** Standards described in [paragraph (1)](#a-1) shall be established after—
    - (A) notice and an opportunity for comment by manufacturers of manufactured housing and other interested parties; and
    - (B) consultation with the [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3) of Housing and Urban Development, who may seek further counsel from the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee.
- (b) **Requirements—**
  - (1) **International Energy Conservation Code—** The energy conservation standards established under this section shall be based on the most recent version of the International Energy Conservation Code (including supplements), except in cases in which the [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3) finds that the code[^1] is not cost-effective, or a more stringent standard would be more cost-effective, based on the impact of the code[^1] on the purchase price of manufactured housing and on total [life-cycle](/usc/42/17061.md?p=14) [construction](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=7) and operating costs.
  - (2) **Considerations—** The energy conservation standards established under this section may—
    - (A) take into consideration the design and factory [construction](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=7) techniques of manufactured homes;
    - (B) be based on the climate zones established by the [Department](/usc/42/17001.md?p=1) of Housing and Urban Development rather than the climate zones under the International Energy Conservation Code; and
    - (C) provide for alternative [practices](/usc/42/17061.md?p=19) that result in net estimated energy consumption equal to or less than the specified standards.
  - (3) **Updating—** The energy conservation standards established under this section shall be updated not later than—
    - (A) 1 year after December 19, 2007; and
    - (B) 1 year after any revision to the International Energy Conservation Code.
- (c) **Enforcement—** Any manufacturer of manufactured housing that violates a provision of the regulations under [subsection (a)](#a) is liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding 1 percent of the manufacturer’s retail list price of the manufactured housing.

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. Probably should be “Code”.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 413, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1601.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.