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S 1029 114th Congress Senate Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Energy Energy efficiency and conservation Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Manufacturing

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.

Introduced: April 21, 2015 Introduced by: Hoeven, John Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-166.
Apr 21, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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's happening now April 30, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-166.

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