Energy Efficient Manufactured Housing Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make grants to state agencies responsible for developing state energy conservation plans under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide owners of manufactured homes constructed prior to 1976 rebates to use toward purchases of new Energy Star qualified manufactured homes.
Restricts rebates to owners of manufactured homes that are used on a year-round basis as a primary residence and that will be destroyed (including appropriate recycling) and replaced, in the same general location, with an Energy Star qualified manufactured home. Limits rebates to: (1) one owner per household; (2) households with total incomes not exceeding 200% of the federal poverty level in the applicable area; and (3) $7,500 per manufactured home.
Directs the Secretary to seek to achieve the purpose of this Act through similar federal programs, including: (1) the Weatherization Assistance Program; and (2) the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) State Energy Program.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 1749 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1749
To provide assistance to owners of manufactured homes constructed prior
to 1976 to purchase Energy Star qualified manufactured homes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 26, 2009
Mr. Hill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To provide assistance to owners of manufactured homes constructed prior
to 1976 to purchase Energy Star qualified manufactured homes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficient Manufactured
Housing Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) There are more than 2,000,000,000 manufactured homes
constructed prior to 1976 still occupied as permanent
residences throughout the United States.
(2) Manufactured homes constructed prior to 1976 generally
have very poor energy efficiency, as such homes pre-date any
Federal energy efficiency standards for manufactured homes.
(3) Replacing manufactured homes constructed prior to 1976
with new Energy Star qualified manufactured homes will
dramatically lower energy consumption and costs for residents
of such homes, most of whom are in low-income households.
SEC. 3. ENERGY EFFICIENT MANUFACTURED HOMES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Manufactured home.--The term ``manufactured home'' has
the meaning given such term in section 603 of the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5402).
(2) Energy star qualified manufactured home.--The term
``Energy Star qualified manufactured home'' means a
manufactured home that has been designed, produced, and
installed in accordance with Energy Star's guidelines by an
Energy Star certified plant.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assist low-income
households residing in manufactured homes constructed prior to 1976 to
save energy and energy expenditures by providing support toward the
purchase of new Energy Star qualified manufactured homes.
(c) Grants to State Agencies.--
(1) Grants.--The Secretary of Energy may make grants to
State agencies responsible for developing State energy
conservation plans under section 362 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322) (or such other existing State
agency that exercises similar functions as the Governor of a
State may designate), to provide owners of manufactured homes
constructed prior to 1976 rebates to use toward purchases of
new Energy Star qualified manufactured homes.
(2) Allocation of grants.--Grants under paragraph (1) shall
be distributed to State agencies in States on the basis of
their proportionate share of all manufactured homes constructed
prior to 1976 that are occupied as primary residences in the
United States, based on the most recent and accurate data
available.
(3) Rebates.--
(A) Primary residence requirement.--A rebate
described under paragraph (1) may only be made to an
owner of a manufactured home constructed prior to 1976
that is used on a year-round basis as a primary
residence.
(B) Destruction and replacement.--A rebate
described under paragraph (1) may be made only if the
manufactured home constructed prior to 1976 will be--
(i) destroyed (including appropriate
recycling); and
(ii) replaced, in the same general
location, as determined by the applicable State
agency, with an Energy Star qualified
manufactured home.
(C) Single rebate.--A rebate described under
paragraph (1) may not be provided to any owner of a
manufactured home constructed prior to 1976 that was or
is a member of a household for which any member of the
household was provided a rebate pursuant to this
section.
(D) Eligible households.--To be eligible to receive
a rebate described under paragraph (1), an owner of a
manufactured home constructed prior to 1976 shall
demonstrate to the applicable State agency that the
total income of all members the owner's household does
not exceed 200 percent of the Federal poverty level for
income in the applicable area.
(4) Rebate limitation.--Rebates provided by State agencies
under this section shall not exceed $7,500 per manufactured
home from any funds appropriated pursuant to this section.
(5) Use of state funds.--A State agency providing rebates
under this section may supplement the amount of such rebates
under paragraph (4) by any amount such agency approves if such
additional amount is from State funds and other sources,
including private donations or grants from charitable
foundations.
(6) Similar programs.--
(A) State programs.--A State agency conducting a
program that has the purpose of replacing manufactured
homes constructed prior to 1976 with Energy Star
qualified manufactured homes, may use funding provided
under this section to support such a program, provided
such funding does not exceed the rebate limitation
amount under paragraph (4).
(B) Federal programs.--The Secretary of Energy
shall seek to achieve the purpose of this section
through similar Federal programs including--
(i) the Weatherization Assistance Program
under part A of title IV of the Energy
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861
et seq.); and
(ii) the program under part D of title III
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6321 et seq.).
(7) Administration.--
(A) Controls and procedures.--Each State agency
receiving funding under this section shall establish
fiscal controls and accounting procedures sufficient,
as determined by the Secretary of Energy, to ensure
proper accounting for disbursements made from such
funds and fund balances. Such procedures shall conform
to generally accepted Government accounting principles.
(B) Coordination with other state agencies.--A
State agency receiving funding under this section may
coordinate its efforts, and share funds for
administration, with other State agencies involved in
low-income housing programs.
(C) Administrative expenses.--A State agency
receiving funding under this section may expend not
more than 10 percent of such funds for administrative
expenses.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of Energy, $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2010 through 2012 to carry out this section.
(2) Administrative expenses.--Of the amounts available each
fiscal year to carry out this section, the Secretary of Energy
may expend not more than 5 percent to pay administrative
expenses.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Financial Services
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
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