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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>118th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session><legis-num>S. 1043</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20230329">March 29, 2023</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S317">Mr. Barrasso</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S323">Mr. Risch</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S346">Mr. Lee</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S373">Mr. Cassidy</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S344">Mr. Hoeven</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSEG00">Committee on Energy and Natural Resources</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Natural Gas Appliances Standards Act of 2023</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>Natural GAS Act of 2023</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="id2460212a5dec4385af8f9a2c7ba603ce"><enum>2.</enum><header>Rule requirements for water heaters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 325(e) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6295">42 U.S.C. 6295(e)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="ide90a236617a449359589c908133c5d60" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id8f123aa0f54041b2b7afa086b778ee78"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph id="id725af4206d5841118d1d21497f34f1ac"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Rulemaking process</header><text>For any rule relating to water heaters under this section that is finalized after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="id121b8cf811a14e6cb65c2d6322f1bcec"><enum>(i)</enum><text>require as part of the rulemaking process the performance of a full fuel cycle analysis for energy efficiency standards and a full fuel cycle energy descriptor, as described in a letter report of the National Academies entitled <quote>Review of Site (Point-of-Use) and Full-Fuel-Cycle Measurement Approaches to DOE/EERE Building Appliance Energy-Efficiency Standards</quote> and dated 2009; and</text></clause><clause id="idbae76bd3b2b941a0bece585462b02de5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certify that the rule is not likely to result in a significant shift from gas water heaters to electric water heaters with respect to residential construction, commercial construction, or water heater replacement.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc4958d0c7cd849e5b4a1ab5121caf612"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>Any rule relating to water heaters under this section that is finalized after the date of enactment of this paragraph—</text><clause id="id1c53a560ab684966aa818028a872d700"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not apply to small major household appliance manufacturers (as defined in section 121.201 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)); and</text></clause><clause id="idb131b8a7a935482cba3910f09bad27f1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall require the results of the analysis and resulting energy descriptor described in subparagraph (A)(i) to be prominently disclosed on any label that—</text><subclause id="ide07979a28df448fba990a289bb15d313"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is required by the Federal Trade Commission to provide energy efficiency information of the water heater; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id530426bf46ef45299407ed1d53663449" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is visible to consumers at the point of sale.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id879f47953f964aca8f52ce90ed366d90"><enum>3.</enum><header>Rule requirements for furnaces and boilers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 325(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6295">42 U.S.C. 6295(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subsection id="id90a79a7f73ac4dee9cbf3812b283694e"><enum>(a)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bb9bbcfd35841ffb94fb59bf762ec50"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end after the semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02419d9829df4d12adbc302f2ba1dec5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end and inserting a period; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ade8e7412514b5ba3f4bd9c3ab9f487"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii); and</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5ea28c50f05245cf88ebd26688615958"><enum>(b)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id1fb0faab61024f88ad977f82c0782207" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id27cf84af167e4be6a2605928d66a6b67"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph id="id6e123bdef75148649e5feb6e28593ee2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Rulemaking process</header><text>For any rule relating to furnaces or boilers under this section that is finalized after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="id7d40f4a5cacf44b18559c0181b78f898"><enum>(i)</enum><text>require as part of the rulemaking process the performance of a full fuel cycle analysis for energy efficiency standards and a full fuel cycle energy descriptor, as described in a letter report of the National Academies entitled <quote>Review of Site (Point-of-Use) and Full-Fuel-Cycle Measurement Approaches to DOE/EERE Building Appliance Energy-Efficiency Standards</quote> and dated 2009; and</text></clause><clause id="id1575994e45044ca9a10a534c434989fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certify that the rule is not likely to result in a significant shift from gas furnaces or boilers to electric furnaces or boilers with respect to residential construction, commercial construction, or furnace or boiler replacement.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida77fa4fa9a494382908b8a208e0ac854"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>Any rule relating to furnaces or boilers under this section that is finalized after the date of enactment of this paragraph—</text><clause id="ida78fd4778f304dc0b7d7cf6109b2712f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not apply to small major household appliance manufacturers (as defined in section 121.201 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)); and</text></clause><clause id="id20c05dd0822746e5bee51c76a81500d8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall require the results of the analysis and resulting energy descriptor described in subparagraph (A)(i) to be prominently disclosed on any label that—</text><subclause id="id735bc34b6eb8419db985200313104fd5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is required by the Federal Trade Commission to provide energy efficiency information of the water heater; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id19052e4036a049cdb1474e363ba61233" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is visible to consumers at the point of sale.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="idD8357ADBF3524CEAB1DCA03A128D1F79"><enum>4.</enum><header>Rule requirements for cooktops, ranges, and ovens</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 325(h) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6295">42 U.S.C. 6295(h)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B4A31561BD844C2A2C023250ABFB8D6"><paragraph id="id62D2F70BF47946A7887411271C8D68AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph id="id720ADA5E35FF4DB3B33CD3D313174723"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Rulemaking process</header><text>For any rule relating to kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens under this section that is finalized after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="id45FC375ED957486DAE6C83749AC32588"><enum>(i)</enum><text>require as part of the rulemaking process the performance of a full fuel cycle analysis for energy efficiency standards and a full fuel cycle energy descriptor, as described in a letter report of the National Academies entitled <quote>Review of Site (Point-of-Use) and Full-Fuel-Cycle Measurement Approaches to DOE/EERE Building Appliance Energy-Efficiency Standards</quote> and dated 2009; and </text></clause><clause id="id4604F0A3224B46CE873826B05C7192AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certify that the rule is not likely to result in a significant shift from gas kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens to electric kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens with respect to residential construction, commercial construction, or cooktop, range, and oven replacement.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9AE07D2984864A6C87047E83B7C7FC48"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>Any rule relating to kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens under this section that is finalized after the date of enactment of this paragraph—</text><clause id="id055d7329d48d417d9f047595dd83c304"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not limit the features and functionality available on residential gas kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, including—</text><subclause id="id06476f7cfa7247c69c66879e508fb8ea"><enum>(I)</enum><text>quick-to-boil times;</text></subclause><subclause id="id54ca6b0946ee4915a3994656d83093ae"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number and size of burners, including burners designed for simmering and high input rate burners; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id499b934ad349417ca458a09aae9f8cbc"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the design of grates, including continuous grates; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="idC10B55E3AF9B4681A78600204C78FF10"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not apply to small major household appliance manufacturers (as defined in section 121.201 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)); and</text></clause><clause id="id42DC210D788F483D81C7A2047A3B397C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall require the results of the analysis and resulting energy descriptor described in subparagraph (A)(i) to be prominently disclosed on any label that—</text><subclause id="id3705D891E1DE45F9B7CCD24562EC2E77"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is required by the Federal Trade Commission to provide energy efficiency information of the kitchen cooktop, range, or oven; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idD96B2887E37A4410BAD4FF697BF76C9D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is visible to consumers at the point of sale.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></legis-body></bill> |
