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conditions. Any standards set for any such region shall 
achieve the maximum level of energy savings that are tech-
nically feasible and economically justified within that re-
gion. As a preliminary step to determining the economic 
justifiability of establishing any such regional standard, 
the Secretary shall conduct a study involving stakeholders, 
including but not limited to a representative from the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology; representa-
tives of nongovernmental advocacy organizations; rep-
resentatives of product manufacturers, distributors, and 
installers; representatives of the gas and electric utility in-
dustries; and such other individuals as the Secretary may 
designate. Such study shall determine the potential bene-
fits and consequences of prescribing regional standards for 
heating and cooling products, and may, if favorable to 
such standards, constitute the evidence of economic justifi-
ability required under this Act. Regional boundaries shall 
follow State borders and only include contiguous States 
(except Alaska and Hawaii), except that on the request 
of a State, the Secretary may divide that State to include 
a part of that State in each of two regions. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary establishes regional standards, 
it shall be unlawful under section 332 to offer for sale 
at retail, sell at retail, or install noncomplying products 
except within the specified regions. 
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‘‘(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), no product 
manufactured to a regional standard established pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) shall be distributed in commerce 
without a prominent label affixed to the product which in-
cludes at the top of the label, in print of not less than 
14-point type, the following: ‘It is a violation of Federal 
law for this product to be installed in any State outside 
the region shaded on the map printed on this label.’. 
Below this notice shall appear a map of the United States 
with clearly defined State boundaries and names, and with 
all States in which the product meets or exceeds the stand-
ard established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shaded in 
a color or a manner as to be easily visible without obscur-
ing the State boundaries and names. Below the map shall 
be printed on each label the following: ‘It is a violation 
of Federal law for this label to be removed, except by the 
owner and legal resident of any single-family home in 
which this product is installed.’. 
‘‘(ii) A product manufactured that meets or exceeds 
all regional standards established under this paragraph 
shall bear a prominent label affixed to the product which 
includes at the top of the label, in print of not less than 
14-point type the following: ‘This product has achieved an 
energy efficiency rating under Federal law allowing its in-
stallation in any State.’. 
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‘‘(D) Manufacturers of space heating and air condi-
tioning equipment subject to regional standards estab-
lished under this paragraph shall obtain and retain 
records on the intended installation locations of the equip-
ment sold, and shall make such records available to the 
Secretary on request.’’. 
(b) INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT.—Section 342(a) of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(10)(A) The Secretary may establish regional stand-
ards for space heating and air conditioning products sub-
ject to this subsection. For each space heating and air con-
ditioning product, the Secretary may establish a national 
minimum standard and two more stringent regional stand-
ards for regions determined to have significantly differing 
climatic conditions. Any standards set for any such region 
shall achieve the maximum level of energy savings that 
are technically feasible and economically justified within 
that region. Regional boundaries shall follow State borders 
and only include contiguous States (except Alaska and 
Hawaii), except that on the request of a State, the Sec-
retary may divide that State to include a part of that State 
in each of two regions. 
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(b) CLARIFICATION
OF ELIGIBILITY
FOR ALTER-
NATIVE FUEL CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (F) of section 
6426(d)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘hydrocarbons’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fuel’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6426 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(h) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No credit shall 
be determined under subsection (d) or (e) with respect to 
any fuel with respect to which credit may be determined 
under subsection (b) or (c) or under section 40 or 40A.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to fuel produced, and sold or used, after 
June 30, 2007. 
(2) CLARIFICATION
OF
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
AL-
TERNATIVE FUEL CREDIT.—The amendment made 
by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in 
section 11113 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Ef-
ficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users. 
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