Recreational Vehicle Certainty Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5658
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2014-09-18
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Housing industry and standards

Motor vehicles
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Recreational Vehicle Certainty Act of 2014 - Amends the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of &quot;manufactured home&quot; covered by the Act any recreational vehicle designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use and built in compliance with consensus standards for such products, including:</p> <ul> <li> a self-propelled motorhome or recreational vehicle trailer towed by another vehicle without a special highway use permit and regulated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as a vehicle; and</li> <li> a park model recreational vehicle with a gross area of up to 400 square feet and meeting other specified criteria.</li> </ul> <p>(Currently, the definition excludes any self-propelled recreational vehicle.)</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5658 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2014 Mr. Stutzman (for himself, Mrs. Walorski , and Mr. Duffy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To revise the definition of manufactured home under the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to clarify the exclusion of certain recreational vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recreational Vehicle Certainty Act of 2014 . 2. Definition of manufactured home Paragraph (6) of section 603 of the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5402(6) ) is amended by striking self-propelled recreational vehicle and inserting the following: recreational vehicle that is designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use and built in compliance with consensus standards for such products, including (A) a self-propelled motorhome or recreational vehicle trailer that is towed by another vehicle without a special highway use permit and is regulated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as a vehicle, and (B) a park model recreational vehicle that has a gross area of not greater than 400 square feet based on the exterior dimensions of the unit measured at the largest horizontal projections in the setup mode, excluding any loft area having less than 5 feet in ceiling height, roof overhangs, and exterior porch or deck area . 3. Regulations Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the amendments made by section 2.