3.0.0 1786 2019-11-15T21:19:05Z 2019-11-15T21:19:05Z House H HR 2009-03-30 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-31T18:19:57Z Referred to 2009-03-30T16:33:45Z 2009-03-31 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Committee 2009-03-30 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-03-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 N R000572 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] Mike Rogers R MI 8 2009-03-31 False Energy Consumer affairs Energy efficiency and conservation Manufacturing Product safety and quality Public-private cooperation Retail and wholesale trades Solid waste and recycling Energy 00 2009-03-30 Introduced in House 2009-06-19T22:21:23Z Establishes the Best-in-Class Appliances Deployment Program to reward retailers for increasing the sales of high-efficiency installed building equipment, consumer electronics, and household appliance models, with the goal of reducing life-cycle costs for consumers, encouraging innovation, and maximizing energy savings.

Requires that the program include: (1) bounties to retailers for replacing and recycling old, inefficient, and environmentally harmful appliances; and (2) bonuses to manufacturers for developing new Superefficient Best-in-Class Products.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to ensure that not more than one bonus payment is provided to distributors and retailers per unit of eligible models sold. Allows the Secretary to make distributors eligible to receive the incentive for sales that are not to end-users in addition to retailers if the Secretary determines that, for a particular product category, distributors are well situated to increase sales of Best-in-Class Products.

Makes any product that is eligible for an energy efficient appliance tax credit ineligible for a payment to a manufacturer under this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary to require that retailers and distributors disclose publicly and to consumers their participation in the program under this Act.

Directs the Secretary to make cost-effectiveness a top priority in designing and administering this Act, but allows the cost-effectiveness of the rewards to manufacturers, in aggregate, to be lower than that of the rewards to retailers and distributors. Defines "cost-effectiveness" as a measure of aggregate energy cost savings over the life of the product as a ratio to the cost of the rewards.

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