[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2516 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2516

     To enhance the Federal Government's leadership role in energy 
    efficiency by requiring Federal agencies to acquire central air 
  conditioners and heat pumps that meet or exceed certain efficiency 
                               standards.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2001

Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
Mrs. Capps, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Luther, Ms. McCarthy 
  of Missouri, Mr. Markey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Rush, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
    Towns, and Mr. Waxman) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 enhance the Federal Government's leadership role in energy 
    efficiency by requiring Federal agencies to acquire central air 
  conditioners and heat pumps that meet or exceed certain efficiency 
                               standards.

    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 ``Air Conditioner Energy Efficiency 
Leadership Act''.

SEC. 2. CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONER AND HEAT PUMP EFFICIENCY.

    (a) Requirement.--Federal agencies shall be required to acquire 
central air conditioners and heat pumps that meet or exceed the 
standards established under subsection (b) or (c) as follows:
            (1) Any central air conditioner or heat pump acquired after 
        September 30, 2001, for use by the Federal Government in 
        California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, 
        Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, or New Mexico shall be 
        subject to the requirement of this paragraph.
            (2) Any central air conditioner or heat pump acquired after 
        January 1, 2003, for use by the Federal Government at any 
        location shall be subject to the requirement of this paragraph.
    (b) Standards.--The standards referred to in subsection (a) are the 
following:
            (1) For air-cooled air conditioners with cooling capacities 
        of less than 65,000 Btu/hour, an Energy Efficiency Ratio of 
        11.3 at 95 degrees Fahrenheit and a Seasonal Energy Efficiency 
        Ratio of 13.0.
            (2) For air-cooled air conditioners with cooling capacities 
        of between 65,000 Btu/hour and 135,000 Btu/hour, an Energy 
        Efficiency Ratio of 11.0 at 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
            (3) For air-cooled air conditioners with cooling capacities 
        of between 135,000 Btu/hour and 240,000 Btu/hour, an Energy 
        Efficiency Ratio of 10.8 at 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
            (4) For air-source heat pumps with cooling capacities of 
        less than 65,000 Btu/hour, an Energy Efficiency Ratio of 11.3 
        at 95 degrees Fahrenheit, a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio of 
        13.0, and a Heating Seasonal Performance Factor of 7.9.
            (5) For air-source heat pumps with cooling capacities of 
        between 65,000 Btu/hour and 135,000 Btu/hour, an Energy 
        Efficiency Ratio of 11.0 at 95 degrees Fahrenheit, a 
        Coefficient of Performance of 3.4 at 47 degrees Fahrenheit, and 
        a Coefficient of Performance of 2.4 at 17 degrees Fahrenheit.
            (6) For air-source heat pumps with cooling capacities of 
        between 135,000 Btu/hour and 240,000 Btu/hour, an Energy 
        Efficiency Ratio of 10.8 at 95 degrees Fahrenheit, a 
        Coefficient of Performance of 3.3 at 47 degrees Fahrenheit, and 
        a Coefficient of Performance of 2.2 at 17 degrees Fahrenheit.
    (c) Modified Standards.--The Secretary of Energy may establish, 
after appropriate notice and comment, revised standards providing for 
reduced energy consumption or increased energy efficiency of central 
air conditioners and heat pumps acquired by the Federal Government, but 
may not establish standards less rigorous than those established by 
subsection (b).
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the terms 
``Energy Efficiency Ratio'', ``Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio'', 
``Heating Seasonal Performance Factor'', and ``Coefficient of 
Performance'' have the meanings used for those terms in Appendix M to 
Subpart B of Part 430 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
as in effect on May 24, 2001.
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