[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2083 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2083

   To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve energy 
         standards for home appliances, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2007

Mr. Gordon of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Pickering) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve energy 
         standards for home appliances, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ENERGY STANDARDS FOR HOME APPLIANCES.

    (a) Definition of Energy Conservation Standard.--Section 321(6)(A) 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(A)) is 
amended by striking ``or, in the case of'' and inserting ``and, in the 
case of residential clothes washers, residential dishwashers,''.
    (b) Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers.--Section 
325(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers 
        manufactured on or after january 1, 2014.--Not later than 
        December 31, 2010, the Secretary shall publish a final rule 
        determining whether to amend the standards in effect for 
        refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers manufactured 
        on or after January 1, 2014.''.
    (c) Residential Clothes Washers and Dishwashers.--Section 325(g)(4) 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(g)(4)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Clothes washers.--
                            ``(i) Clothes washers manufactured on or 
                        after january 1, 2011.--A residential clothes 
                        washer manufactured on or after January 1, 
                        2011, shall have--
                                    ``(I) a modified energy factor of 
                                at least 1.26; and
                                    ``(II) a water factor of not more 
                                than 9.5.
                            ``(ii) Clothes washers manufactured on or 
                        after january 1, 2015.--Not later than December 
                        31, 2011, the Secretary shall publish a final 
                        rule determining whether to amend the standards 
                        in effect for residential clothes washers 
                        manufactured on or after January 1, 2015.
                    ``(E) Dishwashers.--
                            ``(i) Dishwashers manufactured on or after 
                        january 1, 2010.--A dishwasher manufactured on 
                        or after January 1, 2010, shall use not more 
                        than--
                                    ``(I) in the case of a standard-
                                size dishwasher, 355 kWh per year or 
                                6.5 gallons of water per cycle; and
                                    ``(II) in the case of a compact-
                                size dishwasher, 260 kWh per year or 
                                4.5 gallons of water per cycle.
                            ``(ii) Dishwashers manufactured on or after 
                        january 1, 2018.--Not later than January 1, 
                        2015, the Secretary shall publish a final rule 
                        determining whether to amend the standards for 
                        dishwashers manufactured on or after January 1, 
                        2018.''.
    (d) Dehumidifiers.--Section 325(cc) of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(cc)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and before October 1, 
        2012,'' after ``2007,''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Dehumidifiers manufactured on or after october 1, 
        2012.--Dehumidifiers manufactured on or after October 1, 2012, 
        shall have an energy factor that meets or exceeds the following 
        values:


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                                                               Minimum
                                                                Energy
                Product Capacity (pints/day)                    Factor
                                                               (liters/
                                                                 kWh)
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Up to 35.00................................................         1.35
35.01-45.00................................................         1.50
45.01-54.00................................................         1.60
54.01-75.00................................................         1.70
Greater than 75.00.........................................      2.5.''.
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SEC. 2. ENERGY STAR PROGRAM.

    Section 324A(d)(2) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6294a(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``2010'' and inserting 
``2009''.
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