[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2137 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2137

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy 
     efficient appliance credit for appliances produced after 2007.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2007

 Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Schwartz) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
                                 Means

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the energy 
     efficient appliance credit for appliances produced after 2007.

    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 ``Super-Efficient Appliance Incentives 
and Market Transformation Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE CREDIT FOR 
              APPLIANCES PRODUCED AFTER 2007.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 45M of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to applicable amount) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Applicable Amount.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
            ``(1) Dishwashers.--The applicable amount is--
                    ``(A) $45 in the case of a dishwasher which is 
                manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009 and which 
                uses no more than 324 kilowatt hours per year and 5.8 
                gallons per cycle, and
                    ``(B) $75 in the case of a dishwasher which is 
                manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010 and 
                which uses no more than 307 kilowatt hours per year and 
                5.0 gallons per cycle (5.5 gallons per cycle for 
                dishwashers designed for greater than 12 place 
                settings).
            ``(2) Clothes washers.--The applicable amount is--
                    ``(A) $75 in the case of a residential top-loading 
                clothes washer manufactured in calendar year 2008 which 
                meets or exceeds a 1.72 modified energy factor and does 
                not exceed a 8.0 water consumption factor,
                    ``(B) $125 in the case of a residential top-loading 
                clothes washer manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 
                2009 which meets or exceeds a 1.8 modified energy 
                factor and does not exceed a 7.5 water consumption 
                factor,
                    ``(C) $150 in the case of a residential or 
                commercial clothes washer manufactured in calendar year 
                2008, 2009 or 2010 which meets or exceeds 2.0 modified 
                energy factor and does not exceed a 6.0 water 
                consumption factor, and
                    ``(D) $250 in the case of a residential or 
                commercial clothes washer manufactured in calendar year 
                2008, 2009, or 2010 which meets or exceeds 2.2 modified 
                energy factor and does not exceed a 4.5 water 
                consumption factor.
            ``(3) Refrigerators.--The applicable amount is--
                    ``(A) $50 in the case of a refrigerator which is 
                manufactured in calendar year 2008, and consumes at 
                least 20 percent but not more than 22.9 percent less 
                kilowatt hours per year than the 2001 energy 
                conservation standards,
                    ``(B) $75 in the case of a refrigerator which is 
                manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009, and 
                consumes at least 23 percent but no more than 24.9 
                percent less kilowatt hours per year than the 2001 
                energy conservation standards,
                    ``(C) $100 in the case of a refrigerator which is 
                manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009 or 2010, and 
                consumes at least 25 percent but not more than 29.9 
                percent less kilowatt hours per year than the 2001 
                energy conservation standards, and
                    ``(D) $200 in the case of a refrigerator 
                manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009 or 2010 and 
                which consumes at least 30 percent less energy than the 
                2001 energy conservation standards.
            ``(4) Dehumidifiers.--The applicable amount is--
                    ``(A) $15 in the case of a dehumidifier 
                manufactured in calendar year 2008 that has a capacity 
                less than or equal to 45 pints per day and is 7.5 
                percent more efficient than the applicable Department 
                of Energy energy conservation standard effective 
                October 2012, and
                    ``(B) $25 in the case of a dehumidifier 
                manufactured in calendar year 2008 that has a capacity 
                greater than 45 pints per day and is 7.5 percent more 
                efficient than the applicable Department of Energy 
                energy conservation standard effective October 2012.''.
    (b) Eligible Production.--
            (1) Similar treatment for all appliances.--Subsection (c) 
        of section 45M of such Code (relating to eligible production) 
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2),
                    (B) by striking ``(1) In general'' and all that 
                follows through ``the eligible'' and inserting ``The 
                eligible'', and
                    (C) by moving the text of such subsection in line 
                with the subsection heading and redesignating 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), 
                respectively.
            (2) Modification of base period.--Paragraph (2) of section 
        45M(c) of such Code, as amended by paragraph (1) of this 
        section, is amended by striking ``3-calendar year'' and 
        inserting ``2-calendar year''.
    (c) Types of Energy Efficient Appliances.--Subsection (d) of 
section 45M of such Code (defining types of energy efficient 
appliances) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Types of Energy Efficient Appliance.--For purposes of this 
section, the types of energy efficient appliances are--
            ``(1) dishwashers described in subsection (b)(1),
            ``(2) clothes washers described in subsection (b)(2),
            ``(3) refrigerators described in subsection (b)(3), and
            ``(4) dehumidifiers described in subsection (b)(4).''.
    (d) Aggregate Credit Amount Allowed.--
            (1) Increase in limit.--Paragraph (1) of section 45M(e) of 
        such Code (relating to aggregate credit amount allowed) is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Aggregate credit amount allowed.--The aggregate 
        amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a 
        taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $100,000,000 
        reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under subsection 
        (a) to the taxpayer (or any predecessor) for all prior taxable 
        years beginning after December 31, 2007.''.
            (2) Exception for certain refrigerator and clothes 
        washers.--Paragraph (2) of section 45M(e) of such Code is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Amount allowed for certain refrigerators and clothes 
        washers.--Refrigerators described in subsection (b)(3)(D) and 
        clothes washers described in subsection (b)(2)(D) shall not be 
        taken into account under paragraph (1).''.
    (e) Qualified Energy Efficient Appliances.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 45M(f) of such 
        Code (defining qualified energy efficient appliance) is amended 
        to read as follows:
            ``(1) Qualified energy efficient appliance.--The term 
        `qualified energy efficient appliance' means--
                    ``(A) any dishwasher described in subsection 
                (b)(1),
                    ``(B) any clothes washer described in subsection 
                (b)(2),
                    ``(C) any refrigerator described in subsection 
                (b)(3), and
                    ``(D) any dehumidifier described in subsection 
                (b)(4).''.
            (2) Clothes washer.--Section 45M(f)(3) of such Code 
        (defining clothes washer) is amended by inserting 
        ``commercial'' before ``residential'' the second place it 
        appears.
            (3) Top-loading clothes washer.--Subsection (f) of section 
        45M of such Code (relating to definitions) is amended by 
        redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs 
        (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively, and by inserting after 
        paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Top-loading clothes washer.--The term ``top-loading 
        clothes washer'' means a clothes washer which has the clothes 
        container compartment access located on the top of the machine 
        and which operates on a vertical axis.''.
            (4) Dehumidifier.--Subsection (f) of section 45M of such 
        Code, as amended by paragraph (3), is amended by redesignating 
        paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (7), (8) and (9), 
        respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Dehumidifier.--The term `dehumidifier' means a self-
        contained, electrically operated, and mechanically refrigerated 
        encased assembly consisting of--
                    ``(A) a refrigerated surface that condenses 
                moisture from the atmosphere,
                    ``(B) a refrigerating system, including an electric 
                motor,
                    ``(C) an air-circulating fan, and
                    ``(D) means for collecting or disposing of 
                condensate.''.
            (5) Replacement of energy factor.--Section 45M(f)(7) of 
        such Code, as amended by paragraph (4), is amended to read as 
        follows:
            ``(7) Modified energy factor.--The term `modified energy 
        factor' means the modified energy factor established by the 
        Department of Energy for compliance with the Federal energy 
        conservation standard.''.
            (6) Gallons per cycle; water consumption factor.--Section 
        45M(f) of such Code (relating to definitions) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Gallons per cycle.--The term `gallons per cycle' 
        means, with respect to a dishwasher, the amount of water, 
        expressed in gallons, required to complete a normal cycle of a 
        dishwasher.
            ``(11) Water consumption factor.--The term `water 
        consumption factor' means, with respect to a clothes washer, 
        the quotient of the total weighted per-cycle water consumption 
        divided by the cubic foot (or liter) capacity of the clothes 
        washer.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to appliances produced after December 31, 2007.
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