[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1320 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1320

   To provide assistance to owners of manufactured homes constructed 
before January 1, 1976, to purchase Energy Star-qualified manufactured 
                                 homes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 2009

  Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide assistance to owners of manufactured homes constructed 
before January 1, 1976, to purchase Energy Star-qualified manufactured 
                                 homes.

    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 ``Energy-Efficient Manufactured 
Housing Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURED HOMES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Dated manufactured home.--The term ``dated manufactured 
        home'' means a manufactured home constructed before January 1, 
        1976.
            (2) Energy star-qualified manufactured home.--The term 
        ``Energy Star-qualified manufactured home'' means a 
        manufactured home that has been designed, produced, and 
        installed in accordance with Energy Star guidelines by an 
        Energy Star-certified entity.
            (3) Manufactured home.--The term ``manufactured home'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 603 of the National 
        Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 
        1974 (42 U.S.C. 5402).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assist low-income 
households residing in dated manufactured homes to save energy and 
energy expenditures by providing support toward the purchase of new 
Energy Star-qualified manufactured homes.
    (c) Grants to State Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide grants under 
        this section to--
                    (A) the State agency responsible for developing 
                State energy conservation plans under section 362 of 
                the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322) 
                in each State; or
                    (B) such other State agency carrying out a similar 
                activity as the Governor of the State may designate.
            (2) Allocation.--The Secretary shall provide grants to each 
        State agency under paragraph (1) based on the proportion that, 
        as determined using the most recent and accurate data 
        available--
                    (A) the number of dated manufactured homes occupied 
                as primary residences in the State; bears to
                    (B) the number of dated manufactured homes occupied 
                as primary residences in all States.
            (3) Use of funds.--A State agency shall use a grant 
        provided under paragraph (1) to provide to owners of dated 
        manufactured homes in the State rebates to use toward the 
        purchase of new Energy Star-qualified manufactured homes in the 
        State in accordance with paragraph (4).
            (4) Rebates.--
                    (A) Primary residence requirement.--A rebate under 
                this subsection may be made only to an owner of a dated 
                manufactured home that is used on a year-round basis as 
                a primary residence.
                    (B) Destruction and replacement.--A rebate under 
                this subsection may be made only if the applicable 
                dated manufactured home will be--
                            (i) destroyed (including appropriate 
                        recycling); and
                            (ii) replaced, in the same general location 
                        (as determined by the applicable State agency), 
                        with an Energy Star-qualified manufactured 
                        home.
                    (C) Single rebate.--A rebate under this subsection 
                may not be provided to any owner of a dated 
                manufactured home that was or is a member of a 
                household for which any member of the household was 
                provided a rebate pursuant to this subsection.
                    (D) Eligible households.--To be eligible to receive 
                a rebate under this subsection, an owner of a dated 
                manufactured home shall demonstrate to the applicable 
                State agency that the total income of all members of 
                the household of the owner does not exceed 200 percent 
                of the Federal poverty level for income in the 
                applicable area.
            (5) Limitation.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                amount of a rebate provided by a State agency under 
                this subsection shall not exceed, for a single 
                manufactured home, $7,500 of the amount provided to the 
                State agency pursuant to this subsection.
                    (B) Use of state funds.--A State agency may 
                supplement the amount of a rebate provided under this 
                subsection using State or other funds (including 
                private donations and grants from charitable 
                foundations) by such amount as the State agency 
                determines to be appropriate.
            (6) Similar programs.--
                    (A) State programs.--Subject to the limitation 
                described in paragraph (5)(A), a State agency 
                conducting a program the purpose of which is to replace 
                dated manufactured homes with Energy Star-qualified 
                manufactured homes may use the amounts provided under 
                this subsection to support the program.
                    (B) Federal programs.--The Secretary shall seek to 
                achieve the purpose of this section through similar 
                Federal programs, including--
                            (i) the Weatherization Assistance Program 
                        for Low-Income Persons established under part A 
                        of title IV of the Energy Conservation and 
                        Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.); and
                            (ii) the program under part D of title III 
                        of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 6321 et seq.).
            (7) Administration.--
                    (A) Controls and procedures.--
                            (i) In general.--Each State agency that 
                        receives funding under this subsection shall 
                        establish such fiscal controls and accounting 
                        procedures as are sufficient, as determined by 
                        the Secretary, to ensure proper accounting for 
                        disbursements made from the funds and fund 
                        balances.
                            (ii) Requirement.--The controls and 
                        procedures established under clause (i) shall 
                        conform to generally accepted Federal 
                        accounting principles, as determined by the 
                        Secretary.
                    (B) Coordination with other state agencies.--A 
                State agency that receives funding under this 
                subsection may coordinate efforts and share funds for 
                administration with other State agencies involved in 
                low-income housing programs.
                    (C) Administrative expenses.--A State agency may 
                use not more than 10 percent of the funds provided to 
                the State agency under this subsection for 
                administrative expenses in carrying out a program under 
                this subsection.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
        section.
            (2) Administrative expenses.--Of the amounts available for 
        each fiscal year to carry out this section, the Secretary may 
        use not more than 5 percent to pay administrative expenses.
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