ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT

Bills and resolutions

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6323 [2NO]

——— exempt decorative hearth products from certain energy efficiency regulations (see H.R. 6578), H6314 [23OC]

Dept. of Energy: improve energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water heaters (see H.R. 3817), H158 [24JA]

Letters

American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act: Bert Kalisch, American Public Gas Association and Dave McCurdy, American Gas Association, H6603 [4DE]

——— Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H6602 [4DE]

——— Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6603 [4DE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6603 [4DE]

Remarks in House

——— repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H3427, H3461, H3462 [5JN], E1023 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for grants requiring recipients to replace any lighting that does not comply with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, H3460 [5JN]

——— provide a uniform efficiency descriptor for water heaters, H6606 [4DE], E1880 [5DE]

Remarks in Senate

Texts of

H.R. 6582, American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act, H6599–H6602 [4DE]