A bill to remove the authority of the Secretary of Energy to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans.

This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate the Department of Energy's authority to: (1) amend energy efficiency standards for ceiling fan light kits, and (2) issue energy efficiency or energy use standards for electricity used by ceiling fans to circulate air in a room.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1048 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1048

 To remove the authority of the Secretary of Energy to amend or issue 
           new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 22, 2015

 Mr. Alexander 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 remove the authority of the Secretary of Energy to amend or issue 
           new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans.

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

SECTION 1. CEILING FAN STANDARDS.

    Section 325(ff) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6295(ff)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (5).
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