Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill delays by three years the date by which manufacturers, owners, and operators of new residential wood heaters, including residential hydronic heaters (wood-fired boilers) and forced-air furnaces, must comply with emission standards promulgated under the Clean Air Act.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 453 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 453

To deem the Step 2 compliance date for standards of performance for new 
residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-
                    air furnaces to be May 15, 2023.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2017

 Mr. Peterson (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. 
  Long, Mr. Lewis of Minnesota, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
    Kind) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To deem the Step 2 compliance date for standards of performance for new 
residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-
                    air furnaces to be May 15, 2023.

    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 ``Relief from New Source Performance 
Standards Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. STEP 2 COMPLIANCE DATE FOR STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW 
              RESIDENTIAL WOOD HEATERS, NEW RESIDENTIAL HYDRONIC 
              HEATERS, AND FORCED-AIR FURNACES.

    (a) In General.--The Step 2 compliance date (as such term is used 
in the final rule entitled ``Standards of Performance for New 
Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-
Air Furnaces'' published at 80 Fed. Reg. 13672 (March 16, 2015)) is 
deemed to be May 15, 2023
    (b) Conforming Changes.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall make such technical and conforming changes to 
rules and guidance documents as may be necessary to implement 
subsection (a).
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