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§ 12709. Energy efficiency standards
(a) Establishment
(1) In general
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, not later than September 30, 2006, jointly establish, by rule, energy efficiency standards for—
(A) new construction of public and assisted housing and single family and multifamily residential housing (other than manufactured homes) subject to mortgages insured under the National Housing Act [12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.];
(B) new construction of single family housing (other than manufactured homes) subject to mortgages insured, guaranteed, or made by the Secretary of Agriculture under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 [42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.]; and
(C) rehabilitation and new construction of public and assisted housing funded by HOPE VI revitalization grants under section 1437v of this title.
(2) Contents
(b) International Energy Conservation Code
(c) Revisions of the International Energy Conservation Code
(d) Failure to amend the standards
If the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture have not, within 1 year after the requirements of the 2006 IECC or the ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004 are revised, amended the standards or made a determination under subsection (c), all new construction and rehabilitation of housing specified in subsection (a) shall meet the requirements of the revised code or standard if—
(1) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture make a determination that the revised codes do not negatively affect the availability or affordability of new construction of assisted housing and single family and multifamily residential housing (other than manufactured homes) subject to mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or insured, guaranteed, or made by the Secretary of Agriculture under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), respectively; and
(2) the Secretary of Energy has made a determination under section 6833 of this title that the revised code or standard would improve energy efficiency.
(Pub. L. 101–625, title I, § 109, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4093; Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 101(c)(1), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2786; Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 153, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 649; Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 481, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1648.)