,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #d1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,luetkemeyer 7for himself and ,mr4     
,harper7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,administrator of the       
,environmental ,protection ,agency to   
set reasonable limits on the stringency 
and timing of proposed regulations for  
new residential wood heaters1 new       
residential hydronic heaters1 new       
forced-air furnaces1 and new residential
 masonry heaters1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,wood ,stove        
,regulatory ,relief ,act of #bjad4  #b4 
,regulation of new residential wood     
heaters1 new residential hydronic       
heaters1 new forced-air furnaces1 and   
new residential masonry heaters  7a7    
,prohibition ,during the period         
specified in subsection 7c71 the        
,administrator may not finalize1 issue1 

implement1 or enforce any rule described
 in subsection 7b7 unless such rule     
meets the requirements described in     
subsection 7d74  7b7 ,rules ,subsection 
7a7 applies with respect to--  7#a7 the 
proposed rule entitled ,standards of    
,performance for ,new ,residential ,wood
 ,heaters1 ,new ,residential ,hydronic  
,heaters and ,forced-,air ,furnaces1 and
 ,new ,residential ,masonry ,heaters    
published at #gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #fccj      
7,february #c1 #bjad7 or any successor  
or substantially similar rule2 and  7#b7
 any other rule under section #aaa of   
the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#gdaa7 that is applicable to any new    
source that is a residential wood       
heater1 a residential hydronic heater1 a
 forced-air furnace1 or a residential   
masonry heater4  7c7 ,applicability     
,this ,act applies during the #h-year   
period beginning on the date of         
enactment of this ,act4  7d7            
,requirements  7#a7 ,numeric emission   
limits ,during the period specified in  

subsection 7c71 in finalizing or issuing
 any rule described in subsection 7b71  
the ,administrator may not establish a  
particulate matter emissions limit--    
7,a7 for adjustable rate wood heaters or
 pellet heaters_/stoves that were1 on or
 before the effective date of the rule1 
certified as being in compliance with   
any applicable standard of performance  
for particulate matter1 that is less    
than #d4e grams of particulate matter   
per hour2  7,b7 for all other adjustable
 rate wood heaters1 single burn rate    
wood heaters1 or pellet heaters_/stoves1
 that is less than #d4e grams of        
particulate matter per hour2  7,c7 for  
any residential hydronic heater1 that is
 less than #j4cb pound per million      
,british thermal unit heat output as    
measured under ,,astm ,e#bfah-ac        
,standard ,test ,method for ,measurement
 of ,particulate ,emissions and ,heating
 ,efficiency of ,solid ,fuel-,fired     
,hydronic ,heating ,appliances using    
either cordwood or cribs2 or  7,d7 for  

any forced-air furnace1 that is less    
than #j4ic pound per million ,british   
thermal unit heat output4  7#b7         
,transition period ,during the period   
specified in subsection 7c71 in         
finalizing or issuing any rule described
 in subsection 7b71 the ,administrator  
shall--  7,a7 with respect to a         
residential wood heater that was        
certified on or before the effective    
date of the rule by the ,administrator  
as in compliance with any applicable    
emissions limit in effect prior to the  
date of enactment of this ,act--  7i7   
provide that such certification shall   
remain valid until the date that is five
 years after such heater was certified2 
and  7ii7 permit any such heater to be  
manufactured and sold at retail until   
the date that is five years after such  
heater was certified2  7,b7 with respect
 to a forced-air furnace--  7i7 except  
as provided in clause 7ii7--  7,i7 that 
is manufactured on or before the        
effective date of such rule1 permit such

 forced-air furnace to be sold at retail
 for a period of at least one year after
 such effective date2 or  7,,ii7 that is
 manufactured after the effective date  
of such rule1 not require such          
forced-air furnace to meet any          
applicable particulate matter emissions 
limit set forth in such rule until the  
date that is at least one year after    
such effective date2 or  7ii7 that was  
tested under ,canadian ,standards       
,administration ,b#dae4a-aj test        
protocol on or before the effective date
 of the rule and met a particulate      
matter emissions limit of #j4ic pound   
per million ,british thermal unit heat  
output1 permit such forced-air furnace  
to be manufactured and sold at retail   
for a period of five years after such   
effective date2 and  7,c7 with respect  
to a hydronic heater that--  7i7 is a   
qualified model1 deem such hydronic     
heater to be certified as in compliance 
with any otherwise applicable emissions 
limit under such rule for the duration  

of the period it would be considered a  
qualified model1 but in no case for a   
period of less than #c years beginning  
on the effective date of such rule2 or  
7ii7 is not a qualified model and that  
is manufactured on or before the        
effective date of such rule1 permit such
 hydronic heater to be sold at retail   
for a period of at least one year after 
such effective date4  7#c7              
,certification procedures  7,a7         
,independent ,accredited ,third ,party  
,testing and ,certification ,during the 
period specified in subsection 7c71 in  
finalizing or issuing any rule described
 in subsection 7b71 the ,administrator  
shall provide that certifications of    
compliance with any applicable emissions
 limit under such rule be issued by     
independent third party laboratories    
accredited as certification bodies under
 ,,iso_/,,iec #agjfe1 based on testing  
performed by the certification body or  
another laboratory accredited under     
,,iso_/,,iec #agjbe to perform          

certification testing4  7,b7 ,limited   
role of ,,epa ,during the period        
specified in subsection 7c71 in         
finalizing or issuing any rule described
 in subsection 7b71 the ,administrator  
shall provide that the ,environmental   
,protection ,agency's role in any       
certification or auditing process       
provided in such rule shall be limited  
to conducting selective audits of the   
testing1 certification1 and quality     
assurance_/quality control functions    
performed by certification bodies or    
test laboratories that are accredited by
 the ,,iso4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this  
,act3  7#a7 ,administrator ,the term    
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency4  7#b7 ,,iso ,the term ,,iso    
means the ,international ,organization  
for ,standardization4  7#c7 ,,iso_/,,iec
 #agjbe ,the term ,,iso_/,,iec #agjbe   
means the ,international ,organization  
for ,standardization_/,international    
,electrotechnical ,commission standard  

number #agjbe4  7#d7 ,,iso_/,,iec #agjfe
 ,the term ,,iso_/,,iec #agjfe means the
 ,international ,organization for       
,standardization_/,international        
,electrotechnical ,commission standard  
number #agjfe4  7#e7 ,new source ,the   
term new source has the meaning given   
such term in section #aaa7;a77#b7 of the
 ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#gdaa7;a77#b774  7#f7 ,standard of      
performance ,the term standard of       
performance has the meaning given such  
term in section #aaa7;a77#a7 of the     
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#gdaa7;a77#a774  7#g7 ,qualified model  
,the term qualified model means1 with   
respect to a hydronic heater1 a model   
that had been shown to meet performance 
levels established by the ,administrator
 under a voluntary partnership program  
in effect prior to the date of enactment
 of this ,act4