,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ba1 #bjae ,mr4 
,hoev5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,alex&]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation    
,act to prohibit ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy f 
prescrib+ a f9al rule am5d+ ! effici5cy 
/&>ds = resid5tial non-wea!riz$ gas     
furnaces or mobile home furnaces until  
an analysis has be5 complet$1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,/&>ds = c]ta9 furnaces  
,section #cbe7;f77#d7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy
 & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#fbie7;f77#d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7,e7 ,re/riction on f9al    
rule = resid5tial non-wea!riz$ gas      
furnaces & mobile home furnaces  7i7 ,9 
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all n prescribe a    
f9al rule am5d+ ! effici5cy /&>ds =     
resid5tial non-wea!riz$ gas furnaces or 
mobile home furnaces until ea* ( !      

foll[+ has occurr$3  7,i7 ,! ,secret>y  
conv5es a repres5tative advisory gr\p ( 
int]e/$ /akehold]s1 includ+ !           
manufactur]s1 di/ributors1 & contractors
 ( resid5tial non-wea!riz$ gas furnaces 
& mobile home furnaces1 home build]s1   
build+ own]s1 en]gy effici5cy advocates1
 natural gas utilities1 electric        
utilities1 & consum] gr\ps4  7,,ii7 ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is subp>agraph1 ! advisory gr\p       
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 completes an  
analysis ( a nationwide requirem5t ( a  
cond5s+ furnace effici5cy /&>d includ+--
  7aa7 a complete analysis ( curr5t     
m>ket tr5ds reg>d+ ! transition ( sales 
f non-cond5s+ furnaces to cond5s+       
furnaces2  7bb7 ! project$ net loss 9 ! 
indu/ry ( ! pres5t value ( orig9al      
equipm5t manufactur]s aft] adoption ( ! 
/&>d2  7cc7 ! project$ consum] payback  
p]iod & life cycle co/ sav+s aft]       
adoption ( ! /&>d2  7dd7 a det]m9ation (
 :e!r ! /&>d is economically ju/ifi$1   
bas$ solely on ! def9ition ( en]gy "u   

section #cba72 &  7ee7 o!r common       
economic pr9ciples4  7,,iii7 ,! advisory
 gr\p describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 reviews 
! analysis & det]m9es :e!r a nationwide 
requirem5t ( a cond5s+ furnace effici5cy
 /&>d is te*nically feasible &          
economically ju/ifi$4  7,,iv7 ,! f9al   
det]m9ation ( ! advisory gr\p "u        
subclause 7,,iii7 is publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al 
,regi/]4  7ii7 ,am5d$ /&>ds ,if !       
advisory gr\p det]m9es "u clause        
7i77,,iii7 t a nationwide requirem5t ( a
 cond5s+ furnace effici5cy /&>d is n    
te*nically feasible & economically      
ju/ifi$1 ! ,secret>y %all1 n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date on :i* ! f9al     
det]m9ation ( ! advisory gr\p is publi%$
 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] "u clause 7i77,,iv71
 e/abli% am5d$ /&>ds ?r\gh ! negotiat$  
rulemak+ proc$ure provid$ = "u sub*apt] 
,,iii ( *apt] #e ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z !         
,negotiat$ ,rulemak+ ,act ( #aiij74  4