WHEREAS, Manufactured housing comprises nearly 20 percent of all housing in
rural
areas of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Low-income families continue to dominate the market for
manufactured
housing; and
WHEREAS, The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 directs the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), in consultation with the Secretary of the U.S.
Department
of Housing and Urban Development, to establish standards for energy
efficiency in
manufactured housing by December 2011; and
WHEREAS, Current minimum standards for manufactured housing construction in
the
United States are deficient with respect to thermal construction and
space-conditioning
requirements; and
WHEREAS, Improvements in thermal standards and space-conditioning
requirements
are likely to result in net savings, within a reasonable period of time, to
purchasers of
manufactured housing; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Board of Directors of the National Association of
Regulatory
Utility Commissioners (NARUC), convened at its 2008 Summer Meetings in
Portland,
Oregon, encourages DOE to endeavor to publish its proposed energy efficiency
standards
for manufactured housing well before the deadline set by Congress; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That NARUC supports the adoption of energy efficiency standards
for
manufactured housing that are essentially equal to the standards in place
for site-built
houses, taking into consideration differences in regional climate
conditions; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That producers of manufactured housing are encouraged to adopt
voluntarily, and as soon as practicable, energy efficiency standards equal
to site-built
housing.
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Sponsored by the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment
Adopted by the Board of Directors on July 23, 2008