Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4347 Primary Sponsor:Keyserling Committee Number:08 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Energy efficiency standards Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:General Committee Computer Document Number:436/12000.AC Introduced Date:Feb 05, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 20, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Keyserling Barber Hendricks Whipper Rogers Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4347 Senate Feb 20, 1992 Introduced, referred to 08
Committee
4347 House Feb 19, 1992 Adopted, sent to Senate
4347 House Feb 12, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 24
4347 House Feb 05, 1992 Introduced, referred to 24
Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
February 12, 1992
H. 4347
Introduced by REPS. Keyserling, Barber, Hendricks, Whipper and Rogers
S. Printed 2/12/92--H.
Read the first time February 5, 1992.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 4347), to memorialize the United States Congress and the United States Department of Housing, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
SAMUEL R. FOSTER, for Committee.
TO MEMORIALIZE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO STRENGTHEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING AND TO ALLOW STATES TO REQUIRE GREATER ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES THAN REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL STANDARDS AND THAT IF THESE MEASURES ARE NOT ACTED UPON BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT BY 1993, THEN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WILL SEEK OTHER REMEDIES TO ENSURE THAT ONLY ENERGY-EFFICIENT MANUFACTURED HOUSING IS ALLOWED TO BE SOLD IN THIS STATE.
Whereas, South Carolina imports almost all of its energy fuels; and
Whereas, South Carolina ranks forty-second in per capita income; and
Whereas, every energy dollar saved is effectively put to use within South Carolina and results in adding three to four dollars to South Carolina's economy; and
Whereas, South Carolina ranks first in the nation in the percentage of residences which are manufactured housing; and
Whereas, manufactured homes comprise about forty percent of new residential electricity connections in South Carolina; and
Whereas, heating and cooling costs of energy-inefficient manufactured homes of similar size can be ten times higher than efficient models; and
Whereas, energy-efficiency standards for manufactured homes are set at the federal level by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and states cannot require stronger standards for energy-efficiency measures; and
Whereas, South Carolina is in the process of improving energy efficiency in all sectors and manufactured housing represents a very significant energy wasting sector; and
Whereas, South Carolina cannot afford the unnecessary environmental pollution and loss to the State's citizens of millions of dollars that result from wasteful energy construction practices by the manufactured housing industry; and
Whereas, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has given no indication of action on the four-year-old Congressional mandate to review and upgrade the nation's manufactured housing standards. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, memorializes the United States Congress and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to strengthen energy-efficiency standards for manufactured housing and to allow states to require greater energy-efficiency measures than required by the federal standards.
Be it further resolved that if the United States Congress and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development do not take the measures as urged in this resolution by 1993, the State of South Carolina will seek other remedies to ensure that only energy-efficient manufactured housing is allowed to be sold in this State.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the South Carolina Congressional Delegation members and to the Director of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.