[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3115 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3115
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend
and modify the rural energy savings program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 21, 2018
Mr. Merkley (for himself, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend
and modify the rural energy savings program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Housing Opportunity
Maximization for Energy Savings Act'' or the ``Rural HOMES Act''.
SEC. 2. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM.
Section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8107a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or''
at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) an entity comparable to an entity described
in any of subparagraphs (A) through (C) that the
Secretary determines provides energy efficiency
services to rural consumers.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``The term'' and inserting
the following:
``(A) In general.--The term''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Inclusion.--The term `energy efficiency
measures' includes the replacement of a manufactured
home with another manufactured home if the eligible
entity determines that the replacement would be cost-
effective in increasing energy efficiency.'';
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Manufactured home.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
term `manufactured home' has the meaning given the term
in section 982.4(b) of title 24, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations).
``(B) Requirement.--The term `manufactured home'
includes only an owner-occupied manufactured home that
is located on land--
``(i) that is owned by the owner of the
manufactured home; or
``(ii) for which the owner of the
manufactured home has a long-term lease
arrangement that--
``(I) is not less than 2 years
longer than the term of the applicable
loan under this section; and
``(II) includes a predetermined
rental rate agreement.''; and
(E) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``served by'' and inserting ``located in the
service area of'';
(2) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ``(or not more
than 20 years in the case of a loan for the replacement of a
manufactured home with another manufactured home)'' after ``10
years''; and
(3) in subsection (h), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
``2023''.
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