To require approval from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for any Federal manufactured home and safety standards, and for other purposes.
This bill would place the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at the center of approving any new federal standards for manufactured home construction and safety. Specifically, it designates HUD as the “primary authority” to establish these standards and requires any federal agency proposing a new standard after enactment to submit the proposal to HUD and obtain HUD’s approval before it can be adopted. HUD could reject proposed standards if they would significantly raise production costs, conflict with existing HUD standards, or for other reasons the Secretary deems appropriate. The bill also adds energy efficiency to the design considerations for manufactured homes and makes clear HUD is not obligated to create new or revised standards. In short, the bill creates a centralized, HUD-controlled gatekeeping process for federal manufactured home standards and expands energy-efficiency considerations.
Key Points
- 1The bill designates HUD as the primary authority to establish federal manufactured home construction and safety standards.
- 2Any federal agency seeking to establish a new standard after enactment must submit the proposal to HUD and may not adopt the standard without HUD approval.
- 3HUD can reject proposed standards if: (a) they would significantly increase the cost of producing manufactured homes; (b) they conflict with existing HUD standards; or (c) for other appropriate reasons determined by HUD.
- 4The bill includes a rule of construction stating that nothing in this subsection requires HUD to establish new or revised standards.
- 5Energy efficiency is added to the factors considered under the “design” category for manufactured home standards.