The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutResolutions - 1998.09.03 - 25549• September 3, 1998 REPORT (Misc. #98182) BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - NANCY DINGELDEY, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: MR #98182 - (SUPPORT) H.R. 859, AMENDMENTS TO THE ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on August 24, 1998, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing Report. GENFIRAL GOVERNMENX COMMITTEE General Government Committee Vote: Motion carried on a roll call vote with Holbert voting no. August 6, 1998 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #98182 BY: Commissioners Shelley G. Taub, District #12, Ruth Johnson, District #1 IN RE: (Support) H.R. 859, Amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS in 1992, in the name of water conservancy, Congress decreed that beginning in 1994, that all U.S. toilets would use no more than 1.6 gallons of water per flush, and outlawed the manufacture of the 3.5 gallon-per-flush toilet on which all Americans were heretofore trained; and WHEREAS by the passage of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, which is the current law, this incursion into the bathrooms of America is overseen by the toiletology experts of the United States Department of Energy; and WHEREAS the regulation of the amount of water in the toilets of our citizens has not only caused a "tempest in a toiletbowl", but has had the unintended consequence of requiring multiple flushes to insure proper operation of this facility and has created a black market for the good, old-fashioned toilet; and WHEREAS citing the protection of our natural resources, the DOE porcelain police unwittingly echo Noah Webster who stated that "Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority." NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, does hereby support the passage of H.R. 859, (The Plumbing Standards Act), as introduced by Congressman Joe Knollenberg, and request that Oakland County's State and Federal Legislators join us in support of this amendatory legislation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that along with our support of H.R. 859, we admonish those who would violate, so intrusively, our privacy, that we won't take this sitting down. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. (kg.-04111A • (C.SLUJO http ://thomas. loc.gov/c...c 105 :./temp/—c 105IlbTcE http:/Ithomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c 1 05:./temp/—c 1 0511 bTcE HR 859 IH 105th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 859 To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing supplies. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 1997 Mr. KNOLLENBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce A BILL To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing supplies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended-- (1) in section 2 (42 U.S.C. 6201)-- (A) by inserting 'and' at the end of paragraph (6); (B) by striking '; and' at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (C) by striking paragraph (8); (2) in section 321 (42 U.S.C. 6291)-- (A) by striking 'or, with respect to showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals, water' in paragraph (1)(A); (B) by striking 'incandescent reflector lamps, showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals' in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof 'and incandescent reflector lamps'; (C) by striking ', or, in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals, of 5 8/5/98 6:15 PM http://thomas. loc.gov/c...c 105 :./tempt—c 10511bTcE http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?cl 05:./temp/—c 1 05IlbTcE water use,' in paragraph (6)(A);* ' (D) by striking '(15), (16), (17),' in paragraph (6)(B); (E) by striking '325(r)' in paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu thereof '325(p)'; (F) by striking ', and in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals, the aggregate retail cost of water and wastewater treatment services likely to be incurred annually,' in paragraph (7); (G) by inserting at the end of paragraph (30) the following new subparagraph: '(T) The term 'ANSI' means the American National Standards Institute.'; and (H) by striking paragraph (31); (3) in section 322(a) (42 U.S.C. 6292(a))-- (A) by striking paragraphs (15) through (18); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (15); (4) in section 323 (42 U.S.C. 6293)-- (A) by striking 'water use (in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals),' in subsection (b)(3); (B) by striking 'or, in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, or urinals, water use' in subsection (b)(4); (C) by striking ', or in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, or urinals, representative average unit costs of water and wastewater treatment service resulting from the operation of such products during such cycle' in subsection (b)(4); (D) by striking ', water, and wastewater treatment' in subsection (b)(4); (E) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8) of subsection (b); (F) by striking 'or, in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals, water use' in subsection (c)(1); (G) by striking 'or, in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals, water use' in subsection (c)(2); (H) by striking ', measured energy use, or measured water use' in subsection (e)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof 'or measured energy use'; and (I) by striking ', energy use, or water use' each place it appears in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof 'or energy use'; If 5 8/5/98 6:15 PM http://thomas.loc.gov/c...c105:./tempb-c10511bTcE http://thomas.loc.govicgi-birilquery/C?c105:./temp/-c10511bTcE (5) in section 324 (42 U.S.C. 6294)-- (A) by striking '325(j)' in subsection (a)(2)(C)(ii) and inserting in lieu thereof '325(i)'; (B) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) of subsection (a)(2); (C) by striking '(19)' each place it appears in subsection (a)(3) and subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof '(15)'; (D) by striking 'paragraphs (15) through' in subsection (b)(1)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof 'paragraph'; (E) by striking '(13), (14), (15), (16), (17), and (18)' in subsection (c)(7) and inserting in lieu thereof '(13) and (14)'; and (F) by striking paragraph (8) of subsection (c); (6) in section 325 (42 U.S.C. 6295)-- (A) by striking '325(n)(1)' in subsection (i)(6)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof '325(1)(1)'; (B) by striking subsections (j) and (k); (C) by redesignating subsections (1) through (t) as subsections (j) through (r), respectively; (D) by striking '(19)' in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (j), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, and inserting in lieu thereof '(15)'; (E) by striking '(o) and (p)' in subsection (j)(1), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, and inserting in lieu thereof '(m) and (n)'; (F) by striking '(o) and (p)' in subsection (j)(3), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, and inserting in lieu thereof '(m) and (n)'; (G) by striking '(o)(2)(B)(i)(ll)' in subsection (1)(2)(C), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, and inserting in lieu thereof '(m)(2)(B)(i)(ll)'; (H) by striking 'or, in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, or urinals, water use,' in subsection (m)(1), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph; (I) by striking ', or, in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, or urinals, water efficiency,' in subsection (m)(2)(A), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph; (J) by striking ', or as applicable, water,' in subsection (m)(2)(B)(i)(III), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph; 1' 5 8/5/98 6:15 PM http://thomas.loc.gov/c...c105:./temp/--cIO5IlbTcE http://thomas. loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C? c 1 05 : Itempi-c 1 0511bTcE (K) by striking 'and water' in subsection (m)(2)(B)(i)(VI), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph; (L) by striking ', and as applicable, water,' in subsection (m)(2)(B)(iii), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph; (M) by striking ', in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, or urinals, water, or' in subsection (m)(3)(B), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph; and (N) by striking '(o)' both places it appears in subsection (n)(3)(A), as so redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, and inserting in lieu thereof '(m)% (7) in section 326 (42 U.S.C. 6296)-- (A) by striking 'or water use' in subsection (b)(4); and (B) by striking ', energy use, or, in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals, water use' in subsection (d)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof 'or energy use'; (8) in section 327 (42 U.S.C. 6297)-- (A) by striking 'consumption or water use' in subsection (a)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof 'consumption'; (B) by striking ', water use,' in subsection (a)(1)(A); (C) by striking energy efficiency, or water use' each place it appears in subsection (a)(1)(B), subsection (b), subsection (c), and subsection (d)(1)(A), and inserting in lieu thereof 'or energy efficiency'; (D) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to read as follows: '(2) For purposes of this section, the term 'State regulation' means a law, regulation, or other requirement of a State or its political subdivisions.'; (E) by striking 'flow rate requirements for showerheads or faucets, or water use requirements for water closets or urinals,' in subsection (b)(1); (F) by striking ', or is a regulation (or portion thereof) regulating showerheads' and all that follows through '325(k) is applicable' in subsection (b)(4); (G) by inserting 'or' at the end of paragraph (5) of subsection (b); (H) by striking '; or' at the end of paragraph (6) of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; (I) by striking paragraph (7) of subsection (b); 5 8/5/98 6:15 PM http://thomas.loc.gov/c...c105:./temp/—c105IlbTcE http://thomas. loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c 1 05:./temp/—c 105 IlbTcE (J) by striking 'subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 325(j)(3), and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 325(k)(3)' in subsection (c); (K) by inserting 'or' at the end of paragraph (2) of subsection (c); (L) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) of subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; (M) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (c); (N) by striking 'or river basin commission' each place it appears in subsection (d)(1)(A) and (B); (0) by striking 'or water' each place it appears in subsection (d)(1)(B) and (C); (P) by striking ', and, with respect to a State' and all that follows through 'water supply development' in subsection (d)(1)(C); (Q) by striking 'or, if the State' and all that follows through 'emergency condition,' in subsection (d)(5)(B)(i); (R) by striking 'or, in the case of a water emergency condition, water or wastewater treatment,' in subsection (d)(5)(B)(i)(I); and (S) by striking 'or, in the case of a water emergency condition, by the importation of water,' in subsection (d)(5)(B)(i)(II); (9) in section 336(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 6306(c)(2)), by striking '325(k)' and inserting in lieu thereof '325(1)'; and (10) in section 337 (42 U.S.C. 6307)-- (A) by striking '(a) IN GENERAL- '; and (B) by striking subsection (b). END 5 815/98 6: 15 PM Bill Summary & Status http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:HR00859:@@@L Bill Summary & Status for the 105th Congress ' NEW SEARCH I HOME I HELP H.R.859 SPONSOR: Rep Knollenberg (introduced 02/27/97) Jump to: Titles, Status, Committees, Amendments, Cosponsors, Summary TITLE(S): • OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED: A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing supplies. STATUS: Floor Actions ***NONE*** STATUS: Detailed Legislative Status House Actions Feb 27, 97: Referred to the House Committee on Commerce. Mar 7, 97: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. STATUS: Congressional Record Page References 02/27/97 Introductory remarks on Measure (CR E345-346) COMMITTEE(S): • COMMITTEE(S) OF REFERRAL: House Commerce • SUBCOMMITTEE(S): Hsc Energy and Power AMENDMENT(S): ***NONE*** 75 COSPONSORS: 3 8/5/98 6:14 PM Bill Summary & Status http://thomas.1oc.gov/egi-bintbdquery/ed105:HR00859:@@@L Rep Bereuter - 05/14/97 Rep Duncan - 05/14/97 Rep Miller, D. - 05/15/97 Rep McIntosh - 07/08/97 Rep Paul - 07/23/97 Rep Herger - 07/24/97 Rep Johnson, S. - 07/24/97 Rep Dickey - 07/29/97 Rep Barr - 07/31/97 Rep Solomon - 09/03/97 Rep McCollum - 09/03/97 Rep Emerson - 09/03/97 Rep Deal - 09/08/97 Rep Manzullo - 09/11/97 Rep Pastor - 09/25/97 Rep Thomberry - 10/09/97 Rep Goodling - 11/12/97 Rep Rohrabacher - 01/27/98 Rep Young, D. - 01/27/98 Rep Wicker - 01/27/98 Rep Upton - 01/28/98 Rep Myrick - 02/03/98 Rep Ballenger - 02/05/98 Rep Turner - 02/05/98 Rep Hoekstra - 02/11/98 Rep Barton - 02/11/98 Rep Hefner - 02/11/98 Rep Tiahrt - 02/12/98 Rep Barcia - 02/12/98 Rep Hutchinson - 02/12/98 Rep Redmond - 03/02/98 Rep Coburn - 03/11/98 Rep Berry - 03/18/98 Rep Lewis, R. - 03/24/98 Rep Frelinghuysen - 04/21/98 Rep Norwood - 05/12/98 Rep Camp - 05/22/98 Rep Danner - 05/14/97 Rep Goodlatte - 05/15/97 Rep Callahan - 06/04/97 Rep Campbell, Tom - 07/10/97 Rep Hansen - 07/24/97 Rep Traficant - 07/24/97 Rep Canady - 07/28/97 Rep Hilleary - 07/29/97 Rep Calvert - 07/31/97 Rep Snyder - 09/03/97 Rep Stenholm - 09/03/97 Rep Cramer - 09/08/97 Rep Crapo - 09/09/97 Rep Souder - 09/17/97 Rep Chambliss - 10/08/97 Rep Hastings, D. - 10/21/97 Rep Steams - 01/27/98 Rep Gillmor - 01/27/98 Rep_Moran, Jerry - 01/27/98 Rep John - 01/27/98 Rep Sessions - 02/03/98 Rep DeLay - 02/03/98 Rep Stump - 02/05/98 Rep Jones - 02/05/98 Rep Mica - 02/11/98 Rep Doolittle - 02/11/98 Rep Pickering - 02/12/98 Rep Hall, R. - 02/12/98 Rep Edwards - 02/12/98 Rep Sandlin - 02/24/98 Rep Blunt - 03/03/98 Rep Everett - 03/16/98 Rep Smith, N. - 03/18/98 Rep Ehrlich - 04/21/98 Rep Jenkins - 05/06/98 Rep Livingston - 05/12/98 Rep Cox - 06/04/98 8/5/98 6:14 PM Bill Sununary & Status http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d 1 05 :HR008 5 9:@@@L Rep Scarborough - 06/17/98 SUMMARY: (AS INTRODUCED) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1992 to repeal restrictions on certain plumbing products and appliances, including showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals. )f3 8/5/98 6:14 PM Resolution 4t98182 August 6, 1998 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections. D. Allen, County Clerk Resolution #98182 September 3, 1998 Moved by Dingeldey supported by Taub the General Government Committee Report be accepted. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted. Moved by Dingeldey supported by Taub the resolution be adopted. AYES: Hoffman, Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Schmid, Taub, Amos, Coleman, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gregory. (19) NAYS: Holbert, Jacobs, Kaczmar, Kingzett. (4) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted. STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on September 3, 1998 with the original record thereof now remaining in my office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 3rd day of September 1998.