[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9894 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9894
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a program
to provide rebates for the purchase and installation of cool roof
products.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 1, 2024
Mrs. Foushee (for herself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Horsford, Ms.
Norton, and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a program
to provide rebates for the purchase and installation of cool roof
products.
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 ``Cool Roof Rebate Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. COOL ROOF REBATE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a
program to provide rebates to eligible households for the purchase and
installation of eligible cool roof products.
(b) Rebate Amount.--The amount of a rebate provided under the
program established under subsection (a) shall be--
(1) with respect to an eligible cool roof product installed
on a low-sloped roof--
(A) $0.25 per square foot if such eligible cool
roof product has--
(i) a minimum 3-year aged solar reflectance
of 0.65 and a minimum 3-year-aged thermal
emittance of 0.75; or
(ii) a minimum 3-year aged Solar
Reflectance Index of 78; and
(B) $0.75 per square foot if such eligible cool
roof product has--
(i) a minimum 3-year aged solar reflectance
of 0.75 and a minimum 3-year-aged thermal
emittance of 0.75; or
(ii) a minimum 3-year aged Solar
Reflectance Index of 92; and
(2) with respect to an eligible cool roof product installed
on a steep-sloped roof--
(A) $0.25 per square foot if such eligible cool
roof product has--
(i) a minimum 3-year aged solar reflectance
of 0.25 and a minimum 3-year-aged thermal
emittance of 0.75; or
(ii) a minimum 3-year aged Solar
Reflectance Index of 23; and
(B) $0.75 per square foot if such eligible cool
roof product has--
(i) a minimum 3-year aged solar reflectance
of 0.40 and a minimum 3-year-aged thermal
emittance of 0.75; or
(ii) a minimum 3-year aged Solar
Reflectance Index of 43.
(c) Combining Rebates.--Nothing in this section shall be construed
to prohibit an eligible household from receiving any other grant,
rebate, or other financial assistance with respect to the same eligible
cool roof product for which a rebate is provided under the program
established under subsection (a).
(d) Termination Date.--The program established under subsection (a)
shall terminate on September 30, 2029.
(e) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 6 months after the
program established under subsection (a) terminates, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report describing, for each program
participant--
(1) whether the participant used the rebate to help
retrofit an old roof or install a new roof;
(2) if the participant retrofitted an old roof, which older
roof product the new eligible cool roof product replaced or
covered; and
(3) what eligible cool roof product the participant
purchased using the rebate.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2025 through 2029.
(g) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) 3-year aged.--The term ``3-year aged'' means, with
respect to solar reflectance or thermal emittance of an
eligible cool roof product, the solar reflectance or thermal
emittance is tested after completing 3 years of field exposure,
or tested after laboratory exposure that has replicated the
effects of 3 years of natural exposure if the eligible cool
roof product has begun but not yet completed field exposure, in
accordance with the most recent standard issued by the American
National Standard Institute and Cool Roof Rating Council, S100-
2021.
(2) Eligible cool roof product.--The term ``eligible cool
roof product'' means a product that has a rating from the Cool
Roof Rating Council.
(3) Eligible household.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the term ``eligible household'' means an
individual or family--
(i) residing in a single-family or multi-
family building;
(ii) the total annual income of which is
less than 200 percent of the median income of
the zip code in which the individual or family
resides (as reported by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development); and
(iii) residing in a ZIP Code Tabulation
Area that is in the 75th percentile or higher
of the Heat and Health Index of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
(B) Alaska, hawaii, and territories.--With respect
to an individual or family residing in Alaska, Hawaii,
or a territory of the United States, until the date
that their respective State or territory is added to
the Heat and Health Index of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the term ``eligible household''
means that such individual or family--
(i) resides in a single-family or multi-
family building; and
(ii) has a total annual income that is less
than 200 percent of the median income of the
zip code in which the individual or family
resides (as reported by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development).
(4) Incident solar flux.--The term ``incident solar flux''
means the solar power per unit area that strikes a surface.
(5) Low-sloped roof.--The term ``low-sloped roof'' means a
roof with a slope (ratio of rise to run) of 2:12 or less.
(6) Radiant heat flux.--The term ``radiant heat flux''
means the radiant power per unit area.
(7) Reflected solar flux.--The term ``reflected solar
flux'' means the solar power per unit area reflected from a
surface.
(8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(9) Solar reflectance.--The term ``solar reflectance''
means the ratio of reflected solar flux to the incident solar
flux.
(10) Solar reflectance index.--The term ``Solar Reflectance
Index'' means a calculated value that combines solar
reflectance with thermal emittance into a single metric, in
accordance with section 2.2.9. of the Cool Roof Rating
Council's Roof Product Rating Program Manual.
(11) Steep-sloped roof.--The term ``steep-sloped roof''
means a roof with a slope (ratio of rise to run) greater than
2:12.
(12) Thermal emittance.--The term ``thermal emittance''
means the ratio of the radiant heat flux emitted by a material
tested at a temperature near 300 kelvin.
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