Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term affected wood heater model means a model of wood heater described in— section 60.530(a) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); and subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 60.5472 of that title. The term certified clean heater means a heater that— has been certified or verified by— the Administrator; or the California Air Resources Board; meets or has emissions below the most stringent Step 2 emission reductions standards described in the Final Rule; with respect to an affected wood heater model, has a thermal efficiency rating of not less than 65 percent, as certified by the Administrator under the Final Rule; and is installed by a licensed or certified professional or verified by the State in which the heater is being installed. The term Final Rule means the final rule entitled Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces (80 Fed. Reg. 13672 (March 16, 2015)). The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term regional agency means a regional or local government agency— with jurisdiction over air quality; or that has received approval from the air quality program of the State of the agency to carry out a wood heater emissions reduction and replacement program. The term replacement of an old wood heater means the replacement of an existing wood heater that— does not meet the reductions standards described in paragraph (3)(B); is removed from a home or building in which the wood heater was the primary or secondary source of heat; and is surrendered to a supplier, retailer, or other entity, as defined by the Administrator, who shall render the existing wood heater inoperable and ensure the existing wood heater is disposed through— recycling; or scrappage. The term State means— each of the several States of the United States; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Guam; the United States Virgin Islands; American Samoa; and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term wood heater means an enclosed, wood-burning appliance capable of and intended for residential space heating or space heating and domestic water heating that is an affected wood heater model, including— a residential wood heater; a hydronic heater; and a forced-air furnace.
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