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The range of frequently conflicting regulations
is creating confusion and regulatory uncertainty
for manufacturers. The Preserving Choice in Ve-
hicle Purchases Act would eliminate that confu-
sion by "harmoniz[ing] vehicle emissions stan-
dards," NAM Managing Vice President of Policy
Chris Netram told lawmakers. "When manufac-
turers have regulatory clarity, we can focus on
what we do best - innovating, creating jobs, and
investing in America." The measure now moves
to the Senate.

Although the House of Representatives Governors Call for Heat Pump Installations
easily passed H.R. 1435, it faces a challenging In late September, the U.S. Climate
path in the Senate. With a Democratic majority Alliance, a coalition of 23 state governors and
in the Senate, the odds of passing legislation two territorial governors, set a goal to reach 20
contrary to President Biden's agenda are slim. million heat pump installations across their re-
Nevertheless, NPGA remains committed to spective states and territories by 2030. This effort
informing lawmakers on Capitol Hill about the is part of a larger initiative to reduce greenhouse
advantages of propane and advocating for ener- gas emissions from residential and commercial
gy choice legislation.■
buildings. This is notable for the propane indus-
Energy Coalition Submits Comments to DOE try because residential and commercial gallons
represented 76% of all fuel sold in 2021.
On September 26th, 2023, NPGA, along
with the American Gas Association, the Ameri- • The 25 member states from the U.S. Climate
can Public Gas Association, and Spire, Inc., and Alliances are: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL,
in consultation with Rinnai America, Inc., the Na- LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NY, NC,
tional Multifamily Housing Council, the National OR, PA, PR, RI, VT, WA, and WI.
Apartment Association, and the Plumbing-Heat-
ing-Cooling Contractors – National Association, To learn more about propane’s
submitted a comment on DOE’s proposed rule eco-friendly attributes and find material to fight
mandating changes to consumer water heaters. the electrify everything movement, visit the Fight
Electrification section on the Member Dash-
The comprehensive comment focused on board. For more information, contact NPGA’s
the proposed rule’s economic analysis, energy Director of State Affairs, Jacob Peterson.■
savings, evaluation process, data quality, un-
availability of products, and other issues. The
comment finalized NPGA’s work on the proposed
rule, which included meetings with the Depart-
ment of Justice and the Department of Com-
merce. A final rule is not anticipated until the
middle of 2024, at the earliest. For more infor-
mation on the rulemaking, please contract NPGA
Vice President of Regulatory & Industry Affairs
Benjamin Nussdorf.■

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