Provision of installation design and instructions
A manufacturer shall provide with each manufactured home, design and instructions for the installation of the manufactured home that have been approved by a design approval primary inspection agency. After establishment of model standards under subsection (b)(2), a design approval primary inspection agency may not give such approval unless a design and instruction provides equal or greater protection than the protection provided under such model standards.
Model manufactured home installation standards
Proposed model standards
Establishment of model standards
Factors for consideration
Consensus committee
section 5403(e) of this titleIn developing the proposed model standards under paragraph (1), the consensus committee shall consider the factors described in .
Secretary
section 5403(e) of this titleIn developing and establishing the model standards under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consider the factors described in .
Issuance
section 553 of title 5The model manufactured home installation standards shall be issued after notice and an opportunity for public comment in accordance with .
Manufactured home installation programs
Protection of manufactured housing residents during initial period
During the 5-year period beginning on , no State or manufacturer may establish or implement any installation standards that, in the determination of the Secretary, provide less protection to the residents of manufactured homes than the protection provided by the installation standards in effect with respect to the State or manufacturer, as applicable, on .
Installation standards
Establishment of installation program
Not later than the expiration of the 5-year period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish an installation program that meets the requirements of paragraph (3) for the enforcement of installation standards in each State described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
Implementation of installation program
Beginning on the expiration of the 5-year period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall implement the installation program established under subparagraph (A) in each State that does not have an installation program established by State law that meets the requirements of paragraph (3).
Contracting out of implementation
In carrying out subparagraph (B), the Secretary may contract with an appropriate agent to implement the installation program established under that subparagraph, except that such agent shall not be a person or entity other than a government, nor an affiliate or subsidiary of such a person or entity, that has entered into a contract with the Secretary to implement any other regulatory program under this chapter.
Requirements
Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 60588 Stat. 702Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4)94 Stat. 1641Pub. L. 106–569, title VI, § 605(a)114 Stat. 3006(, , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 106–5692000— amended section catchline and text generally, substituting provisions relating to manufactured home installation for provisions relating to National Manufactured Home Advisory Council.
Pub. L. 96–3991980—Subsecs. (a) to (c). substituted “Manufactured Home” for “Mobile Home” and “manufactured home” for “mobile home” wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106–5695 U.S.C. 553section 612 of Pub. L. 106–569section 5401 of this titleAmendment by effective , except that amendment has no effect on any order or interpretative bulletin issued under this chapter and published as a proposed rule pursuant to on or before , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date
section 627 of Pub. L. 93–383section 5401 of this titleSection effective upon the expiration of 180 days following , see , set out as a note under .