1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wood Heaters Emissions Reduction Act of 2018 or the WHERA Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Affected wood heater model The term affected wood heater model means a model of wood heater described in— (A) section 60.530(a) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); and (B) subsections (a) and (b) of section 60.5472 of that title. (3) EPA-certified Step 2 wood heater The term EPA-certified Step 2 wood heater means a wood heater that— (A) has been certified or verified by the Administrator; (B) meets or exceeds the Step 2 emission reductions standards described in the Final Rule; and (C) is installed by a licensed or certified professional or verified by the State in which the wood heater is being installed. (4) Final rule 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)). (5) Indian tribe 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 ). (6) Regional agency The term regional agency means any regional or local government agency with jurisdiction over air quality. (7) Replacement of an old wood heater The term replacement of an old wood heater means the replacement of an existing wood heater that— (A) does not meet the reductions standards described in paragraph (3)(B); (B) is removed from a home or building in which the wood heater was the primary or secondary source of heat; and (C) 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— (i) recycling