STATE OF NEW YORK
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8563
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
July 10, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, COLTON, HOOPER, PEOPLES-STOKES, COOK,
FINCH, PERRY, GALEF, ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, RIVERA, PAULIN, OTIS,
ENGLEBRIGHT, ABINANTI, FAHY, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to increasing the energy
efficiency of televisions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 16-102 of the energy law is amended by adding three
2 new subdivisions 7-a, 10-a and 33-a to read as follows:
3 7-a. "Combination television" means a system in which a television or
4 television monitor and an additional device or devices including, but
5 not limited to, a DVD player, an HDD player or a VCR, are combined into
6 a single unit and included in the television casing.
7 10-a. "Component television" means a television composed of two or
8 more separate components (e.g. separate display device and tuner)
9 marketed and sold as a television under one model or system designation.
10 The system may have more than one power cord.
11 33-a. "Television monitor" means a television that does not have an
12 internal tuner, receiver, or playback device.
13 § 2. Subdivision 33 of section 16-102 of the energy law, as added by
14 chapter 431 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
15 33. "Television (TV)" means [a commercially available electronic prod-
16 uct consisting of a tuner/receiver and a monitor encased in a single
17 housing, which is designed to receive and display an analog or digital
18 video television signal broadcast by an antenna, satellite, cable, or
19 broadband source. "Television" does not include multifunction TVs which
20 have VCR, DVD, DVR, or EPG functions] an analog or digital device
21 designed primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial,
22 satellite, cable internet protocol TV (IPTV) or other broadcast or
23 recorded transmission of analog or digital signals. Televisions include
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 combination televisions, television monitors, component televisions, and
2 any product that is marketed as a television.
3 § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 16-106 of the energy
4 law, as added by chapter 431 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
5 follows:
6 (a) On or before June thirtieth, two thousand six, the secretary, in
7 consultation with the president, shall adopt regulations in accordance
8 with the provisions of this article establishing: (i) energy efficiency
9 performance standards for new products of the types set forth in para-
10 graphs (a) through [(n)] (s) of subdivision one of section 16-104 of
11 this article, with the exception of such paragraph (g) (incandescent
12 reflector lamps); (ii) procedures for testing the energy efficiency of
13 the products covered by paragraphs (a) through [(n)] (s) of subdivision
14 one of section 16-104 of this article; (iii) procedures for manufactur-
15 ers to certify that products covered under this article meet the energy
16 efficiency standards to be promulgated under this article; and (iv) such
17 further matters as are necessary to insure the proper implementation and
18 enforcement of the provisions of this article. With respect to incandes-
19 cent reflector lamps, included in paragraph (g) of subdivision one of
20 section 16-104 of this article, the secretary, in consultation with the
21 president, shall conduct a study to determine whether an energy effi-
22 ciency performance standard for such product should be established,
23 taking into account factors including the potential impact on electric-
24 ity usage, product availability and consumer and environmental benefits.
25 If it is determined based on this study that such a standard would
26 reduce energy use and would not be preempted by the federal law, the
27 secretary, in consultation with the president, shall adopt regulations
28 in accordance with the provisions of this article establishing energy
29 performance standards for such product on or before January first, two
30 thousand eight. With respect to televisions included in subdivision
31 thirty-three of section 16-102 of this article, the secretary, in
32 consultation with the president, shall adopt energy efficiency perform-
33 ance standards that conform to appliance efficiency standards for such
34 products established by the California Energy Commission.
35 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
36 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
37 ment, or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the timely
38 implementation of this act on or before its effective date is hereby
39 authorized to be made.