STATE OF NEW YORK
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804--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
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
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 designed primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial,
2 satellite, cable internet protocol TV (IPTV) or other broadcast or
3 recorded transmission of analog or digital signals. Televisions include
4 combination televisions, television monitors, component televisions, and
5 any product that is marketed as a television.
6 § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 16-106 of the energy
7 law, as added by chapter 431 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
8 follows:
9 (a) On or before June thirtieth, two thousand six, the secretary, in
10 consultation with the president, shall adopt regulations in accordance
11 with the provisions of this article establishing: (i) energy efficiency
12 performance standards for new products of the types set forth in para-
13 graphs (a) through [(n)] (s) of subdivision one of section 16-104 of
14 this article, with the exception of such paragraph (g) (incandescent
15 reflector lamps); (ii) procedures for testing the energy efficiency of
16 the products covered by paragraphs (a) through [(n)] (s) of subdivision
17 one of section 16-104 of this article; (iii) procedures for manufactur-
18 ers to certify that products covered under this article meet the energy
19 efficiency standards to be promulgated under this article; and (iv) such
20 further matters as are necessary to insure the proper implementation and
21 enforcement of the provisions of this article. With respect to incandes-
22 cent reflector lamps, included in paragraph (g) of subdivision one of
23 section 16-104 of this article, the secretary, in consultation with the
24 president, shall conduct a study to determine whether an energy effi-
25 ciency performance standard for such product should be established,
26 taking into account factors including the potential impact on electric-
27 ity usage, product availability and consumer and environmental benefits.
28 If it is determined based on this study that such a standard would
29 reduce energy use and would not be preempted by the federal law, the
30 secretary, in consultation with the president, shall adopt regulations
31 in accordance with the provisions of this article establishing energy
32 performance standards for such product on or before January first, two
33 thousand eight. With respect to televisions included in subdivision
34 thirty-three of section 16-102 of this article, the secretary, in
35 consultation with the president, shall adopt energy efficiency perform-
36 ance standards that conform to appliance efficiency standards for such
37 products established by the California Energy Commission.
38 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
39 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
40 ment, or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the timely
41 implementation of this act on or before its effective date is hereby
42 authorized to be made.
