STATE OF NEW YORK
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3744--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 26, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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 consumer audio and video
products energy efficiency standards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 16-106 of the
2 energy law, as added by chapter 431 of the laws of 2005, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 (a) On or before [June thirtieth, two thousand six] January thirty-
5 first, two thousand twenty, the secretary, in consultation with the
6 president, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of
7 this article establishing: (i) energy efficiency performance standards
8 for new products of the types set forth in paragraphs (a) through (n) of
9 subdivision one of section 16-104 of this article, with the exception of
10 such [paragraph] paragraphs (e) (consumer audio and video products) and
11 (g) (incandescent reflector lamps); (ii) procedures for testing the
12 energy efficiency of the products covered by paragraphs (a) through (n)
13 of subdivision one of section 16-104 of this article; (iii) procedures
14 for manufacturers to certify that products covered under this article
15 meet the energy efficiency standards to be promulgated under this arti-
16 cle; and (iv) such further matters as are necessary to insure the proper
17 implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this article. With
18 respect to consumer audio and video products, the secretary, in consul-
19 tation with the president, shall conduct a study to determine whether an
20 energy performance standard for such products should be established,
21 taking into account factors including but not limited to, the potential
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 impact on electricity usage, product availability, manufacturing cost,
2 innovation, product convergence, product features and function, and
3 consumer and environmental benefits. Based on the recommendations of
4 such study, the secretary, in consultation with the president, may adopt
5 regulations in accordance with the provisions of this article establish-
6 ing energy performance standards for such products on or before January
7 thirty-first, two thousand twenty. With respect to incandescent reflec-
8 tor lamps, included in paragraph (g) of subdivision one of section
9 16-104 of this article, the secretary, in consultation with the presi-
10 dent, shall conduct a study to determine whether an energy efficiency
11 performance standard for such product should be established, taking into
12 account factors including the potential impact on electricity usage,
13 product availability and consumer and environmental benefits. If it is
14 determined based on this study that such a standard would reduce energy
15 use and would not be preempted by the federal law, the secretary, in
16 consultation with the president, shall adopt regulations in accordance
17 with the provisions of this article establishing energy performance
18 standards for such product on or before January first, two thousand
19 eight.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
21 no energy efficiency performance standard shall become effective for a
22 product less than one hundred eighty days after such energy efficiency
23 performance standard shall become final.