STATE OF NEW YORK
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7124
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 3, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations
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
24 combination televisions, television monitors, component televisions, and
25 any product that is marketed as a television.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 16-106 of the energy
2 law, as added by chapter 431 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 (a) On or before June thirtieth, two thousand six, the secretary, in
5 consultation with the president, shall adopt regulations in accordance
6 with the provisions of this article establishing: (i) energy efficiency
7 performance standards for new products of the types set forth in para-
8 graphs (a) through [(n)] (s) of subdivision one of section 16-104 of
9 this article, with the exception of such paragraph (g) (incandescent
10 reflector lamps); (ii) procedures for testing the energy efficiency of
11 the products covered by paragraphs (a) through [(n)] (s) of subdivision
12 one of section 16-104 of this article; (iii) procedures for manufactur-
13 ers to certify that products covered under this article meet the energy
14 efficiency standards to be promulgated under this article; and (iv) such
15 further matters as are necessary to insure the proper implementation and
16 enforcement of the provisions of this article. With respect to incandes-
17 cent reflector lamps, included in paragraph (g) of subdivision one of
18 section 16-104 of this article, the secretary, in consultation with the
19 president, shall conduct a study to determine whether an energy effi-
20 ciency performance standard for such product should be established,
21 taking into account factors including the potential impact on electric-
22 ity usage, product availability and consumer and environmental benefits.
23 If it is determined based on this study that such a standard would
24 reduce energy use and would not be preempted by the federal law, the
25 secretary, in consultation with the president, shall adopt regulations
26 in accordance with the provisions of this article establishing energy
27 performance standards for such product on or before January first, two
28 thousand eight. With respect to televisions included in subdivision
29 thirty-three of section 16-102 of this article, the secretary, in
30 consultation with the president, shall adopt energy efficiency perform-
31 ance standards that conform to appliance efficiency standards for such
32 products established by the California Energy Commission.
33 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
34 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
35 ment, or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the timely
36 implementation of this act on or before its effective date is hereby
37 authorized to be made.
