Senate Bill S5081

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S5081 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§5-108-a & 126-106, Energy L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S1186

2011-S5081 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards; requires new or replacement consumer audio and video products purchased by or for the state or any agency thereof shall meet or exceed certain requirements.

2011-S5081 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5081 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5081

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- 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 appliance and equipment
  energy efficiency standards

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  5-108-a of the energy law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. CONSUMER AUDIO AND VIDEO PRODUCTS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION  ELEVEN
OF  SECTION  16-102 OF THIS CHAPTER PURCHASED BY OR FOR THE STATE OR ANY
AGENCY THEREOF SHALL MEET OR EXCEED THE  FOLLOWING  REQUIREMENTS:    (I)
THAT  SUCH PRODUCTS MEET THE ELECTRONIC PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
TOOL (EPEAT) GOLD STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE FOR  AT  LEAST
NINETY-FIVE  PERCENT  OF  PRODUCTS  PURCHASED IN ALL RELEVANT ELECTRONIC
PRODUCT CATEGORIES, UNLESS THERE IS NO  EPEAT  GOLD  STANDARD  FOR  SUCH
PRODUCT;  (II) THAT SUCH PRODUCTS MEET THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE APPLI-
CABLE ENERGY STAR STANDARD; (III)  THAT  POLICIES  ARE  ESTABLISHED  AND
IMPLEMENTED  TO  EXTEND  THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE AGENCY ELECTRONIC EQUIP-
MENT; AND (IV)  THAT  ENVIRONMENTALLY  SOUND  PRACTICES  ARE  USED  WITH
RESPECT  TO  DISPOSITION OF AGENCY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THAT HAS REACHED
THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 16-106  of  the  energy
law,  as added by chapter 431 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
follows:
  (a)  On  or  before  [June  thirtieth,  two  thousand   six]   JANUARY
THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, the secretary, in consultation with
the president, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions
of  this  article establishing: (i) energy efficiency performance stand-
ards for new products of the types set forth in paragraphs  (a)  through
(n)  of  subdivision  one  of  section  16-104 of this article, with the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11323-01-1
              

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