Assembly Bill A7773

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  7773

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  requiring all new outdoor lighting to be solid-state lighting

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new article 20 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 20
                      SOLID-STATE OUTDOOR LIGHTING
SECTION 20-0101. DEFINITIONS.
        20-0103. SOLID-STATE OUTDOOR LIGHTING REQUIRED.
S 20-0101. DEFINITIONS.
  WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "LAMP" MEANS THE COMPONENT OF A LUMINAIRE THAT  PRODUCES  LIGHT;  A
LIGHT BULB.
  2.  "LIGHT  EMITTING  DIODE" OR "LED" IS A SEMI-CONDUCTING DEVICE THAT
PRODUCES LIGHT WHEN AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH IT.
  3. "LUMINAIRE" MEANS A COMPLETE LIGHTING UNIT,  INCLUDING  A  LAMP  OR
LAMPS TOGETHER WITH THE PARTS DESIGNED TO DISTRIBUTE THE LIGHT, TO POSI-
TION  AND  PROTECT  THE  LAMPS,  AND  TO  CONNECT THE LAMPS TO THE POWER
SUPPLY; A LIGHT FIXTURE.
  4. "ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES" OR "OLEDS" ARE LEDS BASED ON ORGAN-
IC MATERIALS.
  5. "SOLID-STATE LIGHTING" MEANS LAMPS THAT ARE  EITHER  LIGHT-EMITTING
DIODES OR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES. SUCH LAMPS SHALL:
  (A)  HAVE  MINIMUM  OPERATING TEMPERATURES BETWEEN MINUS FORTY DEGREES
CELSIUS AND FORTY-FIVE DEGREES CELSIUS;
  (B) HAVE OPERATING VOLTAGES OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY TO TWO HUNDRED THIR-
TY VOLTS AC/DC;
  (C) BE DIMMABLE WITH NO COLOR SHIFT (>200DEG K);

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (D) HAVE A MINIMUM PUBLISHED LIFE OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND HOURS;
  (E) HAVE A MINIMUM WARRANTY OF FIVE YEARS, OR THREE YEARS FOR MR 16S;
  (F) BE DAMP LOCATION RATED (IL 1993 AND UL 8750);
  (G)  HAVE A LUMEN MAINTENANCE FIGURE OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT LEAST
SEVENTY PERCENT;
  (H) HAVE BINNING RANGES LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DEGREES BELOW THIRTY-ONE
HUNDRED KELVIN AND NO MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THIRTY DEGREES  ABOVE  THIR-
TY-ONE HUNDRED KELVIN USING THE FOUR STEP MCADAMS METHOD;
  (I) HAVE A POWER FACTOR OF AT LEAST SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT;
  (J) HAVE A CLASS A MINIMUM RATING FOR ELECTRICAL NOISE;
  (K)  HAVE FORM FACTORS THAT MEET ANSI SPECIFICATIONS FOR STANDARD LAMP
CONFIGURATIONS;
  (L) MEET OR EXCEED ENERGY STAR SPECIFICATIONS OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD
FOR LUMEN COLOR SHIFT;
  (M) MEET ENERGY START GUIDELINES FOR SUCH LAMP TYPE;
  (N) BE MANUFACTURED BY A MANUFACTURER THAT SHALL:
  (I) DEMONSTRATE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF PRODUCTION HISTORY;
  (II) BE AN ENERGY STAR PARTNER; AND
  (III) OWN A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITY.
  (O) BE MERCURY AND LEAD-FREE AND RECYCLABLE; AND
  (P) HAVE A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LIGHTING FACTS LABEL.
S 20-0103. SOLID-STATE OUTDOOR LIGHTING REQUIRED.
  NO STATE AGENCY OR PUBLIC CORPORATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX
OF THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, OPERATING IN THE STATE SHALL INSTALL OR
CAUSE TO BE INSTALLED ANY NEW OR REPLACEMENT PERMANENT OUTDOOR LUMINAIRE
UNLESS SUCH LUMINAIRE UTILIZES SOLID-STATE LIGHTING.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation  of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
before such date.