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                                  5868

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2015
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Introduced   by   M.   of   A.   KAVANAGH,   COLTON,   HOOPER,  BRENNAN,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, COOK, MARKEY, FINCH, PERRY,  GALEF,  ROSENTHAL,  GOTT-
  FRIED,  RIVERA,  PAULIN,  OTIS, ENGLEBRIGHT, ABINANTI -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Energy

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:

  Section 1. Section 16-102 of the energy law is amended by adding three
new subdivisions 7-a, 10-a and 33-a to read as follows:
  7-A. "COMBINATION TELEVISION" MEANS A SYSTEM IN WHICH A TELEVISION  OR
TELEVISION  MONITOR  AND  AN ADDITIONAL DEVICE OR DEVICES INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, A DVD PLAYER, AN HDD PLAYER OR A VCR, ARE COMBINED  INTO
A SINGLE UNIT AND INCLUDED IN THE TELEVISION CASING.
  10-A.  "COMPONENT  TELEVISION"  MEANS  A TELEVISION COMPOSED OF TWO OR
MORE SEPARATE  COMPONENTS  (E.G.  SEPARATE  DISPLAY  DEVICE  AND  TUNER)
MARKETED AND SOLD AS A TELEVISION UNDER ONE MODEL OR SYSTEM DESIGNATION.
THE SYSTEM MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE POWER CORD.
  33-A.  "TELEVISION  MONITOR"  MEANS A TELEVISION THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN
INTERNAL TUNER, RECEIVER, OR PLAYBACK DEVICE.
  S 2. Subdivision 33 of section 16-102 of the energy law, as  added  by
chapter 431 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  33. "Television (TV)" means [a commercially available electronic prod-
uct  consisting  of  a  tuner/receiver and a monitor encased in a single
housing, which is designed to receive and display an analog  or  digital
video  television  signal  broadcast by an antenna, satellite, cable, or
broadband source. "Television" does not include multifunction TVs  which
have  VCR,  DVD,  DVR,  or  EPG  functions]  AN ANALOG OR DIGITAL DEVICE
DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR THE  DISPLAY  AND  RECEPTION  OF  A  TERRESTRIAL,
SATELLITE,  CABLE  INTERNET  PROTOCOL  TV  (IPTV)  OR OTHER BROADCAST OR
RECORDED TRANSMISSION OF ANALOG OR DIGITAL SIGNALS. TELEVISIONS  INCLUDE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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COMBINATION TELEVISIONS, TELEVISION MONITORS, COMPONENT TELEVISIONS, AND
ANY PRODUCT THAT IS MARKETED AS A TELEVISION.
  S  3.  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, the secretary, in
consultation with the president, shall adopt regulations  in  accordance
with  the provisions of this article establishing: (i) energy efficiency
performance standards for new products of the types set forth  in  para-
graphs  (a)  through  [(n)]  (S) of subdivision one of section 16-104 of
this article, with the exception of  such  paragraph  (g)  (incandescent
reflector  lamps);  (ii) procedures for testing the energy efficiency of
the products covered by paragraphs (a) through [(n)] (S) of  subdivision
one  of section 16-104 of this article; (iii) procedures for manufactur-
ers to certify that products covered under this article meet the  energy
efficiency standards to be promulgated under this article; and (iv) such
further matters as are necessary to insure the proper implementation and
enforcement of the provisions of this article. With respect to incandes-
cent  reflector  lamps,  included in paragraph (g) of subdivision one of
section 16-104 of this article, the secretary, in consultation with  the
president,  shall  conduct  a study to determine whether an energy effi-
ciency performance standard for  such  product  should  be  established,
taking  into account factors including the potential impact on electric-
ity usage, product availability and consumer and environmental benefits.
If it is determined based on this  study  that  such  a  standard  would
reduce  energy  use  and  would not be preempted by the federal law, the
secretary, in consultation with the president, shall  adopt  regulations
in  accordance  with  the provisions of this article establishing energy
performance standards for such product on or before January  first,  two
thousand  eight.  WITH  RESPECT  TO  TELEVISIONS INCLUDED IN SUBDIVISION
THIRTY-THREE OF SECTION  16-102  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  SECRETARY,  IN
CONSULTATION  WITH THE PRESIDENT, SHALL ADOPT ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORM-
ANCE STANDARDS THAT CONFORM TO APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS  FOR  SUCH
PRODUCTS ESTABLISHED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment, or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary  for  the  timely
implementation  of  this  act  on or before its effective date is hereby
authorized to be made.