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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 863
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 3153
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
(ET)
AN ACT CONCERNING EN ERGY EFFICIENCY STAN DARDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 16a-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
(a) As used in this section: 3
(1) "Department" means the Department of Energy and 4
Environmental Protection; 5
(2) "Fluorescent lamp ballast" or "ballast" means a device designed to 6
operate fluorescent lamps by providing a starting voltage and current 7
and limiting the current during normal operation, but does not include 8
such devices that have a dimming capability or are intended for use in 9
ambient temperatures of zero degrees Fahrenheit or less or have a 10
power factor of less than sixty-one hundredths for a single F40T12 lamp; 11
(3) "F40T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a nominal 12
forty-watt lamp, with a forty-eight-inch tube length and one and one-13
half inches in diameter; 14 Raised Bill No. 863
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(4) "F96T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a nominal 15
seventy-five-watt lamp with a ninety-six-inch tube length and one and 16
one-half inches in diameter; 17
(5) "Luminaire" means a complete lighting unit consisting of a 18
fluorescent lamp, or lamps, together with parts designed to distribute 19
the light, to position and protect such lamps, and to connect such lamps 20
to the power supply; 21
(6) "New product" means a product that is sold, offered for sale, or 22
installed for the first time and specifically includes floor models and 23
demonstration units; 24
(7) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 25
Environmental Protection; 26
(8) "State Building Code" means the building code adopted pursuant 27
to section 29-252; 28
(9) "Torchiere lighting fixture" means a portable electric lighting 29
fixture with a reflector bowl giving light directed upward so as to give 30
indirect illumination; 31
(10) "Unit heater" means a self-contained, vented fan-type 32
commercial space heater that uses natural gas or propane and that is 33
designed to be installed without ducts within the heated space. "Unit 34
heater" does not include a product regulated by federal standards 35
pursuant to 42 USC 6291, as amended from time to time, a product that 36
is a direct vent, forced flue heater with a sealed combustion burner, or 37
any oil fired heating system; 38
(11) "Transformer" means a device consisting of two or more coils of 39
insulated wire that transfers alternating current by electromagnetic 40
induction from one coil to another in order to change the original 41
voltage or current value; 42
(12) "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" means a transformer that: 43
(A) Has an input voltage of six hundred volts or less; (B) is between 44 Raised Bill No. 863
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fourteen kilovolt-amperes and two thousand five hundred one kilovolt-45
amperes in size; (C) is air-cooled; and (D) does not use oil as a coolant. 46
"Low-voltage dry-type transformer" does not include such transformers 47
excluded from the low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer 48
definition contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: 49
Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations; 50
(13) "Pass-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer with 51
hinged or sliding doors on both the front and rear of the refrigerator or 52
freezer; 53
(14) "Reach-in cabinet" means a refrigerator, freezer, or combination 54
thereof, with hinged or sliding doors or lids; 55
(15) "Roll-in" or "roll-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer 56
with hinged or sliding doors that allows wheeled racks of product to be 57
rolled into or through the refrigerator or freezer; 58
(16) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means reach-in cabinets, 59
pass-through cabinets, roll-in cabinets and roll-through cabinets that 60
have less than eighty-five feet of capacity, which are designed for the 61
refrigerated or frozen storage of food and food products; 62
(17) "Traffic signal module" means a standard eight-inch or twelve-63
inch round traffic signal indicator consisting of a light source, lens and 64
all parts necessary for operation and communication of movement 65
messages to drivers through red, amber and green colors; 66
(18) "Illuminated exit sign" means an internally illuminated sign that 67
is designed to be permanently fixed in place and used to identify an exit 68
by means of a light source that illuminates the sign or letters from within 69
where the background of the exit sign is not transparent; 70
(19) "Packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-conditioning 71
equipment that is built as a package and shipped as a whole to end-user 72
sites; 73
(20) "Large packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-cooled 74 Raised Bill No. 863
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packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than two hundred 75
forty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity; 76
(21) "Commercial clothes washer" means a soft mount front-loading 77
or soft mount top-loading clothes washer that is designed for use in (A) 78
applications where the occupants of more than one household will be 79
using it, such as in multifamily housing common areas and coin 80
laundries; or (B) other commercial applications, if the clothes container 81
compartment is no greater than three and one-half cubic feet for 82
horizontal-axis clothes washers or no greater than four cubic feet for 83
vertical-axis clothes washers; 84
(22) "Energy efficiency ratio" means a measure of the relative 85
efficiency of a heating or cooling appliance that is equal to the unit's 86
output in BTUs per hour divided by its consumption of energy, 87
measured in watts; 88
(23) "Electricity ratio" means the ratio of furnace electricity use to total 89
furnace energy use; 90
(24) "Boiler" means a space heater that is a self-contained appliance 91
for supplying steam or hot water primarily intended for space-heating. 92
"Boiler" does not include hot water supply boilers; 93
(25) "Central furnace" means a self-contained space heater designed 94
to supply heated air through ducts of more than ten inches in length; 95
(26) "Residential furnace or boiler" means a product that utilizes only 96
single-phase electric current or single-phase electric current or DC 97
current in conjunction with natural gas, propane or home heating oil 98
and that (A) is designed to be the principal heating source for the living 99
space of a residence; (B) is not contained within the same cabinet as a 100
central air conditioner with a rated cooling capacity of not less than 101
sixty-five thousand BTUs per hour; (C) is an electric central furnace, 102
electric boiler, forced-air central furnace, gravity central furnace or low 103
pressure steam or hot water boiler; and (D) has a heat input rate of less 104
than three hundred thousand BTUs per hour for an electric boiler and 105 Raised Bill No. 863
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low pressure steam or hot water boiler and less than two hundred 106
twenty-five thousand BTUs per hour for a forced-air central furnace, 107
gravity central furnace and electric central furnace; 108
(27) "Furnace air handler" means the section of the furnace that 109
includes the fan, blower and housing, generally upstream of the burners 110
and heat exchanger. The furnace air handler may include a filter and a 111
cooling coil; 112
(28) "High-intensity discharge lamp" means a lamp in which light is 113
produced by the passage of an electric current through a vapor or gas, 114
the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall temperature and the 115
arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess of three watts per square 116
centimeter; 117
(29) "Metal halide lamp" means a high intensity discharge lamp in 118
which the major portion of the light is produced by radiation of metal 119
halides and their products of dissociation, possibly in combination with 120
metallic vapors; 121
(30) "Metal halide lamp fixture" means a light fixture designed to be 122
operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a metal halide lamp; 123
(31) "Probe start metal halide ballast" means a ballast used to operate 124
metal halide lamps that does not contain an ignitor and that instead 125
starts lamps by using a third starting electrode probe in the arc tube; 126
(32) "Single voltage external AC to DC power supply" means a device 127
that (A) is designed to convert line voltage AC input into lower voltage 128
DC output; (B) is able to convert to only one DC output voltage at a time; 129
(C) is sold with, or intended to be used with, a separate end use product 130
that constitutes the primary power load; (D) is contained within a 131
separate physical enclosure from the end use product; (E) is connected 132
to the end use product in a removable or hard-wired male and female 133
electrical connection, cable, cord or other wiring; (F) does not have 134
batteries or battery packs, including those that are removable or that 135
physically attach directly to the power supply unit; (G) does not have a 136 Raised Bill No. 863
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battery chemistry or type selector switch and indicator light or a battery 137
chemistry or type selector switch and a state of charge meter; and (H) 138
has a nameplate output power less than or equal to two hundred fifty 139
watts; 140
(33) "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means a lamp that 141
is not colored or designed for rough or vibration service applications, 142
has an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to direct the light, has 143
an E26 medium screw base, a rated voltage or voltage range that lies at 144
least partially within one hundred fifteen to one hundred thirty volts, 145
and that falls into one of the following categories: (A) A bulged reflector 146
or elliptical reflector or a blown PAR bulb shape and that has a diameter 147
that equals or exceeds two and one-quarter inches, or (B) a reflector, 148
parabolic aluminized reflector, bulged reflector or similar bulb shape 149
and that has a diameter of two and one-quarter to two and three-150
quarters inches. "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" does not 151
include ER30, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of not more than fifty watts, 152
BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of sixty-five watts and R20 lamps of not 153
more than forty-five watts; 154
(34) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser that uses 155
a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water; 156
(35) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means a heated, fully-157
enclosed compartment with one or more solid or [partial glass] 158
transparent doors that is designed to maintain the temperature of hot 159
food that has been cooked [in] using a separate appliance. "Commercial 160
hot food holding cabinet" does not include heated glass merchandizing 161
cabinets, drawer warmers or cook-and-hold appliances; 162
(36) "Pool heater" means an appliance designed for heating 163
nonpotable water contained at atmospheric pressure for swimming 164
pools, spas, hot tubs and similar applications, including natural gas, 165
heat pump, oil and electric resistance pool heaters; 166
(37) "Portable electric spa" means a factory-built electric spa or hot 167
tub, [supplied with equipment for heating and circulating water] which 168 Raised Bill No. 863
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may include any combination of integral controls, water heating or 169
water circulating equipment; 170
(38) "Residential pool pump" means a pump used to circulate and 171
filter pool water to maintain clarity and sanitation; 172
(39) "Walk-in refrigerator" means a space refrigerated to 173
temperatures at or above thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total 174
chilled storage area of less than three thousand square feet, can be 175
walked into and is designed for the refrigerated storage of food and food 176
products. "Walk-in refrigerator" does not include refrigerated 177
warehouses and products designed and marketed exclusively for 178
medical, scientific or research purposes; 179
(40) "Walk-in freezer" means a space refrigerated to temperatures 180
below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total chilled storage area 181
of less than three thousand square feet, can be walked into and is 182
designed for the frozen storage of food and food products. "Walk-in 183
freezer" does not include refrigerated warehouses and products 184
designed and marketed exclusively for medical, scientific or research 185
purposes; 186
(41) "Central air conditioner" means a central air conditioning model 187
that consists of one or more factory-made assemblies, which normally 188
include an evaporator or cooling coil, compressor and condenser. 189
Central air conditioning models may provide the function of air cooling, 190
air cleaning, dehumidifying or humidifying; 191
(42) "Combination television" means a system in which a television 192
or television monitor and an additional device or devices, including, but 193
not limited to, a digital versatile disc player or video cassette recorder, 194
are combined into a single unit in which the additional devices are 195
included in the television casing; 196
[(43) "Compact audio player" means an integrated audio system 197
encased in a single housing that includes an amplifier and radio tuner 198
with attached or separable speakers and can reproduce audio from one 199 Raised Bill No. 863
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or more of the following media: Magnetic tape, compact disc, digital 200
versatile disc or flash memory. "Compact audio player" does not mean 201
a product that can be independently powered by internal batteries, has 202
a powered external satellite antenna or can provide a video output 203
signal;] 204
[(44)] (43) "Component television" means a television composed of 205
two or more separate components, such as a separate display device and 206
tuner, marketed and sold as a television under one model or system 207
designation, which may have more than one power cord; 208
[(45)] (44) "Computer monitor" means an analog or digital device 209
designed primarily for the display of computer generated signals and 210
that is not marketed for use as a television; 211
[(46)] (45) "Digital versatile disc" means a laser-encoded plastic 212
medium capable of storing a large amount of digital audio, video and 213
computer data; 214
[(47)] (46) "Digital versatile disc player" means a commercially 215
available electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an 216
integral power supply and for which the sole purpose is the decoding 217
of digitized video signals; 218
[(48) "Digital versatile disc recorder" means a commercially available 219
electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an integral 220
power supply and for which the sole purpose is the production or 221
recording of digitized audio, video and computer signals on a digital 222
versatile disc. "Digital versatile disc recorder" does not include a model 223
that has an electronic programming guide function;] 224
[(49)] (47) "Television" means an analog or digital device designed 225
primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial, satellite, cable, 226
internet protocol television or other broadcast or recorded transmission 227
of analog or digital video and audio signals. "Television" includes 228
combination televisions, television monitors, component televisions 229
and any unit that is marketed to consumers as a television but does not 230 Raised Bill No. 863
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include a computer monitor; 231
[(50)] (48) "Television monitor" means a television that does not have 232
an internal tuner/receiver or playback device; [.] 233
(49) "Compressor" means a machine or apparatus that converts 234
different types of energy into the potential energy of gas pressure for 235
displacement and compression of gaseous media to any higher-pressure 236
values above atmospheric pressure and has a pressure ratio at full-load 237
operating pressure greater than 1.3; 238
(50) "Air purifier" or "room air cleaner" means an electric, cord-239
connected, portable appliance that removes particulate matter from the 240
air; 241
(51) "Industrial air purifier" means an indoor air cleaning device 242
manufactured, advertised, marketed, labeled and used solely for 243
industrial use that is marketed solely through industrial supply outlets 244
or businesses and prominently labeled as "Solely for industrial use. 245
Potential health hazard: emits ozone."; 246
(52) "Cold temperature fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp 247
that is not a compact fluorescent lamp that (A) is specifically designed 248
to start at -20˚F when used with a ballast conforming to the requirements 249
of ANSI C78.81 and ANSI C78.901; and (B) is expressly designated as a 250
cold temperature lamp both in markings on the lamp and in marketing 251
materials, including, but not limited to, catalogs, sales literature and 252
promotional material; 253
(53) "Commercial dishwasher" means a machine designed to clean 254
and sanitize plates, pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls, utensils and trays 255
by applying sprays of detergent solution, with or without blasting 256
media granules, and a sanitizing rinse; 257
(54) "Commercial steam cooker" or "compartment steamer" means a 258
device with one or more food-steaming compartments in which the 259
energy in the steam is transferred to the food by direct contact, 260 Raised Bill No. 863
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including, but not limited to, the following models: Countertop models, 261
wall-mounted models and floor models mounted on a stand, pedestal 262
or cabinet-style base; 263
(55) "Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing, 264
regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for services 265
rendered; 266
(56) "Electric vehicle supply equipment" means conductors, 267
including ungrounded, grounded and equipment grounding 268
conductors, electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs and all other 269
fittings, devices, power outlets or apparatuses installed specifically for 270
the purpose of delivering energy from the premises wiring to the electric 271
vehicle. "Electric vehicle supply equipment" includes charging cords 272
with NEMA 5-15P and NEMA 5-20P attachment plugs. "Electric vehicle 273
supply equipment" does not include conductors, connectors and fittings 274
that are part of a vehicle; 275
(57) "General service lamp" means a lamp that: (A) Has an American 276
National Standards Institute base; (B) is able to operate at a voltage of 277
twelve volts or twenty-four volts, at or between one hundred to one 278
hundred thirty volts, at or between two hundred twenty to two hundred 279
forty volts, or of two hundred seventy-seven volts for integrated lamps, 280
or is able to operate at any voltage for nonintegrated lamps; (C) has an 281
initial lumen output of greater than or equal to three hundred ten 282
lumens, or two hundred thirty-two lumens for modified spectrum 283
general service incandescent lamps, and less than or equal to three 284
thousand three hundred lumens; (D) is not a light fixture; (E) is not an 285
LED downlight retrofit kit; and (F) is used in general lighting 286
applications. "General service lamps" include, but are not limited to, 287
general service incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, general 288
service light-emitting diode lamps and general service organic light-289
emitting diode lamps. "General service lamps" do not include: (i) 290
Appliance lamps; (ii) black light lamps; (iii) bug lamps; (iv) colored 291
lamps; (v) G shape lamps with a diameter of five inches or more as 292
defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–2002; (vi) 293 Raised Bill No. 863
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general service fluorescent lamps; (vii) high-intensity discharge lamps; 294
(viii) infrared lamps; (ix) J, JC, JCD, JCS, JCV, JCX, JD, JS and JT shape 295
lamps that do not have Edison screw bases; (x) lamps that have a wedge 296
base or prefocus base; (xi) left-hand thread lamps; (xii) marine lamps; 297
(xiii) marine signal service lamps; (xiv) mine service lamps; (xv) MR 298
shape lamps that have a first number symbol equal to sixteen and a 299
diameter equal to two inches as defined in American National 300
Standards Institute C79.1–2002, operate at twelve volts and have a 301
lumen output greater than or equal to eight hundred; (xvi) other 302
fluorescent lamps; (xvii) plant light lamps; (xviii) R20 short lamps; (ixx) 303
reflector lamps that have a first number symbol less than sixteen and a 304
diameter less than two inches as defined in American National 305
Standards Institute C79.1–2002 and that do not have E26/E24, E26d, 306
E26/50x39, E26/53x39, E29/28, E29/53x39, E39, E39d, EP39 or EX39 307
bases; (xx) S shape or G shape lamps that have a first number symbol 308
less than or equal to 12.5 and a diameter less than or equal to 1.5625 309
inches as defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–2002; 310
(xxi) sign service lamps; (xxii) silver bowl lamps; (xxiii) showcase lamps; 311
(xxiv) specialty MR lamps; (xxv) T shape lamps that have a first number 312
symbol less than or equal to eight and a diameter less than or equal to 313
one inch as defined in American National Standards Institute C79.1–314
2002, have nominal overall length less than twelve inches and are not 315
compact fluorescent lamps; and (xxvi) traffic signal lamps; 316
(58) "High color rendering index fluorescent lamp" means a 317
fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of eighty-seven or greater 318
that is not a compact fluorescent lamp; 319
(59) "Impact-resistant fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp 320
that is not a compact fluorescent lamp that (A) has a coating or 321
equivalent technology that is in compliance with NSF/ANSI 51 and is 322
designed to contain the glass if the glass envelope of the lamp is broken; 323
and (B) is designated and marketed for the intended application, with 324
the designation on the lamp packaging and marketing materials that 325
identify the lamp as being impact-resistant, shatter-resistant, shatter-326
proof or shatter-protected; 327 Raised Bill No. 863
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(60) "Faucet" means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, 328
public lavatory faucet or replacement aerator for a lavatory, public 329
lavatory or kitchen faucet; 330
(61) "Public lavatory faucet" means a fitting intended to be installed 331
in nonresidential bathrooms that are exposed to walk-in traffic; 332
(62) "Metering faucet" means a fitting that, when turned on, will 333
gradually shut itself off over a period of several seconds; 334
(63) "Replacement aerator" means an aerator sold as a replacement, 335
separate from the faucet to which it is intended to be attached; 336
(64) "Plumbing fixture" means an exchangeable device that connects 337
to a plumbing system to deliver and drain away water and waste; 338
(65) "Urinal" means a plumbing fixture that receives only liquid body 339
waste and conveys the waste through a trap into a drainage system; 340
(66) "Water closet" means a plumbing fixture having a water-341
containing receptor that receives liquid and solid body waste through 342
an exposed integral trap into a drainage system; 343
(67) "Dual-flush effective flush volume" means the average flush 344
volume of two reduced flushes and one full flush; 345
(68) "Dual-flush water closet" means a water closet incorporating a 346
feature that allows the user to flush the water closet with either a 347
reduced or a full volume of water; 348
(69) "Trough-type urinal" means a urinal designed for simultaneous 349
use by two or more persons; 350
(70) "Residential ventilating fan" means a ceiling, wall-mounted or 351
remotely mounted in-line fan designed to be used in a bathroom or 352
utility room, whose purpose is to move air from inside the building to 353
the outdoors; 354
(71) "Showerhead" means a device through which water is 355 Raised Bill No. 863
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discharged for a shower bath and includes a hand-held showerhead but 356
does not include a safety shower showerhead; 357
(72) "Hand-held showerhead" means a showerhead that can be held 358
or fixed in place for the purpose of spraying water onto a bather and 359
that is connected to a flexible hose; 360
(73) "Spray sprinkler body" means the exterior case or shell of a 361
sprinkler incorporating a means of connection to the piping system 362
designed to convey water to a nozzle or orifice; 363
(74) "Water cooler" means a freestanding device that consumes 364
energy to cool or heat potable water; 365
(75) "Cold only unit water cooler" means a water cooler that dispenses 366
cold water only; 367
(76) "Hot and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 368
dispenses both hot and cold water and may dispense room-temperature 369
water; 370
(77) "Cook and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 371
dispenses both cold and room-temperature water; 372
(78) "Storage-type water cooler" means a water cooler where 373
thermally conditioned water is stored in a tank in the water cooler and 374
is available instantaneously, including, but not limited to, point-of-use, 375
dry storage compartment and bottled water coolers; 376
(79) "On demand water cooler" means a water cooler that heats water 377
as it is requested and typically takes a few minutes to deliver. 378
(b) The provisions of this subsection and subsections (c) to (h), 379
inclusive, of this section apply to the testing, certification and 380
enforcement of efficiency standards for the following types of new 381
products sold, offered for sale or installed in the state: (1) [Commercial 382
clothes washers; (2) commercial] Commercial refrigerators and freezers; 383
[(3)] (2) illuminated exit signs; [(4)] (3) large packaged air-conditioning 384 Raised Bill No. 863
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equipment; [(5)] (4) low voltage dry-type distribution transformers; [(6)] 385
(5) torchiere lighting fixtures; [(7)] (6) traffic signal modules; [(8)] (7) unit 386
heaters; [(9)] (8) residential furnaces and boilers; [(10)] (9) residential 387
pool pumps; [(11)] (10) metal halide lamp fixtures; [(12)] (11) single 388
voltage external AC to DC power supplies; [(13)] (12) state regulated 389
incandescent reflector lamps; [(14)] (13) bottle-type water dispensers; 390
[(15)] (14) commercial hot food holding cabinets; [(16) portable electric 391
spas; (17)] (15) walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers; [(18)] (16) pool 392
heaters; [(19) compact audio players; (20)] (17) televisions; [(21) digital 393
versatile disc players; (22) digital versatile disc recorders;] and [(23)] (18) 394
any other products as may be designated by the commissioner in 395
accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section. 396
(c) The provisions of subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of this section 397
do not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold 398
outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and 399
sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation 400
outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes 401
at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for 402
installation and use in recreational vehicles. 403
(d) (1) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 404
[shall] may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 405
chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsections (b) to (h), 406
inclusive, of this section and to establish minimum energy efficiency 407
standards for the types of new products set forth in subsection (b) of this 408
section. [The regulations shall provide for] Upon the effective date of 409
this section, the following minimum energy efficiency standards shall 410
apply: 411
(A) Commercial clothes washers shall meet the requirements [shown 412
in Table P-3 of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 413
20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4] of federal efficiency standards, 414
provided such standards are equivalent to or have a higher efficiency 415
than the standards required by the United States Department of Energy 416
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(B) Commercial refrigerators and freezers shall meet the August 1, 418
2004, requirements shown in Table A-6 of said California regulation; 419
(C) Illuminated exit signs shall meet the version 2.0 product 420
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Exit Signs" 421
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 422
(D) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not more 423
than seven hundred sixty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall 424
meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 10.0 for units using both 425
electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air 426
conditioning, and 9.8 for units using both natural gas heat and electric 427
air conditioning; 428
(E) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than 429
seven hundred sixty-one thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall meet 430
a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 9.7 for units using both electric 431
heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air conditioning, 432
and 9.5 for units using both natural gas heat and electric air 433
conditioning; 434
(F) Low voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall meet or 435
exceed the energy efficiency values shown in Table 4-2 of the National 436
Electrical Manufacturers Association Standard TP-1-2002; 437
(G) Torchiere lighting fixtures shall not consume more than one 438
hundred ninety watts and shall not be capable of operating with lamps 439
that total more than one hundred ninety watts; 440
(H) Traffic signal modules shall meet the product specification of the 441
"Energy Star Program Requirements for Traffic Signals" developed by 442
the United States Environmental Protection Agency that took effect in 443
February, 2001, except where the department, in consultation with the 444
Commissioner of Transportation, determines that such specification 445
would compromise safe signal operation; 446
(I) Unit heaters shall not have pilot lights and shall have either power 447 Raised Bill No. 863
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venting or an automatic flue damper; 448
(J) On or after January 1, 2009, residential furnaces and boilers 449
purchased by the state shall meet or exceed the following annual fuel 450
utilization efficiency: (i) For gas and propane furnaces, ninety per cent 451
annual fuel utilization efficiency, (ii) for oil furnaces, eighty-three per 452
cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iii) for gas and propane hot water 453
boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iv) for oil-454
fired hot water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization 455
efficiency, (v) for gas and propane steam boilers, eighty-two per cent 456
annual fuel utilization efficiency, (vi) for oil-fired steam boilers, eighty-457
two per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, and (vii) for furnaces with 458
furnace air handlers, an electricity ratio of not more than 2.0, except air 459
handlers for oil furnaces with a capacity of less than ninety-four 460
thousand BTUs per hour shall have an electricity ratio of 2.3 or less; 461
(K) On or after January 1, 2010, metal halide lamp fixtures designed 462
to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to one hundred 463
fifty watts but less than or equal to five hundred watts shall not contain 464
a probe-start metal halide lamp ballast; 465
(L) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies manufactured 466
on or after January 1, 2008, shall meet the energy efficiency standards of 467
table U-1 of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of 468
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance 469
Efficiency Regulations. This standard applies to single voltage AC to DC 470
power supplies that are sold individually and to those that are sold as a 471
component of or in conjunction with another product. This standard 472
shall not apply to single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies sold 473
with products subject to certification by the United States Food and 474
Drug Administration. A single-voltage external AC to DC power supply 475
that is made available by a manufacturer directly to a consumer or to a 476
service or repair facility after and separate from the original sale of the 477
product requiring the power supply as a service part or spare part shall 478
not be required to meet the standards in said table U-1 until five years 479
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(M) On or after January 1, 2009, state regulated incandescent reflector 481
lamps shall be manufactured to meet the minimum average lamp 482
efficacy requirements for federally regulated incandescent reflector 483
lamps contained in 42 USC 6295(i)(1)(A). Each lamp shall indicate the 484
date of manufacture; 485
(N) On or after January 1, 2009, [bottle-type water dispensers,] 486
commercial hot food holding cabinets, [portable electric spas,] walk-in 487
refrigerators and walk-in freezers shall meet the efficiency requirements 488
of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of Regulations, 489
Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency 490
Regulations. On or after January 1, 2010, residential pool pumps shall 491
meet said efficiency requirements; 492
(O) On or after July 19, 2022, residential pool pumps shall meet 493
federal efficiency requirements specified in the dedicated pool pump 494
rules published by the United States Department of Energy on January 495
18, 2017, and effective on May 18, 2017; 496
[(O)] (P) On or after January 1, [2009] 2022, pool heaters shall meet 497
the efficiency requirements [of sections 1605.1 and 1605.3 of the January 498
2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 499
Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations] established in 10 CFR 430 500
by the United States Department of Energy as of April 16, 2013, for gas-501
fired and oil-fired pool heaters and the Air-conditioning, Heating, and 502
Refrigeration Institute Certification Reference 1160 for electric heat 503
pump pool heaters; 504
[(P) By January 1, 2014, compact audio players, digital versatile disc 505
players and digital versatile disc recorders shall meet the requirements 506
shown in Table V-1 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments 507
to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 508
Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph (B) 509
of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards are 510
unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 511
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(Q) On or after January 1, 2014, televisions manufactured on or after 513
July 1, 2011, shall meet the requirements shown in Table V-2 of Section 514
1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments to the California Code of 515
Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, unless the 516
commissioner [, in accordance with subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) 517
of this subsection,] determines that such standards are unwarranted and 518
may accept, reject or modify according to [subparagraph (A) of] 519
subdivision (3) of this subsection; and 520
(R) In addition to the requirements of subparagraph (Q) of this 521
subdivision, televisions manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, shall 522
meet the efficiency requirements of Sections 1605.3(v)(3)(A), 523
1605.3(v)(3)(B) and 1605.3(v)(3)(C) of the November 2009 amendments 524
to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 525
Article 4, unless the commissioner [, in accordance with subparagraph 526
(B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection,] determines that such standards 527
are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 528
[subparagraph (A) of] subdivision (3) of this subsection. 529
(2) Such efficiency standards, where in conflict with the State 530
Building Code, shall take precedence over the standards contained in 531
the Building Code. Not later than July 1, 2007, and biennially thereafter, 532
the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection [shall] may 533
review and increase the level of such efficiency standards by adopting 534
regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 upon a 535
determination that increased efficiency standards would serve to 536
promote energy conservation in the state and would be cost-effective for 537
consumers who purchase and use such new products, provided no such 538
increased efficiency standards shall become effective within one year 539
following the adoption of any amended regulations providing for such 540
increased efficiency standards. 541
(3) [(A)] The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 542
[shall] may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 543
chapter 54, to designate additional products to be subject to the 544
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establish efficiency standards for such products upon a determination 546
that such efficiency standards [(i)] (A) would serve to promote energy 547
conservation in the state, [(ii)] (B) would be cost-effective for consumers 548
who purchase and use such new products, and [(iii)] (C) would not 549
impose an unreasonable burden on Connecticut businesses. 550
[(B) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 551
consultation with the Multi-State Appliance Standards Collaborative, 552
shall identify additional appliance and equipment efficiency standards. 553
The commissioner shall review all California standards and may review 554
standards from other states in such collaborative. The commissioner 555
shall issue notice of such review in the Connecticut Law Journal, allow 556
for public comment and may hold a public hearing within six months of 557
adoption of an efficiency standard by a cooperative member state 558
regarding a product for which no equivalent Connecticut or federal 559
standard currently exists. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in 560
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 adopting such efficiency 561
standard unless the commissioner makes a specific finding that such 562
standard does not meet the criteria in subparagraph (A) of this 563
subdivision.] 564
(e) On or after July 1, 2006, except for [commercial clothes washers, 565
for which the date shall be July 1, 2007,] commercial refrigerators and 566
freezers, for which the date shall be July 1, 2008, and large packaged air-567
conditioning equipment, for which the date shall be July 1, 2009, no new 568
product of a type set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated 569
by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may be 570
sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state unless the energy efficiency 571
of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth 572
in such regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. 573
(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 574
adopt procedures for testing the energy efficiency of the new products 575
set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated by the 576
commissioner if such procedures are not provided for in the State 577
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of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test 579
methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods. The 580
manufacturers of such products shall cause samples of such products to 581
be tested in accordance with the test procedures adopted pursuant to 582
this subsection or those specified in the State Building Code. 583
(g) Manufacturers of any new products set forth in [subsection (b)] 584
subsections (b) and (i) of this section for which (1) no efficiency 585
standards exist in California, and (2) the [Commissioner of Energy and 586
Environmental Protection] state of Connecticut adopts efficiency 587
standards, shall certify to the [commissioner] Commissioner of Energy 588
and Environmental Protection that such products are in compliance 589
with the provisions of this section, except that certification is not 590
required for single voltage external AC to DC power supplies and walk-591
in refrigerators and walk-in freezers. All single voltage external AC to 592
DC power supplies shall be labeled as described in the January 2006 593
California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1607(9). The 594
commissioner [shall promulgate] may adopt regulations governing the 595
certification of such products. The commissioner shall publish an 596
annual list of any products set forth in [subsection (b)] subsections (b) 597
and (i) of this section on the department's Internet web site that 598
designates which such products are certified in California and which 599
such products not certified in California have demonstrated compliance 600
with efficiency standards adopted [by the commissioner pursuant to 601
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section] in 602
the state of Connecticut. 603
(h) The Attorney General may institute proceedings to enforce the 604
provisions of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this section. Any person 605
who violates any provision of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this 606
section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two hundred 607
fifty dollars. Each violation of subsections (b) to (n), inclusive, of this 608
section shall constitute a separate offense, and each day that such 609
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. 610
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this subsection and subsections (j) to (n), inclusive, of this section apply 612
to the testing, certification and enforcement of efficiency standards for 613
the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, lease or rent 614
or installed in the state: (1) Air purifier; (2) cold temperature fluorescent 615
lamps; (3) commercial dishwashers; (4) commercial steam cookers; (5) 616
computers and computer monitors; (6) electrical vehicle supply 617
equipment; (7) faucets; (8) general service lamps; (9) high color 618
rendering index fluorescent lamps; (10) impact-resistant fluorescent 619
lamps; (11) portable electric spas; (12) residential ventilating fans; (13) 620
showerheads; (14) spray sprinkler bodies; (15) urinals; (16) water closets; 621
and (17) water coolers. 622
(j) The provisions of subsections (i) to (n), inclusive, of this section, do 623
not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold 624
outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and 625
sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation 626
outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes 627
at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for 628
installation and use in recreational vehicles. 629
(k) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, the following 630
minimum energy efficiency standards are established for the types of 631
products set forth in subsection (i) of this section: 632
(1) Air purifiers, except industrial air purifiers, shall meet the 633
following requirements as measured in accordance with the "Energy 634
Star Program Requirements Product Specification for Room Air 635
Cleaners, Version 2.0": (A) Clean air delivery rate (CADR) for smoke 636
shall be 30 or greater; (B) models with a CADR for smoke less than 100, 637
CADR/Watt for smoke shall be greater than or equal to 1.7; (C) models 638
with a CADR for smoke greater than or equal to 100 and less than 150, 639
CADR/Watt for smoke shall be greater than or equal to 1.9; (D) models 640
with a CADR for smoke greater than or equal to 150, CADR/Watt for 641
smoke shall be greater than or equal to 2.0; (E) for ozone-emitting 642
models, measured ozone shall be less than or equal to 50 parts per billion 643
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when shipped, partial on mode power shall not exceed 2 watts; and (G) 645
models without a Wi-Fi network connection enabled by default when 646
shipped, partial on mode power shall not exceed 1 watt; 647
(2) Commercial dishwashers included in the scope of the version 2.0 648
product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements 649
Product Specification for Commercial Dishwashers" developed by the 650
United States Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the 651
qualification criteria of that specification; 652
(3) Commercial steam cookers shall meet the requirements of the 653
version 1.2 product specification of the "Energy Star Program 654
Requirements Product Specification for Commercial Steam Cookers" 655
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 656
(4) Computers and computer monitors shall meet the requirements 657
of subsection (v) of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, 658
Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, and compliance with such 659
requirements shall be as measured in accordance with test methods 660
prescribed in subsection (v) of section 1604 of said California regulation. 661
Any regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this 662
subsection shall define "computer" and "computer monitor" to have the 663
same meaning as set forth in subsection (v) of section 1602 of the 664
California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, 665
provided the commissioner may amend such regulations so that the 666
definitions of "computer" and "computer monitor" and the minimum 667
efficiency standards for computers and computer monitors conform to 668
subsequently adopted versions of the referenced sections of the 669
California Code of Regulations; 670
(5) Electric vehicle supply equipment included in the scope of the 671
version 1.0 "Energy Star Program Requirements Product Specification 672
for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment" (Rev. Apr-2017), shall meet the 673
qualification criteria of that specification; 674
(6) Faucets, except for metering faucets, shall meet the standards in 675
this subparagraph when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test 676 Raised Bill No. 863
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Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Faucets and 677
Showerheads" in Appendix S to Subpart B to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in 678
effect on January 3, 2017. Lavatory faucets and replacement aerators 679
shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute at 60 680
pounds per square inch. Residential kitchen faucets and replacement 681
aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 1.8 gallons per minute 682
at 60 pounds per square inch, with optional temporary flow of 2.2 683
gallons per minute, provided they default to a maximum flow rate of 1.8 684
gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square inch after each use. Public 685
lavatory faucets and replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum 686
flow rate of 0.5 gallons per minute at 60 pounds per square inch; 687
(7) General service lamps shall meet or exceed a lamp efficacy of 45 688
lumens per watt, when tested in accordance with the applicable federal 689
test procedures for general service lamps, prescribed in 10 CFR 690
430.23(gg) in effect on January 3, 2017; 691
(8) High color rendering index fluorescent lamps shall meet the 692
minimum efficacy requirements contained in 10 CFR 430.32(n)(4) in 693
effect on January 3, 2017, as measured in accordance with the "Uniform 694
Test Method for Measuring Average Lamp Efficacy (LE), Color 695
Rendering Index (CRI), and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of 696
Electric Lamps" in Appendix R to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on 697
January 3, 2017; 698
(9) Portable electric spas shall meet the requirements of the 699
"American National Standard for Portable Electric Spa Energy 700
Efficiency" ANSI/APSP/ICC-14 2019; 701
(10) Residential ventilating fans shall meet the qualification criteria of 702
the version 4.1 product specification of the "Energy Star Program 703
Requirements Product Specification for Residential Ventilating Fans" 704
developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 705
(11) Showerheads shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 2.0 706
gallons per minute at 80 pounds per square inch when tested in 707
accordance with the "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water 708 Raised Bill No. 863
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Consumption of Faucets and Showerheads" in Appendix S to 10 CFR 709
430, Subpart B in effect on January 3, 2017; 710
(12) Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically excluded from the 711
scope of the version 1.0 product specification of the "WaterSense 712
Specification for Spray Sprinkler Bodies" developed by the United States 713
Environmental Protection Agency shall include an integral pressure 714
regulator and shall meet the water efficiency and performance criteria 715
and other requirements of that specification; 716
(13) Urinals and water closets, other than those designed and 717
marketed exclusively for use at prisons or mental health facilities, shall 718
meet the standards in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of this 719
subdivision when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test Method 720
for Measuring the Water Consumption of Water Closets and Urinals" in 721
Appendix T to 10 CFR 430, Subpart B in effect on January 3, 2017, and 722
water closets shall pass the waste extraction test for water closets in 723
Section 7.10 of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 724
A112.19.2/CSA B45.1-2018. (A) Wall-mounted urinals, except for 725
trough-type urinals, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons 726
per flush. (B) Floor-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals, 727
shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallons per flush. (C) Water 728
closets, except for dual-flush tank-type water closets, shall have a 729
maximum flush volume of 1.28 gallons per flush. (D) Dual-flush tank-730
type water closets shall have a maximum dual-flush effective flush 731
volume of 1.28 gallons per flush; and 732
(14) Water coolers included in the scope of the version 2.0 product 733
specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements Product 734
Specification for Water Coolers" developed by the United States 735
Environmental Protection Agency shall have on mode with no water 736
draw energy consumption less than or equal the following values as 737
measured in accordance with the test requirements of that program: (A) 738
0.16 kilowatt-hours per day for cold only unit water coolers and cook 739
and cold unit water coolers; (B) 0.87 kilowatt-hours per day for storage-740
type hot and cold unit water coolers; and (C) 0.18 kilowatt-hours per 741 Raised Bill No. 863
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day for on demand hot and cold unit water coolers. 742
(l) (1) Not more than one hundred eighty days after the effective date 743
of this section, and as determined to be necessary by the commissioner 744
thereafter, the commissioner, in consultation with the Attorney General, 745
shall determine if the regulation of any general service lamp is subject 746
to federal preemption. Not more than one hundred eighty days after the 747
effective date of this section, no general service lamp that is not subject 748
to federal preemption may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless 749
the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency 750
standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section. 751
(2) Not later than January 1, 2022, no new portable electric spa or 752
bottle-type water dispenser may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent 753
in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds 754
any efficiency standards set forth in the regulations of state agencies. 755
(3) On and after January 1, 2022, no new air purifier, cold temperature 756
fluorescent lamp, commercial dishwasher, commercial fryer, 757
commercial hot-food holding cabinet, commercial steam cooker, 758
computer or computer monitor, electric vehicle supply equipment, 759
faucet, impact-resistant fluorescent lamp, portable electric spa, 760
residential ventilating fan, showerhead, spray sprinkler body, urinal, 761
water closet or water cooler may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent 762
in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the 763
efficiency standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section. 764
(4) On and after January 1, 2023, no new high color rendering index 765
fluorescent lamp may be sold or offered for sale, lease or rent in the state 766
unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency 767
standards set forth in subsection (k) of this section, provided, if, on or 768
after January 1, 2022, the state of California adopts a standards for such 769
new product, the commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance 770
with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the efficiency standards 771
set forth in subsection (k) of this section for such new product before 772
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(5) One year after the date upon which the sale or offering for sale of 774
certain products becomes subject to the requirements of subdivision (1), 775
(2), (3), (4) or (5) of this subsection, no such products may be installed 776
for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the new product 777
meets or exceeds the efficiency standards provided in subsection (k) of 778
this section. 779
(m) If any energy or water conservation standards issued or 780
approved for publication on or before January 1, 2018, pursuant to the 781
Energy Policy and Conservation Act 10 CFR 430 to 10 CFR 431 by the 782
Office of the United States Secretary of Energy are withdrawn, repealed 783
or otherwise voided, the minimum energy or water efficiency level 784
permitted for products previously subject to such energy or water 785
conservation standards shall be such previously applicable federal 786
energy or water conservation standards as such standards existed on 787
January 1, 2018, and no new product may be sold or offered for sale, 788
lease or rent in the state unless it meets or exceeds such standards. This 789
subsection shall not apply to any federal energy or water conservation 790
standard set aside by a court upon the petition of a person who will be 791
adversely affected, as provided in 42 USC 6306(b). 792
(n) (1) The commissioner may test products set forth in subsection (i) 793
of this section. If any product tested is found not to be in compliance 794
with the minimum efficiency standards established in subsection (k) of 795
this section, the commissioner shall (A) charge the manufacturer of such 796
product for the cost of the purchase and testing of the product, and (B) 797
make information available to the Attorney General and the public 798
concerning such product. 799
(2) The commissioner may, after giving prior notice and at reasonable 800
and convenient hours, as determined by the commissioner, periodically 801
inspect or cause inspections to be made of distributors and retailers of 802
new products set forth in subsection (i) of this section to determine 803
compliance with the provisions of this subsection and subsections (i) to 804
(m), inclusive, of this section. The commissioner shall coordinate with 805
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inspections of newly constructed buildings containing new products 807
that are also subject to the State Building Code before such buildings are 808
occupied. 809
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 16a-48
Statement of Purpose:
To establish and update state appliance and equipment energy and
water efficiency standards.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]