Bill Text: NY S01228 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires all set top boxes provided by cable, satellite, telecom and internet service providers to comply with energy star guidelines by 7/1/2017.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-11 - PRINT NUMBER 1228A [S01228 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S01228-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1228
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    January 6, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DUANE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
         cations
       AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring all set
         top  boxes  provided by cable, satellite, telecom and internet service
         providers to comply with Energy Star guidelines
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
    2  231 to read as follows:
    3    S 231. ENERGY STAR SET TOP BOXES. 1. NO LATER  THAN  JULY  FIRST,  TWO
    4  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN, ALL SET TOP BOXES PROVIDED BY CABLE, SATELLITE, TELE-
    5  COM OR INTERNET PROTOCOL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CONSUMERS LOCATED  IN  THE
    6  STATE SHALL COMPLY WITH FEDERAL ENERGY STAR SET TOP BOX PRODUCT SPECIFI-
    7  CATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    8  AND/OR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
    9    2.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "ENERGY STAR" MEANS A DESIG-
   10  NATION FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR DEPART-
   11  MENT OF ENERGY INDICATING THAT A PRODUCT  MEETS  THE  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY
   12  STANDARDS  SET  FORTH  BY THE AGENCY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENERGY STAR
   13  PROGRAM; AND
   14    (B) "SET TOP BOX" MEANS A CABLE, SATELLITE, TELECOM OR INTERNET PROTO-
   15  COL OR OTHER DEVICE, THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF WHICH IS TO  RECEIVE  TELE-
   16  VISION  SIGNALS  FROM  A  SPECIFIC  SOURCE  AND TRANSMIT OR DELIVER SUCH
   17  SIGNALS TO A CONSUMER DISPLAY AND/OR RECORDING DEVICE.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   19  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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