Bill Text: NY S02905 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Enacts energy efficiency standards for televisions; amends definition of television and adds other, related definitions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S02905 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S02905-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2905 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 26, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele- communications 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: 1 Section 1. Section 16-102 of the energy law is amended by adding three 2 new subdivisions 7-a, 10-a and 33-a to read as follows: 3 7-a. "Combination television" means a system in which a television or 4 television monitor and an additional device or devices including, but 5 not limited to, a DVD player, an HDD player or a VCR, are combined into 6 a single unit and included in the television casing. 7 10-a. "Component television" means a television composed of two or 8 more separate components (e.g. separate display device and tuner) 9 marketed and sold as a television under one model or system designation. 10 The system may have more than one power cord. 11 33-a. "Television monitor" means a television that does not have an 12 internal tuner, receiver, or playback device. 13 § 2. Subdivision 33 of section 16-102 of the energy law, as added by 14 chapter 431 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 15 33. "Television (TV)" means [a commercially available electronic prod-16uct consisting of a tuner/receiver and a monitor encased in a single17housing, which is designed to receive and display an analog or digital18video television signal broadcast by an antenna, satellite, cable, or19broadband source. "Television" does not include multifunction TVs which20have VCR, DVD, DVR, or EPG functions] an analog or digital device 21 designed primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial, 22 satellite, cable internet protocol TV (IPTV) or other broadcast or 23 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. LBD06264-01-1S. 2905 2 1 combination televisions, television monitors, component televisions, and 2 any product that is marketed as a television. 3 § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 16-106 of the energy 4 law, as added by chapter 431 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 (a) On or before June thirtieth, two thousand six, the secretary, in 7 consultation with the president, shall adopt regulations in accordance 8 with the provisions of this article establishing: (i) energy efficiency 9 performance standards for new products of the types set forth in para- 10 graphs (a) through [(n)] (s) of subdivision one of section 16-104 of 11 this article, with the exception of such paragraph (g) (incandescent 12 reflector lamps); (ii) procedures for testing the energy efficiency of 13 the products covered by paragraphs (a) through [(n)] (s) of subdivision 14 one of section 16-104 of this article; (iii) procedures for manufactur- 15 ers to certify that products covered under this article meet the energy 16 efficiency standards to be promulgated under this article; and (iv) such 17 further matters as are necessary to insure the proper implementation and 18 enforcement of the provisions of this article. With respect to incandes- 19 cent reflector lamps, included in paragraph (g) of subdivision one of 20 section 16-104 of this article, the secretary, in consultation with the 21 president, shall conduct a study to determine whether an energy effi- 22 ciency performance standard for such product should be established, 23 taking into account factors including the potential impact on electric- 24 ity usage, product availability and consumer and environmental benefits. 25 If it is determined based on this study that such a standard would 26 reduce energy use and would not be preempted by the federal law, the 27 secretary, in consultation with the president, shall adopt regulations 28 in accordance with the provisions of this article establishing energy 29 performance standards for such product on or before January first, two 30 thousand eight. With respect to televisions included in subdivision 31 thirty-three of section 16-102 of this article, the secretary, in 32 consultation with the president, shall adopt energy efficiency perform- 33 ance standards that conform to appliance efficiency standards for such 34 products established by the California Energy Commission. 35 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 36 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 37 ment, or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the timely 38 implementation of this act on or before its effective date is hereby 39 authorized to be made.