Full Text of HB1614 94th General Assembly
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Environment & Energy Committee
Filed: 2/15/2006
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1614
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1614 by replacing | 3 |
| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Illinois Appliance Efficiency Standards Act.
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| Section 5. Purpose and findings.
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| (a) This Act provides for the establishment of minimum | 8 |
| efficiency standards
for certain products sold or installed in | 9 |
| this State.
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| (b) The General Assembly finds that:
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| (1) Efficiency standards for certain products sold or | 12 |
| installed in
this State assure consumers and businesses | 13 |
| that the products meet
minimum efficiency performance | 14 |
| levels, thus saving money on heating or electric
bills.
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| (2) Such efficiency standards save energy and thus | 16 |
| reduce
pollution and other environmental impacts | 17 |
| associated with the
production, distribution, and use of | 18 |
| electricity and natural gas.
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| (3) Such efficiency standards can make electricity | 20 |
| systems more
reliable by reducing the strain on the | 21 |
| electricity grid during peak
demand periods.
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| (4) Energy efficiency standards contribute to the | 23 |
| economy of
this State by enabling consumers and business | 24 |
| owners to spend less on
energy, leaving more for the |
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| purchase of local goods and services.
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| Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic | 4 |
| Opportunity. | 5 |
| "Ballast" means a device used with an electric discharge | 6 |
| lamp to obtain necessary circuit conditions (voltage, current | 7 |
| and waveform) for starting and operating the lamp. | 8 |
| "Boiler" means a self-contained appliance for supplying | 9 |
| steam or hot water primarily intended for space-heating and | 10 |
| which utilizes only single-phase electric current, or | 11 |
| single-phase electric current or DC current in conjunction with | 12 |
| natural gas, propane, or home heating oil, and which: | 13 |
| (1) is designed to be the principal heating source for | 14 |
| the living space of one or more residences; | 15 |
| (2) has a heat input rate of less than 300,000 Btu per | 16 |
| hour; and | 17 |
| (3) is not an appliance designed for the primary | 18 |
| purpose of supplying hot water for purposes other than | 19 |
| heating. | 20 |
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"Compensation" means money or any other valuable thing, | 21 |
| regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for | 22 |
| services rendered. | 23 |
| "Electricity ratio" means the ratio of furnace electricity | 24 |
| use to total furnace energy use. Electricity ratio = | 25 |
| (3.412*E AE )/(1000*E F + 3.412*E AE ) where E AE and E F are defined in | 26 |
| Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. | 27 |
| "Furnace" means a self-contained space heater designed to | 28 |
| supply heated air through ducts of more than 10 inches length | 29 |
| and which utilizes only single-phase electric current, or | 30 |
| single-phase electric current or DC current in conjunction with | 31 |
| natural gas, propane, or home heating oil, and which: | 32 |
| (1) is designed to be the principle heating source for | 33 |
| the living space of one or more residences; |
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| (2) is not contained within the same cabinet with a | 2 |
| central air conditioner whose rated cooling capacity is | 3 |
| above 65,000 Btu per hour; and | 4 |
| (3) has a heat input rate of less than 225,000 Btu per | 5 |
| hour. | 6 |
| "High-intensity discharge lamp" means a lamp in which light | 7 |
| is produced by the passage of an electric current through a | 8 |
| vapor or gas and in which the light-producing arc is stabilized | 9 |
| by bulb wall temperature and the arc tube has a bulb wall | 10 |
| loading in excess of 3 watts per square centimeter. | 11 |
| "Medium voltage dry-type distribution transformer" means a | 12 |
| transformer that: | 13 |
| (1) has an input voltage of more than 600 volts but | 14 |
| less than or equal to 34,500 volts; | 15 |
| (2) is air-cooled; | 16 |
| (3) does not use oil as a coolant; and | 17 |
| (4) is rated for operation at a frequency of 60 Hertz. | 18 |
| "Metal halide lamp" means a high-intensity discharge lamp | 19 |
| in which the major portion of the light is produced by | 20 |
| radiation of metal halides and their products of dissociation, | 21 |
| possibly in combination with metallic vapors. | 22 |
| "Metal halide lamp fixture" means a light fixture designed | 23 |
| to be operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a | 24 |
| metal halide lamp. | 25 |
| "Probe-start metal halide ballast" means a ballast used to | 26 |
| operate metal halide lamps which does not contain an igniter | 27 |
| and which instead starts lamps by using a third starting | 28 |
| electrode probe in the arc tube. | 29 |
| "Single-voltage external AC to DC power supply" means a | 30 |
| device that: | 31 |
| (1) is designed to convert line voltage AC input into | 32 |
| lower voltage DC output; | 33 |
| (2) is able to convert to only one DC output voltage at | 34 |
| a time; |
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| (3) is sold with, or intended to be used with, a | 2 |
| separate end-use product that constitutes the primary | 3 |
| power load; | 4 |
| (4) is contained within a separate physical enclosure | 5 |
| from the end-use product; | 6 |
| (5) is connected to the end-use product via a removable | 7 |
| or hard-wired male/female electrical connection, cable, | 8 |
| cord or other wiring; | 9 |
| (6) does not have batteries or battery packs, including | 10 |
| those that are removable, that physically attach directly | 11 |
| to the power supply unit; | 12 |
| (7) does not have a battery chemistry or type selector | 13 |
| switch and indicator light, or does not have a battery | 14 |
| chemistry or type selector switch and a state of charge | 15 |
| meter; and | 16 |
| (8) has a nameplate output power less than or equal to | 17 |
| 250 watts. | 18 |
| "State-regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means a | 19 |
| lamp, not colored or designed for rough or vibration service | 20 |
| applications, with an inner reflective coating on the outer | 21 |
| bulb to direct the light, an E26 medium screw base, a rated | 22 |
| voltage or voltage range that lies at least partially within | 23 |
| 115 to 130 volts and that falls into either of the following | 24 |
| categories: a bulged reflector, elliptical reflector, blown | 25 |
| parabolic aluminized reflector or similar bulb shape with a | 26 |
| diameter equal to or greater than 2.25 inches; or a reflector, | 27 |
| parabolic aluminized reflector, bulged reflector or similar | 28 |
| bulb shape with a diameter of 2.25 to 2.75 inches, inclusive. | 29 |
| "Transformer" means a device consisting of 2 or more coils | 30 |
| of insulated wire and that is designed to transfer alternating | 31 |
| current by electromagnetic induction from one coil to another | 32 |
| to change the original voltage or current value. This term does | 33 |
| not include: (1) devices with multiple voltage taps, with the | 34 |
| highest voltage tap equaling at least 20% more than the lowest |
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| voltage tap; or (2) devices, such as those commonly known as | 2 |
| drive transformers, rectifier transformers, auto-transformers, | 3 |
| uninterruptible power system transformers, impedance | 4 |
| transformers, regulating transformers, sealed and | 5 |
| non-ventilating transformers, machine tool transformers, | 6 |
| welding transformers, grounding transformers, or testing | 7 |
| transformers, that are designed to be used in a special-purpose | 8 |
| application and are unlikely to be used in general-purpose | 9 |
| applications.
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| Section 15. Scope.
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| (a) The provisions of this Act apply to the testing, | 12 |
| certification, and enforcement of efficiency standards for the | 13 |
| following types of new products sold, offered for sale, or | 14 |
| installed in this State: | 15 |
| (1) medium voltage dry-type distribution transformers; | 16 |
| (2) metal halide lamp fixtures; | 17 |
| (3) furnaces and boilers; | 18 |
| (4) single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies; | 19 |
| and | 20 |
| (5) State-regulated incandescent reflector lamps. | 21 |
| (b) The provisions of this Act do not apply to: | 22 |
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(1) new products
manufactured in this State and sold | 23 |
| outside this State; | 24 |
| (2) new products
manufactured outside this State and | 25 |
| sold at wholesale inside this State for
final retail sale | 26 |
| and installation outside this State; | 27 |
| (3) products installed
in mobile manufactured homes at | 28 |
| the time of construction; | 29 |
| (4) products
designed expressly for installation and | 30 |
| use in recreational vehicles; or
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| (5) Stock available for sale at retail on the effective | 32 |
| date of this Act.
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| Section 20. Efficiency standards. The initial minimum | 2 |
| efficiency standards
for the types of new products set forth in | 3 |
| Section 15 are as follows:
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| (1) Medium voltage dry-type distribution transformers | 5 |
| shall meet minimum efficiency levels three-tenths of a | 6 |
| percentage point higher than the Class 1 efficiency levels | 7 |
| for medium voltage distribution transformers specified in | 8 |
| Table 4-2 of the "Guide for Determining Energy Efficiency | 9 |
| for Distribution Transformers" published by the National | 10 |
| Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA Standard | 11 |
| TP-1-2002). | 12 |
| (2) Metal halide lamp fixtures designed to be operated | 13 |
| with lamps rated greater than or equal to 150 watts but | 14 |
| less than or equal to 500 watts shall not contain a | 15 |
| probe-start metal halide ballast. | 16 |
| (3) Furnaces and boilers shall meet or exceed the | 17 |
| applicable Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) | 18 |
| levels in the following table: | |
19 | | Product Type | Minimum Efficiency Level |
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20 | | Gas and propane furnaces | 90% AFUE |
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21 | | Oil furnaces | 83% AFUE |
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22 | | Gas and propane hot water | |
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23 | | boilers | 84% AFUE |
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24 | | Gas and propane steam | |
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25 | | boilers | 82% AFUE |
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26 | | Oil-fired steam | |
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27 | | boilers | 82% AFUE |
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| Residential furnace air handlers shall have an ER of 2% | 29 |
| or less, except that residential oil furnaces with a | 30 |
| capacity of less than 94,000 Btu per hour shall have an ER | 31 |
| of 2.3% or less. | 32 |
| (4) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies | 33 |
| shall meet the tier 1 energy efficiency requirements of | 34 |
| California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1605.3 as |
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| published in April 2005. This standard applies to | 2 |
| single-voltage AC to DC power supplies that are sold | 3 |
| individually and to those that are sold as a component of | 4 |
| or in conjunction with another product. | 5 |
| (5) State-regulated incandescent reflector lamps shall | 6 |
| meet the minimum average lamp efficiency requirements for | 7 |
| federally-regulated incandescent reflector lamps contained | 8 |
| in 42 U.S.C. section 6295 (i)(1)(A). The following lamps | 9 |
| are exempt from these requirements: ER30, BR30, BR40, and | 10 |
| ER40 of 50 watts or less; BR30, BR40, and ER40 of 65 watts; | 11 |
| and R20 of 45 watts or less.
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| Section 25. Implementation.
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| (a) On and after January 1, 2008, no new medium voltage | 14 |
| dry-type distribution transformer, single-voltage external AC | 15 |
| to DC power supply, or State-regulated incandescent reflector | 16 |
| lamp may be sold or offered for sale in the State unless the | 17 |
| efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency | 18 |
| standards set forth in Section 20. | 19 |
| On and after January 1, 2009, no new metal halide lamp | 20 |
| fixture may be sold or offered for sale in the State unless the | 21 |
| efficiency of the product meets or exceeds the efficiency | 22 |
| standards set forth in Section 20. | 23 |
| In consultation with the Attorney General, the Department | 24 |
| shall determine if implementation of State standards for | 25 |
| furnaces and boilers requires a waiver from federal preemption, | 26 |
| and, if necessary, shall apply for such waiver within 18 months | 27 |
| of the effective date of this Act. If the Department determines | 28 |
| that a waiver from federal preemption is necessary for State | 29 |
| furnace and boiler standards, the State standards shall go into | 30 |
| effect at the earliest date permitted by federal law. If the | 31 |
| Department determines that a waiver from federal preemption is | 32 |
| not needed for State furnace and boiler standards, then the | 33 |
| State standards shall go into effect on June 1, 2008. |
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| (b) One year after the date upon which sale or offering for | 2 |
| sale of certain products is limited pursuant to subsection (a), | 3 |
| no new products may be installed for compensation in the State | 4 |
| unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the | 5 |
| efficiency standards set forth in Section 20.
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| Section 35. Testing, certification, labeling, and | 7 |
| enforcement.
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| (a) The manufacturers of new products subject to this Act | 9 |
| shall cause
samples of such products to be tested in accordance | 10 |
| with the appropriate test
procedures. With respect to | 11 |
| efficiency standards adopted by reference under
Section 20, the | 12 |
| appropriate test methods shall be those specified in the
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| adopted standards.
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| (b) Manufacturers of new products subject to this Act shall | 15 |
| certify to the
Department that such products are in compliance | 16 |
| with the provisions of this Act.
The Department may adopt | 17 |
| procedures and requirements governing the certification
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| such products and may work in coordination with the | 19 |
| certification programs
of other states. With respect to a | 20 |
| product for which the Illinois efficiency
standards and | 21 |
| labeling requirements are the same as those of the federal
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| government or another state, the Department may accept as | 23 |
| sufficient for compliance
with this subsection the | 24 |
| manufacturer's certification to the federal government
or that | 25 |
| other state, whichever is applicable, that the product complies | 26 |
| with
those standards and requirements.
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| (c) Manufacturers of new products subject to this Act shall | 28 |
| identify each
such product offered for sale or installation in | 29 |
| this State as in compliance
with the provisions of this Act by | 30 |
| means of a mark, label, or tag on the
product and packaging at | 31 |
| the time of sale or installation. The Department shall
propose | 32 |
| and shall adopt rules governing the identification of such
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| products and packaging and may work in coordination with the |
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| labeling programs
of other states.
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| (d) The Department may cause investigations to be made of | 3 |
| complaints
received concerning violations of this Act and may | 4 |
| report the results
of such investigations to the Attorney | 5 |
| General. The Attorney General may
institute proceedings to | 6 |
| enforce the provisions of this Act.
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| (e) A manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or installer | 8 |
| who violates any
provision of this Act shall be issued a | 9 |
| warning by the Department for the first
violation. Repeat | 10 |
| violations shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more
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| $250. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense, and | 12 |
| each day
that a violation continues shall constitute a separate | 13 |
| offense. Penalties
assessed under this subsection are in | 14 |
| addition to costs assessed under
subsection (d).
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| (f) The Department may propose and adopt any rules that are
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| necessary to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement | 17 |
| of this Act.
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| (g) Subject to appropriation, the Department may create and | 19 |
| maintain any programs, including, but not limited to, technical | 20 |
| assistance, education, and public awareness programs, that the | 21 |
| Department deems necessary for the implementation of this Act.
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| Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | 23 |
| severable under
Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 25 |
| becoming law.".
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