[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1732 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1732

    To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for 
            standards for energy efficient outdoor lighting.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2009

 Ms. Harman (for herself and Mr. Upton) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for 
            standards for energy efficient outdoor lighting.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Outdoor Lighting Efficiency Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Of all the electricity generated in the United States, 
        4.4 percent is consumed for outdoor lighting.
            (2) Outdoor lighting represents approximately 20 percent of 
        all electricity consumed for lighting purposes in the United 
        States.
            (3) Efficient outdoor lighting technologies provide light 
        quality equal or superior to other technologies in common use 
        today.
            (4) Efficient outdoor lighting technologies often have 
        longer product lifetimes than other technologies in common use 
        today.
            (5) The use of efficient outdoor lighting technologies will 
        substantially reduce waste and emissions from power generation, 
        and reduce the cost of electricity used in certain commercial 
        and government applications, such as lighting the Nation's 
        roadways and parking lots.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Section 340(1) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6311(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (L) and inserting 
the following:
                    ``(L) Outdoor luminares.
                    ``(M) Outdoor high light output lamps.
                    ``(N) Any other type of industrial equipment which 
                the Secretary classifies as covered equipment under 
                section 341(b).''.
    (b) Section 340 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6311) is amended as adding at the end the following:
            ``(25) The term `luminaire' means a complete lighting unit 
        consisting of a lamp or lamps, together with parts designed to 
        distribute the light, to position and protect such lamps, and 
        to connect such lamps to the power supply.
            ``(26) The term `outdoor luminaire' means a luminaire that 
        is listed as suitable for wet locations pursuant to 
        Underwriters Laboratories Inc. standard UL 1598 and is labeled 
        as `Suitable for Wet Locations' consistent with section 
        410.4(A) of the National Electrical Code 2005, except for--
                    ``(A) luminaires designed solely for signs that 
                cannot be used in general lighting applications;
                    ``(B) portable luminaires designed for use at 
                theatrical and television performance areas and 
                construction sites;
                    ``(C) luminaires designed for continuous immersion 
                in swimming pools and other water features;
                    ``(D) seasonal luminaires incorporating solely 
                individual lamps rated at 10 watts or less;
                    ``(E) luminaires designed solely to be used in 
                emergency conditions;
                    ``(F) landscape luminaries, with an integrated 
                photoelectric switch or programmable time switch, with 
                a nominal voltage of 15 volts or less; and
                    ``(G) components used for repair of installed 
                luminaries.
            ``(27) The term `outdoor high light output lamp' means a 
        lamp that--
                    ``(A) has a rated lumen output not less than 2601 
                lumens and not greater than 35,000 lumens;
                    ``(B) is capable of being operated at a voltage not 
                less than 110 volts and not greater than 300 volts, or 
                driven at a constant current of 6.6 amperes; and
                    ``(C) is not a Parabolic Aluminized Reflector lamp.
            ``(28) The term `outdoor lighting control' means a device 
        incorporated in a luminaire that receives a signal, from either 
        a sensor (such as an occupancy sensor, motion sensor, or 
        daylight sensor) or an input signal (including analog or 
        digital signals communicated through wired or wireless 
        technology), and can adjust the light level according to the 
        signal.''.

SEC. 4. STANDARDS.

    Section 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6313) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Outdoor Luminaires.--
            ``(1) Each outdoor luminaire manufactured on or after 
        January 1, 2011, shall have--
                    ``(A) a lighting efficiency of at least 50 lumens 
                per watt; and
                    ``(B) a lumen maintenance, calculated as mean rated 
                lumens divided by initial lumens, of at least 0.6.
            ``(2) Each outdoor luminaire manufactured on or after 
        January 1, 2013, shall have--
                    ``(A) a lighting efficiency of at least 70 lumens 
                per watt; and
                    ``(B) a lumen maintenance, calculated as mean rated 
                lumens divided by initial lumens, of at least 0.6.
            ``(3) Each outdoor luminaire manufactured on or after 
        January 1, 2015, shall have--
                    ``(A) a lighting efficiency of at least 80 lumens 
                per watt; and
                    ``(B) a lumen maintenance, calculated as mean rated 
                lumens divided by initial lumens, of at least 0.65.
            ``(4) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (1) 
        through (3), each outdoor luminaire manufactured on or after 
        January 1, 2011, shall have the capability of producing at 
        least two different light levels, including 100 percent and 60 
        percent of full lamp output.
            ``(5)(A) Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary 
        shall issue a final rule amending the applicable standards 
        established in paragraphs (3) and (4) if technologically 
        feasible and economically justified. Such a final rule shall be 
        effective no later than January 1, 2020.
            ``(B) A final rule issued under subparagraph (A) shall 
        establish efficiency standards at the maximum level that is 
        technically feasible and economically justified, as provided in 
        subsections (o) and (p) of section 325. The Secretary may also, 
        in such rulemaking, amend or discontinue the product exclusions 
        listed in section 340(23)(A) through (G), or amend the lumen 
        maintenance requirements in paragraph (3) if he determines that 
        such amendments are consistent with the purposes of this Act.
            ``(C) If the Secretary issues a final rule under 
        subparagraph (A) establishing amended standards, the final rule 
        shall provide that the amended standards apply to products 
        manufactured on or after January 1, 2020, or one year after the 
        date on which the final amended standard is published, 
        whichever is later.
    ``(h) Outdoor High Light Output Lamps.--Each outdoor high light 
output lamp manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, shall have a 
lighting efficiency of at least 45 lumens per watt.''.

SEC. 5. TEST PROCEDURES.

    Section 343(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6314(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Outdoor lighting.--
                    ``(A) With respect to outdoor luminaries and 
                outdoor high light output lamps, the test procedures 
                shall be based upon the test procedures specified in 
                Illuminating Engineering Society procedure LM-79 as of 
                March 1, 2009, and/or other appropriate consensus test 
                procedures developed by the Illuminating Engineering 
                Society or other appropriate consensus standards 
                bodies.
                    ``(B) If Illuminating Engineering Society procedure 
                LM-79 is amended, the Secretary shall amend the test 
                procedures established in subparagraph (A) as necessary 
                to be consistent with the amended LM-79 test procedure, 
                unless the Secretary determines, by rule, published in 
                the Federal Register and supported by clear and 
                convincing evidence, that to do so would not meet the 
                requirements for test procedures under paragraph (2).
                    ``(C) The Secretary may revise the test procedures 
                for outdoor luminaries or outdoor high light output 
                lamps by rule consistent with paragraph (2), and may 
                incorporate as appropriate consensus test procedures 
                developed by the Illuminating Engineering Society or 
                other appropriate consensus standards bodies.''.

SEC. 6. PREEMPTION.

    Section 345 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6316) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), section 327 shall 
apply to outdoor luminaries to the same extent and in the same manner 
as the section applies under part B.
    ``(2) Any State standard that is adopted on or before January 1, 
2015, pursuant to a statutory requirement to adopt efficiency standards 
for reducing outdoor lighting energy use enacted prior to January, 31, 
2008, shall not be preempted.''.
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