HF 1256

1st Engrossment - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to energy; adopting energy standards for air 
  1.3             conditioners, certain gas-burning equipment, lamps, 
  1.4             motors, showerheads, and faucets; amending Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, subdivisions 13, 14, 
  1.6             16, 17, and 19.  
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, 
  1.9   subdivision 13, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 13.  [NEW ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS.] No new room air 
  1.11  conditioner shall be sold or installed or transported for resale 
  1.12  into Minnesota unless it has an energy efficiency ratio equal to 
  1.13  or greater than the values adopted under subdivision 8 required 
  1.14  by applicable federal laws and the United States Department of 
  1.15  Energy regulations codified in Code of Federal Regulations, 
  1.16  title 10, including applicable interpretations of the 
  1.17  regulations issued by that department. 
  1.18     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, 
  1.19  subdivision 14, is amended to read: 
  1.20     Subd. 14.  [CERTAIN GAS-POWERED EQUIPMENT PROHIBITED.] No 
  1.21  new residential 
  1.22     (a) forced air type central furnace, 
  1.23     (b) cooking appliance manufactured with an electrical 
  1.24  supply cord, or 
  1.25     (c) clothes drying equipment 
  1.26  that is designed to burn natural gas equipped with a 
  2.1   continuously burning pilot shall be sold or installed in 
  2.2   Minnesota.  This subdivision does not apply to forced air type 
  2.3   furnaces designed for installation in manufactured homes, unless 
  2.4   it meets or exceeds the efficiency standards required by 
  2.5   applicable federal laws and the United States Department of 
  2.6   Energy regulations codified in Code of Federal Regulations, 
  2.7   title 10, including applicable interpretations of the 
  2.8   regulations issued by that department. 
  2.9      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, 
  2.10  subdivision 16, is amended to read: 
  2.11     Subd. 16.  [LAMPS.] The commissioner shall adopt rules 
  2.12  under chapter 14 setting minimum efficiency standards for 
  2.13  specific incandescent lamps.  The rules must establish minimum 
  2.14  efficiency standards for incandescent lamps of specific lamp 
  2.15  type and wattage where an energy-saving substitute lamp is 
  2.16  currently produced by at least two lamp manufacturers.  The 
  2.17  rules must include, but not be limited to, the following lamps:  
  2.18  40-watt A17 and A19 lamps, 60-watt A17 and A19 lamps, 75-watt 
  2.19  A17 and A19 lamps, 100-watt A17 and A19 lamps, and 150-watt A21 
  2.20  lamps, where each is a general-purpose incandescent lamp with 
  2.21  rated voltage between 114 and 131 volts with diffuse coating.  
  2.22  The minimum efficiency standard must be set to exceed the 
  2.23  efficiency of the original lamp.  For incandescent lamps for 
  2.24  which minimum standards have been established, No new lamp may 
  2.25  be sold in Minnesota unless it meets or exceeds the minimum 
  2.26  efficiency standards adopted under this section required by 
  2.27  applicable federal laws and the United States Department of 
  2.28  Energy regulations codified in Code of Federal Regulations, 
  2.29  title 10, including applicable interpretations of the 
  2.30  regulations issued by that department. 
  2.31     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, 
  2.32  subdivision 17, is amended to read: 
  2.33     Subd. 17.  [MOTORS.] No new motor covered by this 
  2.34  subdivision, excluding those sold as part of an appliance, may 
  2.35  be sold or installed in Minnesota unless its nominal efficiency 
  2.36  meets or exceeds the values adopted under subdivision 8. 
  3.1      Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, 
  3.2   subdivision 19, is amended to read: 
  3.3      Subd. 19.  [SHOWERHEADS; FAUCETS.] (a) No new showerhead, 
  3.4   other than a safety shower showerhead, may be sold or installed 
  3.5   in Minnesota if it permits a maximum water use in excess of 2.5 
  3.6   gallons per minute when measured at a flowing water pressure of 
  3.7   80 pounds per square inch. 
  3.8      (b) No kitchen faucet or kitchen replacement aerator may be 
  3.9   sold or installed in Minnesota if it permits a maximum water use 
  3.10  in excess of 2.5 gallons per minute when measured at a flowing 
  3.11  water pressure of 80 pounds per square inch. 
  3.12     (c) No, or lavatory faucet or lavatory replacement aerator 
  3.13  may be sold or installed in Minnesota if it permits a maximum 
  3.14  water use in excess of two gallons per minute when measured at a 
  3.15  flowing water pressure of 80 pounds per square inch unless it 
  3.16  meets or exceeds the efficiency standards required by applicable 
  3.17  federal laws and the United States Department of Energy 
  3.18  regulations codified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 10, 
  3.19  including applicable interpretations of the regulations issued 
  3.20  by that department.