Minnesota Session Laws - 1995, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 161-H.F.No. 1256 
                  An act relating to energy; adopting energy standards 
                  for air conditioners, certain gas-burning equipment, 
                  lamps, motors, showerheads, and faucets; amending 
                  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, subdivisions 
                  13, 14, 16, 17, and 19.  
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, 
        subdivision 13, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 13.  [NEW ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS.] No new room air 
        conditioner shall be sold or installed or transported for resale 
        into Minnesota unless it has an energy efficiency ratio equal to 
        or greater than the values adopted under subdivision 8 required 
        by applicable federal laws and the United States Department of 
        Energy regulations codified in Code of Federal Regulations, 
        title 10, including applicable interpretations of the 
        regulations issued by that department. 
           Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, 
        subdivision 14, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 14.  [CERTAIN GAS-POWERED EQUIPMENT PROHIBITED.] No 
        new residential 
           (a) forced air type central furnace, 
           (b) cooking appliance manufactured with an electrical 
        supply cord, or 
           (c) clothes drying equipment 
        that is designed to burn natural gas equipped with a 
        continuously burning pilot shall be sold or installed in 
        Minnesota.  This subdivision does not apply to forced air type 
        furnaces designed for installation in manufactured homes, unless 
        it meets or exceeds the efficiency standards required by 
        applicable federal laws and the United States Department of 
        Energy regulations codified in Code of Federal Regulations, 
        title 10, including applicable interpretations of the 
        regulations issued by that department. 
           Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, 
        subdivision 16, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 16.  [LAMPS.] The commissioner shall adopt rules 
        under chapter 14 setting minimum efficiency standards for 
        specific incandescent lamps.  The rules must establish minimum 
        efficiency standards for incandescent lamps of specific lamp 
        type and wattage where an energy-saving substitute lamp is 
        currently produced by at least two lamp manufacturers.  The 
        rules must include, but not be limited to, the following lamps:  
        40-watt A17 and A19 lamps, 60-watt A17 and A19 lamps, 75-watt 
        A17 and A19 lamps, 100-watt A17 and A19 lamps, and 150-watt A21 
        lamps, where each is a general-purpose incandescent lamp with 
        rated voltage between 114 and 131 volts with diffuse coating.  
        The minimum efficiency standard must be set to exceed the 
        efficiency of the original lamp.  For incandescent lamps for 
        which minimum standards have been established, No new lamp may 
        be sold in Minnesota unless it meets or exceeds the minimum 
        efficiency standards adopted under this section required by 
        applicable federal laws and the United States Department of 
        Energy regulations codified in Code of Federal Regulations, 
        title 10, including applicable interpretations of the 
        regulations issued by that department. 
           Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, 
        subdivision 17, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 17.  [MOTORS.] No new motor covered by this 
        subdivision, excluding those sold as part of an appliance, may 
        be sold or installed in Minnesota unless its nominal efficiency 
        meets or exceeds the values adopted under subdivision 8. 
           Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216C.19, 
        subdivision 19, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 19.  [SHOWERHEADS; FAUCETS.] (a) No new showerhead, 
        other than a safety shower showerhead, may be sold or installed 
        in Minnesota if it permits a maximum water use in excess of 2.5 
        gallons per minute when measured at a flowing water pressure of 
        80 pounds per square inch. 
           (b) No kitchen faucet or kitchen replacement aerator may be 
        sold or installed in Minnesota if it permits a maximum water use 
        in excess of 2.5 gallons per minute when measured at a flowing 
        water pressure of 80 pounds per square inch. 
           (c) No, or lavatory faucet or lavatory replacement aerator 
        may be sold or installed in Minnesota if it permits a maximum 
        water use in excess of two gallons per minute when measured at a 
        flowing water pressure of 80 pounds per square inch unless it 
        meets or exceeds the efficiency standards required by applicable 
        federal laws and the United States Department of Energy 
        regulations codified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 10, 
        including applicable interpretations of the regulations issued 
        by that department. 
           Presented to the governor May 10, 1995 
           Signed by the governor May 11, 1995, 9:46 a.m.