| 1 | Representative Randolph offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (155237) (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 4 and 5, insert: |
| 5 | Section 101. Section 553.954, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 553.954 Adoption of standards.--The Department of |
| 8 | Community Affairs shall adopt, modify, revise, update, and |
| 9 | maintain the Florida Energy Efficiency Conservation Standards to |
| 10 | implement the provisions of this part and amendments thereto in |
| 11 | accordance with the procedures of chapter 120. The department |
| 12 | may also work with the Florida Building Commission to coordinate |
| 13 | inspections for new products that are covered by the Florida |
| 14 | Building Code. |
| 15 | Section 102. Section 553.955, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 16 | to read: |
| 17 | 553.955 Definitions.--For purposes of this part: |
| 18 | (1) "Boiler" means a commercial or residential space |
| 19 | heater that is a self-contained appliance for supplying steam or |
| 20 | hot water primarily intended for space heating. The term |
| 21 | excludes hot water supply boilers. |
| 22 | (2)(1) "AV" means the adjusted volume for refrigerators, |
| 23 | refrigerator-freezers, and freezers, as defined in the |
| 24 | applicable test procedure. |
| 25 | (3) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser |
| 26 | that uses a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water. |
| 27 | (4)(2) "Ballast" or "fluorescent lamp ballast" means a |
| 28 | device to operate a fluorescent lamp by providing a starting |
| 29 | voltage and current and limiting the current during normal |
| 30 | operation. It must also be designed to: |
| 31 | (a) Operate at nominal input voltages of 120 or 227 volts. |
| 32 | (b) Operate with an input frequency of 60 hertz. |
| 33 | (5)(3) "Ballast efficiency factor" means the ratio of |
| 34 | relative light output, expressed as a percent, to the power |
| 35 | input, expressed in watts under test conditions. |
| 36 | (6)(4) "Code" means the Florida Energy Efficiency Code for |
| 37 | Building Construction. |
| 38 | (7) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means a heated, |
| 39 | fully enclosed compartment, with one or more solid or partial |
| 40 | glass doors, that is designed to maintain the temperature of hot |
| 41 | food that has been cooked in a separate appliance. The term |
| 42 | excludes heated glass merchandising cabinets, drawer warmers, or |
| 43 | cook-and-hold appliances. |
| 44 | (8)(5) "Date of sale" means the day when the product is |
| 45 | physically delivered to the buyer. |
| 46 | (9) "Department" means the Department of Community |
| 47 | Affairs. |
| 48 | (10) "Distributor" means any person or business entity |
| 49 | which distributes a privately labeled product on a national |
| 50 | basis for which the specifications for manufacture, testing, and |
| 51 | certification are established and attested to by the |
| 52 | distributor, rather than the manufacturer. |
| 53 | (11)(8) "Energy efficiency conservation standard" or |
| 54 | "energy conservation standard" means: |
| 55 | (a) A performance standard which prescribes a minimum |
| 56 | level of energy efficiency or a maximum quantity of energy use |
| 57 | for a covered product, determined in accordance with applicable |
| 58 | test procedures; |
| 59 | (b) A design requirement for the products specified in s. |
| 60 | 553.957; or |
| 61 | (c) A testing and rating requirement for the products |
| 62 | specified in s. 553.957; and includes any other requirements |
| 63 | which the department may prescribe. |
| 64 | (12)(9) "F40T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp |
| 65 | which is a nominal 40 watts, with a 48-inch tube, 1.5 inches in |
| 66 | diameter. These lamps conform to American National Standards |
| 67 | Institute standard C.78.1-1978. |
| 68 | (13)(10) "F96T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp |
| 69 | which is a nominal 75 watts, with a 96-inch tube, 1.5 inches in |
| 70 | diameter. These lamps conform to American National Standards |
| 71 | Institute standard C.78.3-1978. |
| 72 | (14)(11) "Luminaire" means a complete lighting unit |
| 73 | consisting of a fluorescent lamp or lamps, together with parts |
| 74 | designed to distribute the light, to position and protect such |
| 75 | lamps, and to connect such lamps to the power supply. |
| 76 | (15) "Manufacturer" means any person or business entity |
| 77 | engaged in the original production or assembly of a product. |
| 78 | (16)(13) "New product" means a product that is sold, |
| 79 | offered for sale, or installed for the first time and |
| 80 | specifically includes floor models and demonstration units. |
| 81 | (17)(14) "Nominal input voltage" means an input voltage |
| 82 | within plus 5 percent or minus 5 percent of a specified value. |
| 83 | (18)(15) "Nominal lamp watts" means the wattage at which a |
| 84 | fluorescent lamp is designed to operate. |
| 85 | (19)(16) "Occupancy" means an occupied building or part of |
| 86 | a building. |
| 87 | (20)(17) "Operation" means the ability to start the lamp |
| 88 | at least 8 times out of 10 with a minimum of 1 minute between |
| 89 | attempts when tested under test conditions. |
| 90 | (21)(18) "Power input" means the rate of energy |
| 91 | consumption in watts of a ballast and fluorescent lamp or lamps. |
| 92 | (22) "Refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending |
| 93 | machine" means a commercial refrigerator that cools bottled or |
| 94 | canned beverages and dispenses such beverages upon payment. |
| 95 | (23)(19) "Relative light output" means the test ballast |
| 96 | light output divided by a reference ballast light output using |
| 97 | the same reference lamp and expressing the value as a percent. |
| 98 | (24) "Water dispenser" means a factory-made assembly that |
| 99 | mechanically cools and heats potable water and that dispenses |
| 100 | the cooled or heated water by integral or remote means. |
| 101 | (25) With respect to audio and video equipment: |
| 102 | (a) "Compact audio product," also known as a "mini," |
| 103 | "mid," "micro," or "shelf audio system," means an integrated |
| 104 | audio system encased in a single housing that includes an |
| 105 | amplifier and radio tuner and attached or separable speakers and |
| 106 | can reproduce audio from magnetic tape, a CD, a DVD, or flash |
| 107 | memory. The definition does not include products that can be |
| 108 | independently powered by internal batteries or a powered |
| 109 | external satellite antenna or can provide a video output signal. |
| 110 | (b) "Digital versatile disc" or "DVD" means a laser- |
| 111 | encoded plastic medium capable of storing a large amount of |
| 112 | digital audio, video, and computer data. |
| 113 | (c) "Digital versatile disc player" or "DVD player" means |
| 114 | a commercially available electronic product encased in a single |
| 115 | housing that includes an integral power supply and for which the |
| 116 | sole purpose is the decoding of digitized video signals on a |
| 117 | DVD. |
| 118 | (d) "Digital versatile disc recorder" or "DVD recorder" |
| 119 | means a commercially available electronic product encased in a |
| 120 | single housing that includes an integral power supply and for |
| 121 | which the sole purpose is the production or recording of |
| 122 | digitized audio and video signals on a DVD. The definition does |
| 123 | not include models that have an EPG function. |
| 124 | (26) With respect to pool and spa equipment: |
| 125 | (a) "Pool heater" means an appliance designed for heating |
| 126 | nonpotable water contained at atmospheric pressure for swimming |
| 127 | pools, spas, hot tubs, and similar products. |
| 128 | (b) "Portable electric spa" means a factory-built electric |
| 129 | spa or hot tub supplied with equipment for heating and |
| 130 | circulating water. |
| 131 | (c) "Residential pool pump" means a pump used to circulate |
| 132 | and filter pool water in order to maintain clarity. |
| 133 | (27)(20) With respect to refrigerators, freezers, and |
| 134 | refrigerator-freezers: |
| 135 | (a) "Automatic defrost system" means a defrost system in |
| 136 | which the defrosting action for all refrigerated surfaces is |
| 137 | initiated and terminated automatically. |
| 138 | (b) "Freezer" means a cabinet designed as a unit for the |
| 139 | storage of food at temperatures of about 0 °F, having the |
| 140 | ability to freeze food, and having a source of refrigeration |
| 141 | requiring an energy input. |
| 142 | (c) "Refrigerator" means a cabinet designed for the |
| 143 | refrigerated storage of food at temperatures above 32 °F, and |
| 144 | having a source of refrigeration requiring an energy input. It |
| 145 | may include a compartment for the freezing and storage of food |
| 146 | at temperatures below 32 °F, but does not provide a separate low |
| 147 | temperature compartment designed for the freezing of and the |
| 148 | long-term storage of food at temperatures below 8 °F. It has |
| 149 | only one exterior door, but it may have interior doors on |
| 150 | compartments. |
| 151 | (d) "Refrigerator-freezer" means a cabinet which consists |
| 152 | of two or more compartments with at least one of the |
| 153 | compartments designed for the refrigerated storage of foods at |
| 154 | temperatures above 32 °F, and with at least one of the |
| 155 | compartments designed for the freezing of and the storage of |
| 156 | frozen foods at temperatures of 8 °F or below. The source of |
| 157 | refrigeration requires energy input. |
| 158 | (28)(21) Definitions used in the code shall also apply to |
| 159 | terms used in this part. |
| 160 | Section 103. Section 553.957, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 161 | to read: |
| 162 | 553.957 Products covered by this part.-- |
| 163 | (1) The provisions of this part apply to the testing, |
| 164 | certification, and enforcement of energy conservation standards |
| 165 | for the following types of new commercial and residential |
| 166 | products sold in the state: |
| 167 | (a) Bottle-type water dispensers. |
| 168 | (b)(a) Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers |
| 169 | which can be operated by alternating current electricity, |
| 170 | excluding: |
| 171 | 1. Any type designed to be used without doors; and |
| 172 | 2. Any type which does not include a compressor and |
| 173 | condenser unit as an integral part of the cabinet assembly. |
| 174 | (c) Commercial boilers. |
| 175 | (d)(b) Lighting equipment. |
| 176 | (e) Commercial hot food holding cabinets. |
| 177 | (f) Compact audio products. |
| 178 | (g) Digital versatile disc players and recorders. |
| 179 | (h) Pool heaters. |
| 180 | (i) Portable electric spas. |
| 181 | (j) Residential pool pumps. |
| 182 | (k)(c) Showerheads. |
| 183 | (l) Refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending |
| 184 | machine. |
| 185 | (m)(d) Any other type of consumer product which the |
| 186 | department classifies as a covered product as specified in this |
| 187 | part. |
| 188 | (2) The provisions of this part do not apply to: |
| 189 | (a) New products manufactured in the this state and sold |
| 190 | outside the state. |
| 191 | (b) New products manufactured outside the this state and |
| 192 | sold at wholesale in the this state for final retail sale and |
| 193 | installation outside the state. |
| 194 | (c) Products installed in manufactured homes at the time |
| 195 | of construction. |
| 196 | (d)(c) Products designed expressly for installation and |
| 197 | use in recreational vehicles or other equipment designed for |
| 198 | regular mobile use. |
| 199 | Section 104. Section 553.961, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 200 | to read: |
| 201 | 553.961 Test methods.-- |
| 202 | (1) The manufacturer shall cause the testing of samples of |
| 203 | each model of each product covered by this part. Test procedures |
| 204 | identified in the code shall be the accepted test procedures for |
| 205 | those products addressed by the code. Test procedures for |
| 206 | products not addressed in the code shall be determined by the |
| 207 | department. The department shall use United States Department of |
| 208 | Energy approved test methods or, in the absence of such test |
| 209 | methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods |
| 210 | applicable to the respective products. The department may elect |
| 211 | to develop and prescribe other test methods based upon the |
| 212 | department's determination that use of such other test methods |
| 213 | is justified due to decreased cost, increased accuracy, or the |
| 214 | general use and acceptance of a specific test method by the |
| 215 | industry involved. |
| 216 | (2) The department may test products covered by this part. |
| 217 | If products are found to not be in compliance with the minimum |
| 218 | energy efficiency standards established under this part, the |
| 219 | department shall charge the manufacturer of such product for the |
| 220 | cost of product purchase and testing and shall provide |
| 221 | information to the public on products found not to be in |
| 222 | compliance with the standards. |
| 223 | (3) The department may coordinate with the certification |
| 224 | programs of other states and federal agencies with similar |
| 225 | standards to the maximum extent practicable, including |
| 226 | investigating whether certification in another state can serve |
| 227 | as a substitute for certification in this state. |
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| 234 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 235 | Remove lines 9-10 and insert: |
| 236 | amending ss. 553.954 and 553.955, F.S.; revising provisions |
| 237 | relating to certain energy standards; amending s. 553.957, F.S.; |
| 238 | revising the list of products covered by the Florida Energy |
| 239 | Conservation Standards Act; amending s. 553.961, F.S.; |
| 240 | authorizing the department to test certain products for energy |
| 241 | efficiency; requiring the department to charge manufacturers for |
| 242 | costs related to the testing of products under certain |
| 243 | circumstances; requiring the department to provide information |
| 244 | to the public on certain products; requiring the department to |
| 245 | coordinate with other state and federal agencies for certain |
| 246 | product certification; |
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