BILL NUMBER: AB 722	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 4, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 30, 2007

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Levine

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2007

   An act to amend Section 25402.5 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 722, as amended, Levine. Energy: general service 
incandescent  lamp.
   The Warren-Alquist State Resources Conservation and Development
Act requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission to prescribe the minimum level of operating efficiency for
lighting devices.
   This bill would require, by specified dates, general service
 incandescent  lamps sold in the state within
specified ranges of lumen output to meet a minimum energy efficiency
standard of a specified lumens per watt.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 25402.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   25402.5.  (a) As used in this section, "lighting device" includes,
but is not limited to, a lamp, luminaire, light fixture, lighting
control, ballast, or any component of those devices.
   (b) (1) The commission shall consider both new and replacement,
and both interior and exterior, lighting devices as lighting that is
subject to subdivision (a) of Section 25402.
   (2) The commission shall include both indoor and outdoor lighting
devices as appliances to be considered in prescribing standards
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 25402.
   (3) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that paragraphs (1)
and (2) are declarative of existing law.
   (c) The commission shall adopt efficiency standards for outdoor
lighting. The standards shall be technologically feasible and
cost-effective. As used in this subdivision, "outdoor lighting"
refers to all electrical lighting that is not subject to standards
adopted pursuant to Section 25402, and includes, but is not limited
to, street lights, traffic lights, parking lot lighting, and
billboard lighting. The commission shall consult with the Department
of Transportation (Caltrans) to ensure that outdoor lighting
standards that affect Caltrans are compatible with that department's
policies and standards for safety and illumination levels on state
highways.
   (d) The minimum energy efficiency standard for  a 
general service  incandescent lamps   lamp 
sold in the state shall be as follows:
   (1) By January 1, 2010, for a lamp with a lumen output of between
2690 and 1490, the lamp shall achieve 50 lumens per watt.
   (2) By January 1, 2011, for a lamp with a lumen output of between
1489 and 1010, the lamp shall achieve 50 lumens per watt.
   (3) By January 1, 2012, for a lamp with a lumen output of between
1009 and 730, the lamp shall achieve 50 lumens per watt.
   (4) By January 1, 2016, for a lamp with a lumen output of between
729 and 340, the lamp shall achieve 40 lumens per watt.
   (5) For the purposes of this subdivision, "general service
 incandescent  lamp" means a standard 
incandescent or halogen  type lamp that is intended for
general service applications and has all of the following:
   (A) A medium screw base.
   (B) A wattage rating no less than 25 watts and no greater than 150
watts.
   (C) A A-15, A-19, A-21, A-23, A-25, PS-25, PS-30, BT-14.5, BT-15,
CP-19, TB-19, CA-22, or equivalent shape as defined in the American
National Standard Institute C78.20-2003.
   (D) A bulb finish of frosted, clear, or soft white type.
   (6) A general service  incandescent  lamp does
not include an appliance lamp, black light lamp, bug lamp, colored
lamp, enhanced spectrum lamp, infrared lamp, left-hand tread lamp,
marine lamp, marine signal service lamp, mine service lamp, plant
light, reflector lamp, rough service lamp, shatter resistant lamp,
sign service lamp, silver bowl lamp, showcase lamp, three-way lamp,
traffic signal lamp, or vibration service or vibration resistant
lamp.