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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5201 

To improve the energy efficiency of outdoor lighting, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 4, 2010 

Ms. HARMAN (for herself and Mr. UPTON) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To improve the energy efficiency of outdoor lighting, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Outdoor Lighting Effi5 ciency Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. OUTDOOR LIGHTING. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

8 (1) COVERED EQUIPMENT.—Section 340(1) of 

9 the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 

10 6311(1)) is amended— 


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1 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (L) as 

2 subparagraph (O); and 

3 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (K) 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(L) Pole-mounted outdoor luminaires. 

6 ‘‘(M) High light output double-ended 

7 quartz halogen lamps. 

8 ‘‘(N) General purpose mercury vapor 

9 lamps.’’. 

10 (2) INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT.—Section 

11 340(2)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

12 Act (42 U.S.C. 6311(2)(B)) is amended— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘unfired hot 

14 water’’; and 

15 (B) by inserting after ‘‘tanks’’ the fol16 lowing: ‘‘, pole-mounted outdoor luminaires, 

17 high light output double-ended quartz halogen 

18 lamps, and general purpose mercury vapor 

19 lamps’’. 

20 (3) NEW DEFINITIONS.—Section 340 of the 

21 Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 6311) is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(24) AREA LUMINAIRE.—The term ‘area lumi2 naire’ means a luminaire intended for lighting park3 ing lots and general areas that— 

4 ‘‘(A) is designed to mount on a pole using 

5 an arm, pendant, or vertical tenon; 

6 ‘‘(B) has an opaque top or sides, but may 

7 contain a transmissive ornamental element; 

8 ‘‘(C) has an optical aperture that is open 

9 or enclosed with a flat, sag, or drop lens; 

10 ‘‘(D) is mounted in a fixed position with 

11 the optical aperture near horizontal, or tilted 

12 up; and 

13 ‘‘(E) has photometric output measured 

14 using Type C photometry per IESNA LM–75– 

15 01. 

16 ‘‘(25) DECORATIVE POSTTOP LUMINAIRE.—The 

17 term ‘decorative posttop luminaire’ means a lumi18 naire with— 

19 ‘‘(A) open or transmissive sides that is de20 signed to be mounted directly over a pole using 

21 a vertical tenon or by fitting the luminaire di22 rectly into the pole; and 

23 ‘‘(B) photometric output measured using 

24 Type C photometry per IESNA LM–75–01. 


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1 ‘‘(26) DUSK-TO-DAWN LUMINAIRE.—The term 

2 ‘dusk-to-dawn luminaire’ means a fluorescent, induc3 tion, or high intensity discharge luminaire that— 

4 ‘‘(A) is designed to be mounted on a hori5 zontal or horizontally slanted tenon or arm; 

6 ‘‘(B) has an optical assembly that is co7 axial with the axis of symmetry of the light 

8 source; 

9 ‘‘(C) has an optical assembly that is— 

10 ‘‘(i) a reflector or lamp enclosure that 

11 surrounds the light source with an open 

12 lower aperture; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) a refractive optical assembly sur14 rounding the light source with an open or 

15 closed lower aperture; 

16 ‘‘(D) contains a receptacle for a 

17 photocontrol that enables the operation of the 

18 light source and is either coaxial with both the 

19 axis of symmetry of the light source and the op20 tical assembly or offset toward the mounting 

21 bracket by less than 3 inches, or contains an in22 tegral photocontrol; and 

23 ‘‘(E) has photometric output measured 

24 using Type C photometry per IESNA LM–75– 

25 01. 


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1 ‘‘(27) FLOODLIGHT LUMINAIRE.—The term 

2 ‘floodlight luminaire’ means an outdoor luminaire 

3 designed with a yoke, knuckle, or other mechanism 

4 allowing the luminaire to be aimed 40 degrees or 

5 more with its photometric distributions established 

6 with only Type B photometry in accordance with 

7 IESNA LM–75, revised 2001. 

8 ‘‘(28) GENERAL PURPOSE MERCURY VAPOR

9 LAMP.—The term ‘general purpose mercury vapor 

10 lamp’ means a mercury vapor lamp (as defined in 

11 section 321) that— 

12 ‘‘(A) has a screw base; 

13 ‘‘(B) is designed for use in general lighting 

14 applications (as defined in section 321); 

15 ‘‘(C) is not a specialty application mercury 

16 vapor lamp; and 

17 ‘‘(D) is designed to operate on a mercury 

18 vapor lamp ballast (as defined in section 321) 

19 or is a self-ballasted lamp. 

20 ‘‘(29) HIGH LIGHT OUTPUT DOUBLE-ENDED

21 QUARTZ HALOGEN LAMP.—The term ‘high light out22 put double-ended quartz halogen lamp’ means a 

23 lamp that— 

24 ‘‘(A) is designed for general outdoor light25 ing purposes; 


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1 ‘‘(B) contains a tungsten filament; 

2 ‘‘(C) has a rated initial lumen value of 

3 greater than 6,000 and less than 40,000 

4 lumens; 

5 ‘‘(D) has at each end a recessed single 

6 contact, R7s base; 

7 ‘‘(E) has a maximum overall length (MOL) 

8 between 4 and 11 inches; 

‘‘(F) has a nominal diameter less than 3 9 ⁄4

10 inch (T6); 

11 ‘‘(G) is designed to be operated at a volt12 age not less than 110 volts and not greater 

13 than 200 volts or is designed to be operated at 

14 a voltage between 235 volts and 300 volts; 

15 ‘‘(H) is not a tubular quartz infrared heat 

16 lamp; and 

17 ‘‘(I) is not a lamp marked and marketed 

18 as a Stage and Studio lamp with a rated life of 

19 500 hours or less. 

20 ‘‘(30) MEAN RATED LAMP LUMENS.—The term 

21 ‘mean rated lamp lumens’ means the rated lumens 

22 at— 

23 ‘‘(A) 40 percent of rated lamp life for 

24 metal halide, induction, and fluorescent lamps; 

25 or 


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1 ‘‘(B) 50 percent of rated lamp life for high 

2 pressure sodium lamps. 

3 ‘‘(31) OUTDOOR LUMINAIRE.—The term ‘out4 door luminaire’ means a luminaire that— 

5 ‘‘(A) is intended for outdoor use and suit6 able for wet locations; and 

7 ‘‘(B) may be shipped with or without a 

8 lamp. 

9 ‘‘(32) POLE-MOUNTED OUTDOOR LUMINAIRE.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘pole-mount11 ed outdoor luminaire’ means an outdoor lumi12 naire that is designed to be mounted on an out13 door pole and is— 

14 ‘‘(i) an area luminaire; 

15 ‘‘(ii) a roadway and highmast lumi16 naire; 

17 ‘‘(iii) a decorative posttop luminaire; 

18 or 

19 ‘‘(iv) a dusk-to-dawn luminaire. 

20 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘pole21 mounted outdoor luminaire’ does not include— 

22 ‘‘(i) a portable luminaire designed for 

23 use at construction sites; 

24 ‘‘(ii) a luminaire designed to be used 

25 in emergency conditions that— 


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1 ‘‘(I) incorporates a means of 

2 storing energy and a device to switch 

3 the stored energy supply to emergency 

4 lighting loads automatically on failure 

5 of the normal power supply; and 

6 ‘‘(II) is listed and labeled as 

7 Emergency Lighting Equipment; 

8 ‘‘(iii) a decorative gas lighting system; 

9 ‘‘(iv) a luminaire designed explicitly 

10 for lighting for theatrical purposes, includ11 ing performance, stage, film production, 

12 and video production; 

13 ‘‘(v) a luminaire designed as theme 

14 elements in theme or amusement parks 

15 and that cannot be used in most general 

16 lighting applications; 

17 ‘‘(vi) a luminaire designed explicitly 

18 for hazardous locations meeting the re19 quirements of Underwriters Laboratories 

20 Standard 844–2006, ‘Luminaires for Use 

21 in Hazardous (Classified) Locations’; 

22 ‘‘(vii) a residential pole-mounted lumi23 naire that is not rated for commercial use 

24 utilizing 1 or more lamps meeting the en25 ergy conservation standards established 


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1 under section 325(i) and mounted on a 

2 post or pole not taller than 10.5 feet above 

3 ground and not rated for a power draw of 

4 more than 145 watts; 

5 ‘‘(viii) a floodlight luminaire; 

6 ‘‘(ix) an outdoor luminaire designed 

7 for sports and recreational area use in ac8 cordance with IESNA RP–6 and utilizing 

9 an 875 watt or greater metal halide lamp; 

10 ‘‘(x) a decorative posttop luminaire 

11 designed for using high intensity discharge 

12 lamps with total lamp wattage of 150 or 

13 less, or designed for using other lamp 

14 types with total lamp wattage of 50 watts 

15 or less; 

16 ‘‘(xi) an area luminaire, roadway and 

17 highmast luminaire, or dusk-to-dawn lumi18 naire designed for using high intensity dis19 charge lamps or pin-based compact fluores20 cent lamps with total lamp wattage of 100 

21 or less, or other lamp types with total lamp 

22 wattage of 50 watts or less; and 

23 ‘‘(xii) an area luminaire, roadway and 

24 highmast luminaire, or dusk-to-dawn lumi25 naire with a backlight rating less than 2 


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1 and with the maximum of the uplight or 

2 glare rating 3 or less. 

3 ‘‘(33) ROADWAY AND HIGHMAST LUMINAIRE.— 

4 The term ‘roadway and highmast luminaire’ means 

5 a luminaire intended for lighting streets and road6 ways that— 

7 ‘‘(A) is designed to mount on a pole by 

8 clamping onto the exterior of a horizontal or 

9 horizontally slanted, circular cross-section pipe 

10 tenon; 

11 ‘‘(B) has opaque tops or sides; 

12 ‘‘(C) has an optical aperture that is open 

13 or enclosed with a flat, sag or drop lens; 

14 ‘‘(D) is mounted in a fixed position with 

15 the optical aperture near horizontal, or tilted 

16 up; and 

17 ‘‘(E) has photometric output measured 

18 using Type C photometry per IESNA LM–75– 

19 01. 

20 ‘‘(34) SPECIALTY APPLICATION MERCURY

21 VAPOR LAMP.—The term ‘specialty application mer22 cury vapor lamp’ means a mercury vapor lamp (as 

23 defined in section 321) that is— 


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1 ‘‘(A) designed only to operate on a spe2 cialty application mercury vapor lamp ballast 

3 (as defined in section 321); and 

4 ‘‘(B) is marked and marketed for specialty 

5 applications only. 

6 ‘‘(35) TARGET EFFICACY RATING.—The term 

7 ‘target efficacy rating’ means a measure of luminous 

8 efficacy of a luminaire (as defined in NEMA LE–6– 

9 2009). 

10 ‘‘(36) TUBULAR QUARTZ INFRARED HEAT

11 LAMP.—The term ‘tubular quartz infrared heat 

12 lamp’ means a double-ended quartz halogen lamp 

13 that— 

14 ‘‘(A) is marked and marketed as an infra15 red heat lamp; and 

16 ‘‘(B) radiates predominately in the infra17 red radiation range and in which the visible ra18 diation is not of principle interest.’’. 

19 (b) STANDARDS.—Section 342 of the Energy Policy 

20 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313) is amended by 

21 adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(g) POLE-MOUNTED OUTDOOR LUMINAIRES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) TARGET EFFICACY RATING, LUMEN MAIN24 TENANCE, AND POWER FACTOR REQUIREMENTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF MAXIMUM OF

2 UPLIGHT OR GLARE RATING.—In this para3 graph, the term ‘maximum of uplight or glare 

4 rating’ means, for any specific outdoor lumi5 naire, the higher of the uplight rating or glare 

6 rating of the luminaire. 

7 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Each pole-mount8 ed outdoor luminaire manufactured on or after 

9 the date that is 3 years after the date of enact10 ment of this subsection shall— 

11 ‘‘(i) meet or exceed the target efficacy 

12 ratings in the following table when tested 

13 at full system input watts: 

‘‘Area, roadway or highmast luminaires 

Maximum of uplight or glare rating 

Backlight rating 0 or 1 2 or 3 4 or 5 

0 or 1 38 38 38 

2 or 3 38 38 42 

4 or 5 38 42 43 

‘‘Decorative posttop or dusk-to-dawn luminaires 

Maximum of uplight or glare rating 

Backlight rating 0 or 1 2 or 3 4 or 5 

0 or 1 25 25 25 

2 or 3 25 25 28 

4 or 5 25 28 28 

14 ‘‘(ii) use lamps that have a minimum 

15 of 0.6 lumen maintenance, as determined 

16 in accordance with IESNA LM–80 for 


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1 Solid State Lighting sources or calculated 

2 as mean rated lamp lumens divided by ini3 tial rated lamp lumens for other light 

4 sources; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) have a power factor equal to or 

6 greater than 0.9 at ballast full power, ex7 cept in the case of pole-mounted outdoor 

8 luminaires designed for using high inten9 sity discharge lamps with a total rated 

10 lamp wattage of 150 watts or less, which 

11 shall have no power factor requirement. 

12 ‘‘(2) CONTROL REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

14 subparagraph (B), each area luminaire manu15 factured on or after the date that is 3 years 

16 after the date of enactment of this subsection 

17 shall be sold— 

18 ‘‘(i) with integral controls that shall 

19 have the capability of operating the lumi20 naire at full power and a minimum of 1 re21 duced power level plus off, in which case 

22 the power reduction shall be at least 30 

23 percent of the rated lamp power; or 

24 ‘‘(ii) with internal electronics and con25 nective wiring or hardware (including wire 


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1 leads, pigtails, inserts for wires, pin bases, 

2 or the equivalent) that— 

3 ‘‘(I) collectively enable the area 

4 luminaire, if properly connected to an 

5 appropriate control system, to operate 

6 at full power and a minimum of 1 re7 duced power level plus off, in which 

8 case the reduced power level shall be 

9 at least 30 percent lower than the 

10 rated lamp power in response to sig11 nals sent by controls not integral to 

12 the luminaire as sold, that may be 

13 connected in the field; and 

14 ‘‘(II) have connections from the 

15 components that are easily accessible 

16 in the luminaire housing and have in17 structions applicable to appropriate 

18 control system connections that are 

19 included with the luminaire. 

20 ‘‘(B) NONAPPLICATION.—The control re21 quirements of this paragraph shall not apply 

22 to— 

23 ‘‘(i) pole-mounted outdoor luminaires 

24 utilizing probe-start metal halide lamps 

25 with rated lamp power greater than 500 


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1 watts operating in non-base-up positions; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(ii) pole-mounted outdoor luminaires 

4 utilizing induction lamps. 

5 ‘‘(C) INTEGRAL PHOTOSENSORS.—Each 

6 pole-mounted outdoor luminaire sold with an in7 tegral photosensor shall use an electronic-type 

8 photocell. 

9 ‘‘(3) RULEMAKING COMMENCING NOT LATER

10 THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 

12 days after the date of enactment of this sub13 section, the Secretary shall initiate a rule14 making procedure to determine whether the 

15 standards in effect for pole-mounted outdoor 

16 luminaires should be amended. 

17 ‘‘(B) FINAL RULE.— 

18 ‘‘(i) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary 

19 shall publish a final rule containing the 

20 amendments, if any, not later than Janu21 ary 1, 2013, or the date that is 33 months 

22 after the date of enactment of this sub23 section, whichever is later. 

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1 tured on or after January 1, 2016, or the 

2 date that is 3 years after the final rule is 

3 published in the Federal Register, which4 ever is later. 

5 ‘‘(C) REVIEW.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As part of the 

7 rulemaking required under this paragraph, 

8 the Secretary shall review and may amend 

9 the definitions, exclusions, test procedures, 

10 power factor standards, lumen mainte11 nance requirements, labeling requirements, 

12 and additional control requirements, in13 cluding dimming functionality, for all pole14 mounted outdoor luminaires. 

15 ‘‘(ii) FACTORS.—The review of the 

16 Secretary shall include consideration of— 

17 ‘‘(I) obstacles to compliance and 

18 whether compliance is evaded by sub19 stitution of nonregulated luminaires 

20 for regulated luminaires or allowing 

21 luminaires to comply with the stand22 ards established under this part based 

23 on use of non-standard lamps, as pro24 vided for in section 

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1 ‘‘(II) statistical data relating to 

2 pole-mounted outdoor luminaires 

3 that— 

4 ‘‘(aa) the Secretary shall re5 quest not later than 120 days 

6 after the date of enactment of 

7 this subsection from all identifi8 able manufacturers of pole9 mounted outdoor luminaires, di10 rectly from manufacturers of 

11 pole-mounted outdoor luminaires 

12 or, in the case of members of the 

13 National Electrical Manufactur14 ers Association, from the Na15 tional Electrical Manufacturers 

16 Association; 

17 ‘‘(bb) is considered nec18 essary for the rulemaking; and 

19 ‘‘(cc) shall be made publicly 

20 available in a manner that does 

21 not reveal manufacturer identity 

22 or confidential business informa23 tion, in a timely manner for dis24 cussion at any public proceeding 

25 at which comment is solicited 


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1 from the public in connection 

2 with the rulemaking, except that 

3 nothing in this subclause restricts 

4 the Secretary from seeking addi5 tional information during the 

6 course of the rulemaking; and 

7 ‘‘(III) phased-in effective dates 

8 for different types of pole-mounted 

9 outdoor luminaires that are submitted 

10 to the Secretary in the manner pro11 vided for in section 325(p)(4), except 

12 that the phased-in effective dates shall 

13 not be subject to subparagraphs (A) 

14 and (B) of this paragraph. 

15 ‘‘(4) RULEMAKING BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 

16 2015.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Feb18 ruary 1, 2015, the Secretary shall initiate a 

19 rulemaking procedure to determine whether the 

20 standards in effect for pole-mounted outdoor 

21 luminaires should be amended. 

22 ‘‘(B) FINAL RULE.— 

23 ‘‘(i) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary 

24 shall publish a final rule containing the 


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1 amendments, if any, not later than Janu2 ary 1, 2018. 

3 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—Any amend4 ments shall apply to products manufac5 tured on or after January 1, 2021. 

6 ‘‘(C) REVIEW.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As part of the 

8 rulemaking required under this paragraph, 

9 the Secretary shall review and may amend 

10 the definitions, exclusions, test procedures, 

11 power factor standards, lumen mainte12 nance requirements, labeling requirements, 

13 and additional control requirements, in14 cluding dimming functionality, for all pole15 mounted outdoor luminaires. 

16 ‘‘(ii) FACTORS.—The review of the 

17 Secretary shall include consideration of— 

18 ‘‘(I) obstacles to compliance and 

19 whether compliance is evaded by sub20 stitution of nonregulated luminaires 

21 for regulated luminaires or allowing 

22 luminaires to comply with the stand23 ards established under this part based 

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1 vided for in section 

2 343(a)(10)(D)(i)(II); 

3 ‘‘(II) statistical data relating to 

4 pole-mounted outdoor luminaires 

5 that— 

6 ‘‘(aa) the Secretary con7 siders necessary for the rule8 making and requests not later 

9 than June 1, 2015, from all iden10 tifiable manufacturers of pole11 mounted outdoor luminaires, di12 rectly from manufacturers of 

13 pole-mounted outdoor luminaires 

14 and, in the case of members of 

15 the National Electrical Manufac16 turers Association, from the Na17 tional Electrical Manufacturers 

18 Association; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) shall be made publicly 

20 available in a manner that does 

21 not reveal manufacturer identity 

22 or confidential business informa23 tion, in a timely manner for dis24 cussion at any public proceeding 

25 at which comment is solicited 


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1 from the public in connection 

2 with the rulemaking, except that 

3 nothing in this subclause restricts 

4 the Secretary from seeking addi5 tional information during the 

6 course of the rulemaking; and 

7 ‘‘(III) phased-in effective dates 

8 for different types of pole-mounted 

9 outdoor luminaires that are submitted 

10 to the Secretary in the manner pro11 vided for in section 325(p)(4), except 

12 that the phased-in effective dates shall 

13 not be subject to subparagraphs (A) 

14 and (B) of this paragraph. 

15 ‘‘(h) HIGH LIGHT OUTPUT DOUBLE-ENDED QUARTZ

16 HALOGEN LAMPS.—A high light output double-ended 

17 quartz halogen lamp manufactured on or after January 

18 1, 2016, shall have a minimum efficiency of— 

19 ‘‘(1) 27 LPW for lamps with a minimum rated 

20 initial lumen value greater than 6,000 and a max21 imum initial lumen value of 15,000; and 

22 ‘‘(2) 34 LPW for lamps with a rated initial 

23 lumen value greater than 15,000 and less than 

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1 ‘‘(i) GENERAL PURPOSE MERCURY VAPOR LAMPS.— 

2 A general purpose mercury vapor lamp shall not be manu3 factured on or after January 1, 2016.’’. 

4 (c) TEST METHODS.—Section 343(a) of the Energy 

5 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6314(a)) is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(10) POLE-MOUNTED OUTDOOR

8 LUMINAIRES.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to pole10 mounted outdoor luminaires to which standards 

11 are applicable under section 342, the test meth12 ods shall be those described in this paragraph. 

13 ‘‘(B) PHOTOMETRIC TEST METHODS.—For 

14 photometric test methods, the methods shall be 

15 those specified in— 

16 ‘‘(i) IES LM–10–96—Approved 

17 Method for Photometric Testing of Out18 door Fluorescent Luminaires; 

19 ‘‘(ii) IES LM–31–95—Photometric 

20 Testing of Roadway Luminaires Using In21 candescent Filament and High Intensity 

22 Discharge Lamps; 

23 ‘‘(iii) IES LM–79–08—Electrical and 

24 Photometric Measurements of Solid-State 

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1 ‘‘(iv) IES LM–80–08—Measuring 

2 Lumen Maintenance of LED Light 

3 Sources; 

4 ‘‘(v) IES LM–40–01—Life testing of 

5 Fluorescent Lamps; 

6 ‘‘(vi) IES LM–47–01—Life testing of 

7 High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps; 

8 ‘‘(vii) IES LM–49–01—Life testing of 

9 Incandescent Filament Lamps; 

10 ‘‘(viii) IES LM–60–01—Life testing 

11 of Low Pressure Sodium Lamps; and 

12 ‘‘(ix) IES LM–65–01—Life testing of 

13 Compact Fluorescent Lamps. 

14 ‘‘(C) OUTDOOR BACKLIGHT, UPLIGHT, AND

15 GLARE RATINGS.—For determining outdoor 

16 backlight, uplight, and glare ratings, the classi17 fications shall be those specified in IES TM– 

18 15–07—Luminaire Classification System for 

19 Outdoor Luminaires with Addendum A. 

20 ‘‘(D) TARGET EFFICACY RATING.—For de21 termining the target efficacy rating, the proce22 dures shall be those specified in NEMA LE–6– 

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1 and Residential Luminaires,’ and all of the fol2 lowing additional criteria (as applicable): 

3 ‘‘(i) The target efficacy rating shall be 

4 calculated based on the initial rated lamp 

5 lumen and rated watt value equivalent to 

6 the lamp with which the luminaire is 

7 shipped, or, if not shipped with a lamp, the 

8 target efficacy rating shall be calculated 

9 based on— 

10 ‘‘(I) the applicable standard lamp 

11 as established by subparagraph (E); 

12 or 

13 ‘‘(II) a lamp that has a rated 

14 wattage and rated initial lamp lumens 

15 that are the same as the maximum 

16 lamp watts and minimum lamp 

17 lumens labeled on the luminaire, in 

18 accordance with section 344(f). 

19 ‘‘(ii) If the luminaire is designed to 

20 operate at more than 1 nominal input volt21 age, the ballast input watts used in the 

22 target efficacy rating calculation shall be 

23 the highest value for any nominal input 

24 voltage for which the ballast is designed to 

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1 ‘‘(iii) If the luminaire is a pole-mount2 ed outdoor luminaire that contains a bal3 last that is labeled to operate lamps of 

4 more than 1 wattage, the luminaire shall— 

5 ‘‘(I) meet or exceed the target ef6 ficacy rating in the table in section 

7 342(g)(1)(B) calculated in accordance 

8 with clause (i) for all lamp wattages 

9 that the ballast is labeled to operate; 

10 ‘‘(II) be constructed such that 

11 the luminaire is only capable of ac12 cepting lamp wattages that produce 

13 target efficacy ratings that meet or 

14 exceed the values in the table in sec15 tion 342(g)(1)(B) calculated in ac16 cordance with clause (i); or 

17 ‘‘(III) be rated and prominently 

18 labeled for a maximum lamp wattage 

19 that results in the luminaire meeting 

20 or exceeding the target efficacy rating 

21 in the table in section 342(g)(1)(B) 

22 when calculated and labeled in accord23 ance with clause (i). 

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1 such that the luminaire will only accept an 

2 ANSI Type–O lamp, the luminaire shall 

3 meet or exceed the target efficacy rating in 

4 the table in section 342(g)(1)(B) when 

5 tested with an ANSI Type–O lamp. 

6 ‘‘(v) If the luminaire is a pole-mount7 ed outdoor luminaire that is marketed to 

8 use a coated lamp, the luminaire shall 

9 meet or exceed the target efficacy rating in 

10 the table in section 342(g)(1)(B) when 

11 tested with a coated lamp. 

12 ‘‘(vi) If the luminaire is a solid state 

13 lighting pole-mounted outdoor luminaire, 

14 the luminaire shall have its target efficacy 

15 rating calculated based on the combination 

16 of absolute luminaire lumen values and 

17 input wattages that results in the lowest 

18 possible target efficacy rating for any light 

19 source, including ranges of correlated color 

20 temperature and color rendering index val21 ues, for which the luminaire is marketed 

22 by the luminaire manufacturer. 

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1 tor different than 1, the target efficacy 

2 rating of the luminaire shall be calculated 

3 by using the input watts needed to operate 

4 the lamp at full rated power, or by using 

5 the actual ballast factor of the ballast. 

6 ‘‘(E) TABLE OF STANDARD LAMP TYPES.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The National 

8 Electrical Manufacturers Association shall 

9 develop and publish not later than 1 year 

10 after the date of enactment of this para11 graph and thereafter maintain and regu12 larly update on a publicly available website 

13 a table including standard lamp types by 

14 wattage, ANSI code, initial lamp lumen 

15 value, lamp orientation, and lamp finish. 

16 ‘‘(ii) INITIAL LAMP LUMEN VALUES.— 

17 The initial lamp lumen values shall— 

18 ‘‘(I) be determined according to a 

19 uniform rating method and tested ac20 cording to accepted industry practice 

21 for each lamp that is considered for 

22 inclusion in the table; and 

23 ‘‘(II) in each case contained in 

24 the table, be the lowest known initial 

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1 typical performance in representative 

2 general outdoor lighting applications. 

3 ‘‘(iii) ACTIONS.—On completion of the 

4 table required by this subparagraph and 

5 any updates to the table— 

6 ‘‘(I) the National Electrical Man7 ufacturers Association shall submit 

8 the table and any updates to the Sec9 retary; and 

10 ‘‘(II) the Secretary shall— 

11 ‘‘(aa) publish the table and 

12 any comments that are included 

13 with the table in the Federal 

14 Register; 

15 ‘‘(bb) solicit public comment 

16 on the table; and 

17 ‘‘(cc) not later than 180 

18 days after date of receipt of the 

19 table, after considering the fac20 tors described in clause (iv), 

21 adopt the table for purposes of 

22 this part. 

23 ‘‘(iv) REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION.— 

24 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—There shall 

25 be a rebuttable presumption that the 


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1 table and any updates to the table 

2 transmitted by the National Electrical 

3 Manufacturers Association to the Sec4 retary meets the requirements of this 

5 subparagraph, which may be rebutted 

6 only if the Secretary finds by clear 

7 and substantial evidence that— 

8 ‘‘(aa) data have been in9 cluded that were not the result of 

10 having applied applicable indus11 try standards; or 

12 ‘‘(bb) lamps have been in13 cluded in the table that are not 

14 representative of general outdoor 

15 lighting applications. 

16 ‘‘(II) CONFORMING CHANGES.— 

17 If subclause (I) applies, the National 

18 Electrical Manufacturers Association 

19 shall conform the published table of 

20 the Association to the table adopted 

21 by the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(v) NONTRANSMISSION OF TABLE.— 

23 If the National Electrical Manufacturers 

24 Association has not submitted the table to 

25 the Secretary within 1 year after the date 


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1 of enactment of this paragraph, the Sec2 retary shall develop, publish, and adopt the 

3 table not later than 18 months after the 

4 date of enactment of this paragraph and 

5 update the table regularly. 

6 ‘‘(F) AMENDMENT OF TEST METHODS.— 

7 The Secretary may, by rule, adopt new or addi8 tional test methods for pole-mounted outdoor 

9 luminaires in accordance with this section.’’. 

10 (d) LABELING.—Section 344 of the Energy Policy 

11 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6315) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking ‘‘(h)’’ 

13 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(i)’’; 

14 (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (k) 

15 as subsections (g) through (l), respectively; and 

16 (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(f) LABELING RULES FOR POLE-MOUNTED OUT19 DOOR LUMINAIRES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (i), 

21 not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

22 this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish labeling 

23 rules under this part for pole-mounted outdoor 

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1 which standards established under section 342(g) 

2 take effect. 

3 ‘‘(2) RULES.—The rules shall require— 

4 ‘‘(A) for pole-mounted outdoor luminaires, 

5 that the luminaire, be marked with a capital 

6 letter ‘P’ printed within a circle in a con7 spicuous location on both the pole-mounted lu8 minaire and its packaging to indicate that the 

9 pole-mounted outdoor luminaire conforms to the 

10 energy conservation standards established in 

11 section 342(g); and 

12 ‘‘(B) for pole-mounted outdoor luminaires 

13 that do not contain a lamp in the same ship14 ment with the luminaire and are tested with a 

15 lamp with a lumen rating exceeding the stand16 ard lumen value specified in the table estab17 lished under section 343(a)(10)(E), that the lu18 minaire— 

19 ‘‘(i) be labeled to identify the min20 imum rated initial lamp lumens and max21 imum rated lamp watts required to con22 form to the energy conservation standards 

23 established in section 342(g); and 

24 ‘‘(ii) bear a statement on the label 

25 that states: ‘Product violates Federal law 


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1 when installed with a standard lamp. Use 

2 only a lamp that meets the minimum 

3 lumens and maximum watts provided on 

4 this label.’.’’. 

5 (e) PREEMPTION.—Section 345 of the Energy Policy 

6 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6316) is amended— 

7 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 

8 striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as otherwise 

9 provided in this section, the’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) POLE-MOUNTED OUTDOOR LUMINAIRES AND

12 HIGH LIGHT OUTPUT DOUBLE-ENDED QUARTZ HALO13 GEN LAMPS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para15 graph (2), section 327 shall apply to pole-mounted 

16 outdoor luminaires and high light output double17 ended quartz halogen lamps to the same extent and 

18 in the same manner as the section applies under 

19 part B. 

20 ‘‘(2) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION STAND21 ARDS.—Any State energy conservation standard that 

22 is adopted on or before January 1, 2015, pursuant 

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1 ard for reducing outdoor lighting energy use enacted 

2 prior to January 31, 2008, shall not be preempted.’’. 

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