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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2751 
To prohibit the sale of certain inefficient light bulbs, and require the develop-
ment of a plan for increasing the use of more efficient light bulbs 
by consumers and businesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2007 
Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WYNN, and Mr. HASTERT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the sale of certain inefficient light bulbs, and 
require the development of a plan for increasing the 
use of more efficient light bulbs by consumers and busi-
nesses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Leveraging Innovative 
Gains in High-efficiency Technology (LIGHT) Bulbs Act 
of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall issue regulations— 
(1) prohibiting the sale of light bulbs that emit 
less than 25 lumens per watt, effective January 1, 
2010; 
(2) prohibiting the sale of light bulbs that emit 
less than 60 lumens per watt, effective January 1, 
2015; and 
(b) EXEMPTIONS.—The regulations issued under 
subsection (a) shall include procedures for the Secretary 
to provide exemptions to the prohibition. The Secretary 
may provide such an exemption only in cases where the 
Secretary finds, after a hearing and opportunity for public 
comment, that it is not technically feasible to serve a spe-
cialized lighting application, such as a military, medical, 
public safety application, or in certified historic lighting 
applications using bulbs that meet the requirements of 
subsection (a). Exemptions provided under this subsection 
shall expire after 2 years. No exemption may be provided 
under this subsection for general illumination applications. 
(c) CIVIL PENALTY.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
include in regulations under this section a schedule of ap-
propriate civil penalties for violations of the prohibition 
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under this section. Such penalties shall be in an amount 
sufficient to ensure compliance with this Act. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘general illumination’’ means lighting designed to provide 
a substantially uniform level of luminance throughout an 
area exclusive of any provision for special or local require-
ments. 
SEC. 3. PLAN. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the 
Congress a plan for encouraging and providing incentives 
for the domestic production of more efficient light bulbs 
by U.S. manufacturers. 
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