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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.3 - Designation of privacy compliance officer

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(a) The General Counsel of the State Energy
				  Office is hereby designated privacy compliance officer and is responsible for
				  ensuring that the agency complies with the provisions of the Personal Privacy
				  Protection Law and the regulations herein and for coordinating the agency's
				  response to requests for access to records, or amendment or correction of
				  records.
(b) The address and
				  telephone number of the privacy compliance officer is: State Energy Office, Two
				  Rockefeller Plaza, Albany, NY 12223, (518) 473-4937.
(c) The privacy compliance officer shall
				  ensure that the State Energy Office:
(1)
				  assists a data subject in identifying and requesting personal information, if
				  necessary;
(2) describes the
				  contents of systems of records orally or in writing in order to enable a data
				  subject to learn if a system of records includes a record or personal
				  information identifiable to a data subject requesting such record or personal
				  information;
(3) takes one of the
				  following actions upon locating the record sought:
(i) make the record available for inspection,
				  in a printed form without codes or symbols, unless an accompanying document
				  explaining such codes or symbols is also provided;
(ii) deny access to the record in whole or in
				  part and explain in writing the reasons therefor;
(4) makes a copy available, upon request,
				  upon payment of or offer to pay established fees, if any;
(5) upon request, certifies that a copy of a
				  record is a true copy; or
(6)
				  certifies, upon request, that:
(i) the agency
				  does not have possession of the record sought;
(ii) the agency cannot locate the record
				  sought after having made a diligent search; or
(iii) the information sought cannot be
				  retrieved by use of the description thereof, or by use of the name or other
				  identifier of the data subject without extraordinary search methods being
				  employed by the State Energy Office.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.4 - Proof of identity

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(a) When
				  a request is made in person, or when records are made available in person
				  following a request made by mail, the State Energy Office may require
				  appropriate identification, such as a driver's license, an identifier assigned
				  to the data subject by the State Energy Office, a photograph or similar
				  information that confirms that the record sought pertains to the data
				  subject.
(b) When a request is made
				  by mail, the State Energy Office may require verification of a signature or
				  inclusion of an identifier generally known only by a data subject, or similar
				  appropriate identification.
(c)
				  Proof of identity shall not be required regarding a request for a record
				  accessible to the public pursuant to article 6 of the Public Officers
				  Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.5 - Location

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Records shall be made available for inspection and copying
					 at the following address: State Energy Office, Two Rockefeller Plaza, Albany,
					 NY 12223.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.6 - Hours for public inspection and copying

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The State Energy Office shall accept requests for records
					 and produce records Monday through Friday, during regular business hours, which
					 are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.7 - Requests for records

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(a) All
				  requests shall be made in writing, except that the State Energy Office may make
				  records available upon an oral request made in person after the applicant has
				  demonstrated proof of identity.
(b)
				  A request shall reasonably describe the record sought. Whenever possible, the
				  data subject should supply identifying information that assists the State
				  Energy Office in locating the records sought.
(c) Requests based upon categories of
				  information described in a notice of a system of records or a privacy impact
				  statement shall be deemed to reasonably describe the record sought.
(d) Within five business days of the receipt
				  of a request, the State Energy Office shall provide access to the record, deny
				  access in writing explaining the reasons therefor, or acknowledge the receipt
				  of the request in writing, stating the approximate date when the request will
				  be granted or denied, which date shall not exceed 30 days from the date of the
				  acknowledgment.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.8 - Correction or amendment of records or personal information

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Within 30 business days of a request from a data subject
					 for correction or amendment of a record or personal information that is
					 reasonably described and that pertains to the data subject, the State Energy
					 Office shall:
(a) make the amendment
				  or correction in whole or in part and inform the data subject that, on request,
				  such correction or amendment will be provided to any person or governmental
				  unit to which the record or personal information has been or is disclosed
				  pursuant to paragraph (d), (i) or (l) of subdivision 1 of section 96  of the Public Officers Law; or
(b) inform the data subject in writing of its
				  refusal to correct or amend the record or personal information, including the
				  reasons therefor.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.9 - Denial of request for a record or amendment or correction of a record or personal information

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(a)
				  Denial of a request for records or amendment or correction of a record or
				  personal information:
(1) shall be in
				  writing, explaining the reasons therefor; and
(2) shall identify the person to whom an
				  appeal may be directed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.10 - Appeal

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(a) Any person
				  denied access to a record or denied a request to amend or correct a record or
				  personal information pursuant to section
				  7802.9 
				  of this Part may, within 30 business days of such denial, appeal to the Deputy
				  Commissioner for Operations.
(b)
				  The time for deciding an appeal sha1l commence upon receipt of an appeal that
				  identifies:
(1) the date and location of a
				  request for a record or amendment or correction of a record or personal
				  information;
(2) the record that is
				  the subject of the appeal; and
(3)
				  the name and return address of the appellant.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.11 - Statement of disagreement by data subject

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(a) If correction or amendment of a record or
				  personal information is denied in whole or in part upon appeal, the
				  determination rendered pursuant to the appeal shall inform the data subject of
				  the right to:
(1) file with the State Energy
				  Office a statement of reasonable length setting forth the data subject's
				  reasons for disagreement with the determination;
(2) request that such a statement of
				  disagreement be provided to any person or governmental unit to which the record
				  has been or is disclosed pursuant to paragraph (d), (i) or (l) of subdivision 1
				  of section 96  of the Public Officers Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.12 - Fees

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(a) Unless
				  otherwise prescribed by statute, there shall be no fee charged for:
(1) inspection of records;
(2) search for records; or
(3) any certification pursuant to this
				  Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter I - General Regulations › Part 7802 - Access To Records Which Contain Personal Information › Section 7802.13 - Severability

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If any provision of this Part or the application thereof to
					 any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect or impair the validity of the
					 other provisions of this Part or the application thereof to other persons and
					 circumstances.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter B - Energy Supply And Production › Part 7817 - Cogeneration, Small Hydro And Alternate Energy Production Facilities › Section 7817.1 - Scope and purpose

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(a) The
					 provisions of this Part shall apply to cogeneration, small hydro and alternate
					 energy production and facilities which:
(1)
					 are constructed and placed in operation on or after June 26, 1980;
(2) produce electricity, gas or useful
					 thermal energy for uses other than, or in addition to, onsite residential use
					 in residential dwellings of four or fewer units; and
(3) are not subject to the jurisdiction of
					 the Public Service Commission with respect to the safety of the construction,
					 operation and maintenance of the facility.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter B - Energy Supply And Production › Part 7817 - Cogeneration, Small Hydro And Alternate Energy Production Facilities › Section 7817.2 - Definitions

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For purposes of this Part, the terms hereinafter shall
						have the following meanings:
(a) The
					 term cogeneration facility shall mean any facility with an electric generating
					 capacity of up to 80 megawatts, together with any related facilities located at
					 the same project site, which is fueled by coal, gas, wood, alcohol, solid
					 wastes, refuse-derived fuel, water or oil, to the extent any such oil-fueled
					 facility was fueled by oil prior to September 24, 1980 and there is no increase
					 in the amount of oil used at the facility, or to the extent oil is used as a
					 backup fuel for such facility, and which simultaneously or sequentially
					 produces either electricity or shaft horsepower and useful thermal
					 energy.
(b) The term alternate
					 energy production facility shall mean any solar, wind turbine, waste
					 management, resource recovery, refuse-derived fuel or wood-burning facility,
					 together with any related facilities located at the same project site, with an
					 electric generating capacity of up to 80 megawatts, which produces electricity,
					 gas or useful thermal energy.
(c)
					 The term small hydro facility shall mean:
(1)
					 any hydroelectric facility with an electric generating capacity of up to 80
					 megawatts at an existing dam, together with any related facilities located at
					 the same project site; and
(2) any
					 hydroelectric facility with an electric generating capacity of up to 21/2
					 megawatts that requires the construction of a new dam, together with any
					 related facilities located at the same project site; provided, however, such
					 term shall not include any such facility within either the Adirondack Park or
					 the Catskill Park.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter B - Energy Supply And Production › Part 7817 - Cogeneration, Small Hydro And Alternate Energy Production Facilities › Section 7817.3 - Safety standards

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(a) Both
					 the owner and operator of a cogeneration, small hydro or alternate energy
					 production facility shall comply with the following construction and operation
					 requirements:
(1) Potentially dangerous
					 equipment shall be installed and protected so that it is not capable of
					 operation by individuals other than those duly authorized by the owner or
					 operator of the facility.
(2)
					 Access to potentially dangerous equipment shall be restricted to authorized
					 individuals only such that:
(i) when
					 potentially dangerous equipment is not contained within a building or
					 enclosure, access to such equipment shall be controlled by appropriately sized
					 fencing, walls, gates, underground installation, elevation or other suitable
					 means, so that it is not accessible to or within physical reach of any
					 unauthorized individual; and
(ii) a
					 building or enclosure, or that portion of a building or enclosure, containing
					 potentially dangerous equipment shall be locked or otherwise secured and
					 protected against unauthorized entrance.
(3) Entrances to buildings and enclosures, or
					 portions thereof, containing potentially dangerous equipment shall be posted
					 with signs bearing the legend: CAUTION: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT
					 ADMITTANCE TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY or an equivalent or more stringent
					 warning or notice, in a clear and conspicuous manner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter B - Energy Supply And Production › Part 7817 - Cogeneration, Small Hydro And Alternate Energy Production Facilities › Section 7817.4 - Accident reports

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The owner or operator of a cogeneration, small hydro or
						alternate energy production facility shall file with the State Energy Office a
						description of any accident connected with or growing out of the operation of
						such facility and resulting in the injury to any person who is not employed by
						the owner or operator of such facility or to the property of any such person.
						Reports shall be filed with the State Energy Office within three business days
						of any such accident.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter B - Energy Supply And Production › Part 7817 - Cogeneration, Small Hydro And Alternate Energy Production Facilities › Section 7817.5 - Penalties

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The penalty for a violation of this Part by any owner or
						operator of a cogeneration, small hydro or alternate energy production facility
						shall not exceed $10,000 for each separate and distinct
						violation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter C - Lighting Efficiency Standards For Existing Public Buildings › Part 7820 - Definitions › Section 7820.1 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this Subchapter, the terms
						hereinafter listed shall have the following meanings:
(a)
Ballast
means a device
					 used with an electric-discharge lamp to obtain the necessary circuit conditions
					 (voltage, current and wave form) for starting and operating.
(b)
Building lighting load
means the total amount of power used for lighting, measured in watts, from all
					 permanently mounted lighting fixtures in an existing building, other than
					 specialized lighting fixtures. Building lighting load includes the ballast loss
					 for fluorescent and mercury vapor fixtures.
(c)
Building lighting power
					 budget
means the total amount of power, measured in watts, which may
					 be used for lighting in an existing building, as calculated in accordance with
					 section
					 7822.2  of
					 this Subchapter.
(d)
Comprehensive lighting energy conservation analysis
means an
					 analysis for an existing building conducted prior to September 1, 1980, which
					 included:
(1) an identification of the total
					 amount of power used for lighting;
(2) a determination of potential reductions
					 in lighting power; and
(3) specific
					 recommendations for this reduction of lighting power.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter C - Lighting Efficiency Standards For Existing Public Buildings › Part 7821 - General Provisions › Section 7821.1 - Application

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The standards established by this Subchapter shall apply
						to all existing buildings in the State and to any renovation to a lighting
						system in an existing building where such lighting system renovation is not
						required to conform to the provisions of the State Energy Conservation
						Construction Code.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter C - Lighting Efficiency Standards For Existing Public Buildings › Part 7821 - General Provisions › Section 7821.2 - Administration and enforcement

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The standards shall be administered and enforced as
						follows:
(a) With respect to existing
					 buildings owned by the State, these standards shall be administered by the
					 State Energy Office and enforced by the Office of General Services in
					 accordance with procedures developed by the Commissioner of the State Energy
					 Office after consultation with the Commissioner of the Office of General
					 Services. In administering and enforcing these standards, the State Energy
					 Office and the Office of General Services shall require only those actions
					 which are cost effective and which do not impair the health and safety of the
					 occupants of the building.
(b) With
					 respect to existing buildings owned by a municipality, these standards shall be
					 administered and enforced by such municipality in a manner prescribed by local
					 law or ordinance or by order or resolution of the governing body of any such
					 municipality. In administering and enforcing these standards, such municipality
					 shall require only those actions which are cost effective and which do not
					 impair the health and safety of the occupants of the building.
(c) With respect to all other existing
					 buildings, these standards shall be administered and enforced by the State
					 Energy Office or by a city, town or village delegated such responsibility
					 pursuant to an agreement with the Commissioner of the State Energy Office. In
					 administering and enforcing these standards, the State Office or a delegated
					 city, town or village shall require only those actions which are cost effective
					 and which do not impair the health and safety of the occupants of the
					 building.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter C - Lighting Efficiency Standards For Existing Public Buildings › Part 7821 - General Provisions › Section 7821.3 - Municipal regulations

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(a)
					 Nothing in this Subchapter shall abrogate or impair the power of any
					 municipality to enforce the provisions of any local building regulations
					 pertaining to lighting standards in existing public buildings, provided that
					 such provisions are not inconsistent with the standards.
(b) Any municipality which adopts local
					 lighting efficiency standards in accordance with the provisions of this section
					 shall file a copy of such standards and any amendments or revisions thereof
					 with the commissioner of the State Energy Office within 30 days after
					 promulgation or adoption of such standards, amendments or revisions. The
					 failure to comply with the provisions of this subdivision shall not impair or
					 otherwise affect the validity of such local standards or amendments or
					 revisions thereof.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter C - Lighting Efficiency Standards For Existing Public Buildings › Part 7821 - General Provisions › Section 7821.4 - Compliance statement

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(a) With
					 respect to all existing buildings which are privately owned, on or before April
					 1, 1981, a compliance statement shall be submitted to the State Energy Office,
					 or to a delegated city, town or village, by whomever of the following persons
					 is responsible for the payment of metered electric energy for such existing
					 building: the building owner of record, a real estate management company
					 responsible for the management and operation of any such existing building, or
					 the tenant or tenants of leased premises in any such existing building. The
					 compliance statement for such existing building shall include, but not be
					 limited to, the following information:
(1)
					 name and address of the existing building;
(2) name, title, address and telephone number
					 of the person submitting the compliance statement;
(3) portion of building covered by the
					 compliance statement if less than the entire building;
(4) type of business conducted in such
					 existing building;
(5) total
					 electrical consumption in kilowatt hours for the latest recorded consecutive
					 12-month building cycle;
(6) inside
					 gross area;
(7) average monthly
					 hours of normal business operation;
(8) building lighting power budget as
					 calculated pursuant to section
					 7822.2  of
					 this Part;
(9) building lighting
					 load calculated pursuant to section
					 7822.2,
					 both prior to and following lighting power reductions implemented to comply
					 with the standards;
(10)
					 declaration that either:
(i) the existing
					 building is in compliance with the State Lighting Efficiency Standards;
					 or
(ii) the existing building is
					 not in compliance with the State Lighting Efficiency Standards because no
					 available method of reducing the building lighting load is cost
					 effective;
(11) for
					 existing buildings for which a comprehensive lighting energy analysis was
					 conducted prior to September 1, 1980, a brief description of such analysis and
					 the date all recommendations for reductions in lighting power were implemented;
					 and
(12) list of any leased
					 premises, with the name of the tenant, not included in the lighting
					 calculations for the existing building pursuant to subdivision (b) of this
					 section, together with a copy of the written notification provided to each such
					 tenant.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter C - Lighting Efficiency Standards For Existing Public Buildings › Part 7821 - General Provisions › Section 7821.5 - Penalties

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Any person who knowingly fails to submit a compliance
						statement as required by section
						7821.4  of
						this Part, or who knowingly fails to bring an existing building which is
						privately owned into compliance with the standards by April 1, 1981, shall be
						liable for a civil penalty of up to $1,000.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter C - Lighting Efficiency Standards For Existing Public Buildings › Part 7822 - Standards › Section 7822.1 - Standards

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(a) The building
					 lighting load for an existing building shall not exceed the building lighting
					 power budget for such existing building except as provided in subdivision (b)
					 of this section.
(b) The building
					 lighting load may exceed the building lighting power budget where no available
					 method of reducing the building lighting load is cost effective.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter C - Lighting Efficiency Standards For Existing Public Buildings › Part 7822 - Standards › Section 7822.2 - Calculation procedures

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(a) For
					 existing buildings for which a comprehensive lighting energy analysis was
					 conducted prior to September 1, 1980, the building lighting power budget and
					 building lighting load shall be the figures calculated in the course of such
					 comprehensive lighting energy analysis.
(b) For all other existing buildings, the
					 building lighting power budget and the building lighting load shall be
					 calculated in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) calculate the building lighting power
					 budget by summing the lighting power budgets determined for each space in the
					 existing building, and multiplying this sum by 1.1. The lighting power budget
					 for each space shall be calculated in accordance with the following procedure:
(i) determine the primary space use, and
					 select the appropriate space use factor from the Space Use Table contained in
					 subdivision (c) of this section (Table 1.1). Do not calculate a lighting power
					 budget for any space which is not listed in the Space Use Table;
(ii) determine the predominant type of
					 fixture in the space, other than specialized lighting fixtures. Select a
					 fixture factor of either 1.0 if the predominant type of fixture uses
					 fluorescent lamps, or 1.4 if the predominant type of fixture uses incandescent
					 or mercury vapor lamps. When a space contains only specialized lighting
					 fixtures, do not calculate a lighting power budget for such space;
(iii) determine length, width, and area of
					 the space, and the fixture height (the distance between the bottom of the
					 fixture and the floor);
(iv) select
					 the lighting power density corresponding to the length and width of the space
					 and the fixture height from the Space Power Table contained in subdivision (d)
					 of this section (Table 1.2); and
(v) multiply the space use factor selected
					 under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, times the fixture factor selected
					 under subparagraph (ii), times the area determined under subparagraph (iii),
					 times the lighting power density selected under subparagraph (iv). The product
					 is the lighting power budget for that space; and
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter D - Automobile Fuel Economy Standards › Part 7823 - Purchase Of Passenger Automobiles By State Agencies And Public Authorities › Section 7823.1 - Scope

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The provisions of this Part shall apply to the purchase
						of passenger automobiles by and for State agencies and public
						authorities.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter D - Automobile Fuel Economy Standards › Part 7823 - Purchase Of Passenger Automobiles By State Agencies And Public Authorities › Section 7823.2 - Definitions

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For purposes of this Part, the terms hereinafter listed
						shall have the following meanings:
(a)
					 The term acquire shall mean the submission of a purchase order for a passenger
					 automobile to a vendor of such automobile. Any such acquisition shall be deemed
					 to have occurred as of the date the master or other underlying contract was
					 awarded the vendor, or the date the purchase order was submitted to the vendor,
					 whichever is earlier.
(b) The term
					 model type shall mean the year of manufacture, make and model of a passenger
					 automobile, and the cubic inch displacement and number of cylinders of its
					 engine.
(c) The term passenger
					 automobile shall mean a four-wheeled vehicle propelled by gasoline, gasohol or
					 diesel fuel, which is manufactured for use on public streets, roads and
					 highways, which is rated at 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less, and
					 which is designed to transport 10 persons or less, including the driver. The
					 term passenger automobile shall not include:
(1) snow removal vehicles;
(2) salt spreader vehicles;
(3) garbage disposal vehicles;
(4) fire vehicles (vehicles specially
					 designed and equipped for firefighting purposes);
(5) police vehicles (vehicles used
					 exclusively for law enforcement work and equipped with the heaviest duty
					 available chassis frame and components, body mounts, suspensions and engine
					 components);
(6) emergency vehicles
					 (vehicles which are designed, appropriately equipped and used for the purpose
					 of carrying sick or injured persons; and civil defense emergency
					 vehicles);
(7) vehicles for the
					 handicapped (vehicles constructed or modified for the transportation of
					 handicapped persons);
(8) cargo
					 vehicles (vehicles with a seating capacity of five persons or fewer, including
					 the driver, which are equipped with a heavy-duty engine and transmission, and
					 an inside or outside cargo area, and which are used for transporting equipment
					 and supplies in the performance of regularly scheduled work
					 assignments);
(9) carryall vehicles
					 (vehicles constructed for off-road travel and which are so used in the
					 performance of regularly scheduled work assignments); and
(10) revenue passenger service vehicles
					 (vehicles with a seating capacity of 7 to 10 persons, including the driver,
					 which are used for the primary purpose of transporting members of the public
					 for a fare).
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter D - Automobile Fuel Economy Standards › Part 7823 - Purchase Of Passenger Automobiles By State Agencies And Public Authorities › Section 7823.3 - Responsibilities of the Office of General Services and public authorities

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(a) In fiscal years
					 commencing on and after April 1, 1981, the Office of General Services and each
					 public authority shall ensure that passenger automobiles acquired by all State
					 agencies and by each such public authority, respectively, achieve the
					 applicable average fuel economy prescribed in section
					 7823.4  of
					 this Part.
(b) The average fuel
					 economy for passenger automobiles acquired by State agencies shall be
					 determined by adding the total number of passenger automobiles acquired in a
					 fiscal year by such State agencies and dividing the total by a sum of terms,
					 each term of which is a fraction created by dividing (1) the number of
					 passenger automobiles so acquired of a given model type by (2) the rated fuel
					 economy of such model type.
(c) The
					 average fuel economy for each public authority shall be determined by dividing
					 the total number of passenger automobiles acquired in a fiscal year by such
					 public authority by a sum of terms, each term of which is a fraction created by
					 dividing (1) the number of passenger automobiles so acquired of a given model
					 type by (2) the rated fuel economy of such model type.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter D - Automobile Fuel Economy Standards › Part 7823 - Purchase Of Passenger Automobiles By State Agencies And Public Authorities › Section 7823.4 - Average fuel economy

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For fiscal years beginning April 1, 1981 and each April
						first thereafter, the average fuel economy shall be as follows:
Fiscal year
Average fuel
								  economy
1981-82
24.0 miles per gallon (mpg)
1982-1983
26.0 miles per gallon (mpg)
1983-1984
27.0 miles per gallon (mpg)
1984 and thereafter
27.5 miles per gallon (mpg)
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter D - Automobile Fuel Economy Standards › Part 7823 - Purchase Of Passenger Automobiles By State Agencies And Public Authorities › Section 7823.5 - Reporting requirements of State agencies and public authorities

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(a) Each State
					 agency which acquires a passenger automobile shall submit a copy of the
					 purchase order to the Office of General Services simultaneously with the
					 submission of the purchase order to the vendor of such automobile.
(b) The Office of General Services and each
					 public authority shall submit a report to the State Energy Office, by September
					 30th of each year, containing the number of passenger automobiles acquired, by
					 model type, during the prior fiscal year by all State agencies and each public
					 authority, respectively, and the calculated average fuel economy for such
					 automobiles.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter E - Appliance Standards › Part 7825 - Appliance Standards › Section 7825.1 - Packaged terminal air conditioners

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The standards for the energy efficiency ratio of packaged
						terminal air conditioners are as follows: an energy efficiency ratio of 6.1 for
						units manufactured after January 1, 1978; and 6.8 for units manufactured after
						January 1, 1980.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter E - Appliance Standards › Part 7826 - Water Heaters › Section 7826.1 - Energy efficiency standards for residential and commercial water heaters

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(a)
					 Definitions.
(1) Water heater means an
					 automatically controlled vessel designed primarily for heating water or heating
					 and storing water to provide hot water service for domestic or sanitary
					 purposes.
(2) Recovery efficiency
					 or thermal efficiency means the ratio of the heat absorbed by the water to the
					 heat input delivered to the heating unit during the period that the water
					 temperature is raised from the initial temperature to the final water
					 temperature.
(3) Standby loss means
					 the heat loss occurring while maintaining the final water temperature, over
					 periods when no hot water is being drawn from the water tank.
(4) Energy factor means the overall
					 efficiency of a water heater based on its recovery efficiency, standby loss and
					 any auxiliary power input.
(5)
					 Smoke spot number means the number corresponding to the spot on the Bacharach
					 smoke scale, or other equivalent smoke scale, most closely matching the shade
					 of a test spot, which is obtained by pulling a fixed volume of flue gas through
					 a fixed area of standard filter paper.
(6) Stored thermal energy means the amount of
					 energy measured in Btu stored in the water heater, calculated as the product of
					 the manufacturer's specified storage capacity, the temperature difference
					 between the initial and final water temperatures and the specific heat of
					 water.
(7) Testing standard or TS
					 means the testing standard referenced in Part 7816 of this Title to be used for
					 determining compliance with this section.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter F - Solar Thermal Systems › Part 7830 - Warranty And Sales Requirements For Systems And Components › Section 7830.1 - Scope and intent

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(a) The
					 provisions of this Part apply to the sale or offering for sale of solar thermal
					 systems and to the installation and servicing of such systems after January 1,
					 1981, in accordance with Energy Law article 12, Solar Energy Products Warranty
					 Act.
(b) The intent of this Part is
					 to encourage the use of solar energy and promote the development of a viable
					 solar industry by providing purchasers with access to effective, well-designed,
					 carefully manufactured solar thermal systems; by ensuring properly installed
					 and properly serviced solar thermal systems; and by providing full warranty
					 protection for all solar thermal systems, whether installed in residential,
					 commercial, industrial, agricultural or institutional buildings, in accordance
					 with the standards, terms and conditions specified in the Magnuson-Moss
					 Warranty--Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S. Code section 2301 et seq., and
					 the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, 16 Code of Federal
					 Regulations, part 700 et seq.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter F - Solar Thermal Systems › Part 7830 - Warranty And Sales Requirements For Systems And Components › Section 7830.2 - Prohibition of waiver

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Any waiver of the provisions of this Part in a solar
						thermal system sales agreement, installation agreement or service agreement
						shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be unenforceable and
						void.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter F - Solar Thermal Systems › Part 7830 - Warranty And Sales Requirements For Systems And Components › Section 7830.3 - Relationship to other rights and remedies

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Nothing contained in this Part shall be construed to
						abridge or limit any other right or remedy that a purchaser or prospective
						purchaser may have at law or in equity, statutory or
						otherwise.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter F - Solar Thermal Systems › Part 7830 - Warranty And Sales Requirements For Systems And Components › Section 7830.4 - Definitions

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For purposes of this Part, the terms hereinafter listed
						shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise.
(a) At retail means the
					 first transfer of goods for lawful consideration from any person who is
					 regularly in the business of buying and selling new solar thermal systems for
					 profit to any person who is not regularly in the business of buying and selling
					 new solar thermal systems for profit.
(b) Building means any combination of
					 materials, whether portable or fixed, having a roof to form a structure, which
					 is heated or cooled in the normal course, and which affords shelter for
					 persons, animals or property, including any equipment therein or attached
					 thereto. Building shall include indoor and outdoor swimming pools.
(c) Collector means a device designed to
					 absorb incident solar radiation, to convert the solar radiation to thermal
					 energy, and to transfer the thermal energy to a medium passing through or in
					 contact with it.
(d) Component
					 means any device or element of a solar thermal system which can generally be
					 purchased separately from the entire system but is essential to the normal
					 operation of that system, including collectors, heat exchangers, tanks, pumps,
					 controllers, temperature sensors, meters and fans. Component shall not include
					 standard pipes, ducts, switchboxes or hardware.
(e) Connecting parts means those parts other
					 than components which are necessary for the installation of a solar thermal
					 system and are supplied by the installer of such system. Connecting parts shall
					 include standard pipes, ducts, switchboxes and hardware.
(f) Customer means any person who purchases
					 at retail, or contracts with an installer or a servicer for the installation or
					 servicing of a solar thermal system.
(g) Express warranty means:
(1) any affirmation of fact or promise made
					 in connection with the sale or installation of a solar thermal system or
					 component to a customer which relates to the nature of the material or
					 workmanship and affirms or promises that such material or workmanship is
					 defect-free or will meet a specified level of performance over a specified
					 period or time; or
(2) any
					 undertaking in connection with the sale or installation of a solar thermal
					 system or component to refund, repair, replace or take other remedial action
					 with respect to such system or component;
which affirmation, promise or undertaking becomes part of
						the basis of the bargain resulting in the purchase and/or installation of a
						solar thermal system by a customer.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter F - Solar Thermal Systems › Part 7830 - Warranty And Sales Requirements For Systems And Components › Section 7830.5 - Responsibilities of sellers

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(a) No
					 seller shall offer for sale or sell a solar thermal system in New York State
					 unless such seller has complied with this Part.
(b) Every agreement for the sale of a solar
					 thermal system shall be in writing and be subscribed by the seller or his
					 lawful agent and the customer or his lawful agent. The following statement
					 shall appear on the face of every such agreement in a clear and conspicuous
					 manner: "No specific thermal performance for this solar system is warranted
					 unless stated herein."
(c) All
					 agreements for the sale of a solar thermal system shall contain or be
					 accompanied by the following documents and information:
(1) the seller's name and mailing
					 address;
(2) the seller's warranty
					 as described in subdivision (f) of this section;
(3) the system manufacturer's warranty and
					 all other information required to be provided by the system manufacturer as
					 described in section
					 7830.6 
					 of this Part;
(4) any written
					 warranties provided by component manufacturers intended for the benefit of the
					 customers;
(5) operation and
					 maintenance instructions;
(6) where
					 the seller is not also the installer, installation instructions, including a
					 listing of necessary connecting parts appropriate for use with the
					 system;
(7) where the seller is
					 also the installer, the installation warranty and all other information
					 required to be provided to the customer under section
					 7830.7 
					 of this Part;
(8) the cost of the
					 solar thermal system; and
(9)
					 financing arrangements, if applicable.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter F - Solar Thermal Systems › Part 7830 - Warranty And Sales Requirements For Systems And Components › Section 7830.6 - Responsibilities of system manufacturers

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(a) No system manufacturer shall sell a solar
					 thermal system intended for resale or use in New York State unless such system
					 manufacturer has complied with this Part.
(b) A system manufacturer of a solar thermal
					 system shall provide to the seller of each such system and, where the system
					 manufacturer is also the seller, directly to the customer, the following
					 documents and information:
(1) the name and
					 mailing address of the system manufacturer;
(2) the name and model number of the solar
					 thermal system if applicable;
(3) a
					 schematic diagram for such solar thermal system;
(4) where the system manufacturer is not also
					 the installer, installation instructions, including a listing of necessary
					 connecting parts appropriate for use with the system;
(5) operation and maintenance
					 instructions;
(6) general warnings
					 or limitations, if any, relating to the heat transfer fluid;
(7) the system manufacturer's warranty
					 described in subdivision (d) of this section; and
(8) any written warranties provided by
					 component manufacturers, intended for the benefit of the customer.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle BB - State Energy Office › Chapter II - Codes And Standards › Subchapter F - Solar Thermal Systems › Part 7830 - Warranty And Sales Requirements For Systems And Components › Section 7830.7 - Responsibilities of installers

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(a) No
					 installer shall enter into or offer to enter into an agreement to install a
					 solar thermal system in New York State unless such installer has complied with
					 this Part.
(b) Every agreement for
					 the installation of a solar thermal system shall be in writing and be
					 subscribed by the installer or his lawful agent and the customer or his lawful
					 agent.
(c) All agreements for the
					 installation of the solar thermal system shall contain or be accompanied by the
					 following documents and information:
(1) the
					 name and mailing address of the installer, if different from the
					 seller;
(2) the services to be
					 performed;
(3) the installer's
					 warranty as described in subdivision (e) of this section;
(4) the cost of installation; and
(5) a statement that installation of the
					 system will conform to installation instructions and requirements provided by
					 the system manufacturer.