REFERENCE TITLE: energy efficient appliance standards

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2020

 

 

 

HB 2553

 

Introduced by

Representatives Engel: Butler, Epstein, Gabaldón, Powers Hannley, Rodriguez, Salman

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending Title 49, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 49-119; relating to the department of ENVIRONMENTAL quality.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 49, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 49-119, to read:

START_STATUTE49-119.  Energy efficiency standards; rules; energy star; violation

A.  The department shall adopt by rule energy efficiency standards for products sold in this state.  The rules shall be based on and at least as stringent as the standards used in the energy star program adopted by the United States environmental protection agency and the united states department of energy.  The rules shall include a requirement that products sold in this state must be energy star approved except for those categories of products for which there is no energy star approved product.

B.  On adoption of rules as prescribed by this section, a person may not sell in this state a product that is not an energy star approved product unless the product is of a type for which there is no energy star approved product.

C.  A person who sells a product in violation of this section commits an unlawful practice under section 44-1522 and is subject to the remedies prescribed in title 44, chapter 10, article 7. END_STATUTE