Maryland SB 494: Maryland Energy Administration - Energy and Water Efficiency Standards - Alterations

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SENATE BILL 494
P1, P3, M5 2lr2462
SB 418/21 – EHE CF HB 772
By: Senators Pinsky, Lam, King, Lee, Washington, and Guzzone
Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2022
Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 22, 2022

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Maryland Energy Administration – Energy and Water Efficiency Standards – 2
Alterations 3

FOR the purpose of repealing certain provisions of law regarding the adoption of 4
regulations establishing certain efficiency standards and prohibiting the sale or 5
offering for sale of certain products; altering the application of certain testing, 6
certification, and enforcement requirements for certain efficiency standards; 7
requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to review certain efficiency 8
standards on or before a certain date; prohibiting the sale, offering for sale, and 9
installation of certain products in the State under certain circumstances beginning 10
on a certain date; requiring the Administration to adopt regulations on efficiency 11
standards for certain products on or before a certain date; authorizing a 12
manufacturer that has certified a product to the WaterSense Program to use that 13
certification in lieu of a separate Maryland certification under certain circumstances; 14
including the Maryland Department of Labor as one of the agencies with which the 15
Administration must coordinate on certain matters; and generally relating to energy 16
and water efficiency standards. 17

BY repealing 18
Article – State Government 19
Section 9–2006(a)(2) through (32) and (c) through (f) 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2021 Replacement Volume) 22

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 23

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Article – State Government 1
Section 9–2006(a)(1) 2
Annotated Code of Maryland 3
(2021 Replacement Volume) 4

BY adding to 5
Article – State Government 6
Section 9–2006(a)(2) through (17), (c), and (d) 7
Annotated Code of Maryland 8
(2021 Replacement Volume) 9

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
Article – State Government 11
Section 9–2006(a)(33), (b), and (g) through (n) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2021 Replacement Volume) 14

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That Section(s) 9–2006(a)(2) through (32) and (c) through (f) of Article – State Government 16
of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed. 17

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 18
as follows: 19

Article – State Government 20

9–2006. 21

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 22

(2) (I) “AIR PURIFIER”, ALSO KNOWN AS A “ROOM AIR CLEANER”, 23
MEANS AN ELECTRIC, CORD–CONNECTED, PORTABLE APPLIANCE THAT PRIMARILY 24
FUNCTIONS TO REMOVE PARTICULATE MATTER FROM THE AIR. 25

(II) “AIR PURIFIER” DOES NOT INCLUDE INDOOR AIR CLEANING 26
DEVICES THAT ARE MANUFACTURED, ADVERTISED, MARKETED, AND LABELED FOR 27
INDUSTRIAL USE. 28

(3) “COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER” MEANS A MACHINE DESIGNED TO 29
CLEAN AND SANITIZE DINNERWARE, FLATWARE, COOKING UTENSILS, AND SIMILAR 30
ITEMS BY APPLYING SPRAYS OF DETERGENT SOLUTION AND A SANITIZING RINSE. 31

(4) (I) “COMMERCIAL STEAM COOKER”, ALSO KNOWN AS A 32
“COMPARTMENT STEAMER”, MEANS A DEVICE WITH ONE OR MORE FOOD–STEAMING 33
COMPARTMENTS IN WHICH THE ENERGY IN THE STEAM IS TRANSFERRED TO THE 34
FOOD BY DIRECT CONTACT. 35

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(II) “COMMERCIAL STEAM COOKER” INCLUDES: 1

1. COUNTERTOP MODELS; 2

2. WALL–MOUNTED MODELS; AND 3

3. FLOOR MODELS MOUNTED ON A STAND, PEDESTAL, 4
OR CABINET–STYLE BASE. 5

(5) “ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT” MEANS THE FITTINGS, 6
DEVICES, AND APPARATUSES INSTALLED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF 7
DELIVERING ENERGY FROM A PREMISES’ WIRING TO AN ALL–ELECTRIC OR HYBRID 8
VEHICLE. 9

(6) (I) “FAUCET” MEANS A FITTING THAT CONTROLS AND GUIDES 10
THE FLOW OF WATER IN A WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. 11

(II) “FAUCET” INCLUDES: 12

1. A PRIVATE LAVATORY FAUCET; 13

2. A PUBLIC LAVATORY FAUCET; 14

3. A RESIDENTIAL KITCHEN FAUCET; AND 15

4. A REPLACEMENT AERATOR FOR A PRIVATE LAVATORY 16
FAUCET, PUBLIC LAVATORY FAUCET, OR RESIDENTIAL KITCHEN FAUCET. 17

(III) “FAUCET” DOES NOT INCLUDE A METERING FAUCET. 18

(7) (I) “HIGH COLOR RENDERING INDEX FLUORESCENT LAMP” OR 19
“HIGH CRI FLUORESCENT LAMP” MEANS A FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH A COLOR 20
RENDERING INDEX OF 87 OR GREATER. 21

(II) “HIGH COLOR RENDERING INDEX FLUORESCENT LAMP” 22
DOES NOT INCLUDE A COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP. 23

(8) “PORTABLE ELECTRIC SPA” MEANS A FACTORY–BUILT ELECTRIC 24
SPA OR HOT TUB THAT INCLUDES WATER–HEATING OR WATER–CIRCULATING 25
EQUIPMENT. 26

(9) “PUBLIC LAVATORY