PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007
121 STAT. 1593
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‘‘(ii) to complete the starting process, power shall be provided by the ballast to sustain the discharge through the glow-to-arc transition.’’. (b) COVERAGE.—Section 322(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following: ‘‘(19) Metal halide lamp fixtures.’’. (c) TEST PROCEDURES.—Section 323(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)) (as amended by section 301(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(18) METAL HALIDE LAMP BALLASTS.—Test procedures for metal halide lamp ballasts shall be based on ANSI Standard C82.6–2005, entitled ‘Ballasts for High Intensity Discharge Lamps—Method of Measurement’.’’. (d) LABELING.—Section 324(a)(2) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294(a)(2)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (G) as subparagraphs (D) through (H), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: ‘‘(C) METAL HALIDE LAMP FIXTURES.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall issue labeling rules under this section applicable to the covered product specified in section 322(a)(19) and to which standards are applicable under section 325. ‘‘(ii) LABELING.—The rules shall provide that the labeling of any metal halide lamp fixture manufactured on or after the later of January 1, 2009, or the date that is 270 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, shall indicate conspicuously, in a manner prescribed by the Commission under subsection (b) by July 1, 2008, a capital letter ‘E’ printed within a circle on the packaging of the fixture, and on the ballast contained in the fixture.’’. (e) STANDARDS.—Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) (as amended by section 310) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (hh) as subsection (ii); (2) by inserting after subsection (gg) the following: ‘‘(hh) METAL HALIDE LAMP FIXTURES.— ‘‘(1) STANDARDS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), metal halide lamp fixtures designed to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to 150 watts but less than or equal to 500 watts shall contain— ‘‘(i) a pulse-start metal halide ballast with a minimum ballast efficiency of 88 percent; ‘‘(ii) a magnetic probe-start ballast with a minimum ballast efficiency of 94 percent; or ‘‘(iii) a nonpulse-start electronic ballast with— ‘‘(I) a minimum ballast efficiency of 92 percent for wattages greater than 250 watts; and ‘‘(II) a minimum ballast efficiency of 90 percent for wattages less than or equal to 250 watts. ‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The standards established under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to—
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