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LR 1179
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1.__Testing.__The commission shall adopt procedures for
testing the energy efficiency of covered products.__The
commission shall use United States Department of Energy approved
test methods or, in the absence of such test methods, other
appropriate nationally recognized test methods.__The
manufacturers of such products shall cause samples of the
products to be tested in accordance with the test procedures
adopted pursuant to this subsection.

 
2.__Certification.__Manufacturers of covered products, except
for single-voltage external AC-to-DC power supplies and high-
intensity discharge lamp ballasts, shall certify to the
commission that such products are in compliance with the
provisions of this chapter.__Such certifications must be based on
test results.__The commission shall adopt rules governing the
certification of such products and may work in coordination with
the certification programs of other states with like standards.

 
3.__Identification.__Manufacturers of covered products, except
for high-intensity discharge lamp ballasts, shall identify each
product offered for sale or installed in the State as being in
compliance with the provisions of this chapter by means of a
mark, label or tag on the product and packaging at the time of
sale or installation.__The commission shall adopt rules governing
the identification of such products and packaging and may
coordinate the rules with the labeling programs of other states
with like standards.

 
4.__Commission testing.__The commission may test covered
products using an accredited testing facility.__If products so
tested are found to be not in compliance with the minimum energy
efficiency standards established under section 3603, the
commission shall:

 
A.__Charge the manufacturer of such a product for the cost
of product purchase and testing; and

 
B.__Provide information to the public on the product found
to be not in compliance with the standards.

 
5.__Inspections.__With prior notice and at reasonable and
convenient hours, the commission may make periodic inspections of
distributors or retailers of covered products to determine
compliance with the provisions of this chapter.__The commission
shall work with the Department of Administrative and Financial
Services to coordinate inspections of covered products that are
installed as part of public improvements as defined in Title 5,
section 1741.


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