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- Referred to energy and telecommunications
- Referred to energy and telecommunications
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Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting compact fluorescent lamps and state sales and compensating use taxes and granting municipalities the option to provide such exemption; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill offers a state sales tax exemption and the option for municipalities to provide such an exemption on the purchase of Energy Star Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs until April 1, 2015.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends the Tax Law to grant a state sales tax exemption and the provides the option to municipalities in providing such an exemption for the purchase of the following Energy Star qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs. This exemption expires on April 1, 2015. Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy setting strict energy efficiency guidelines.
There is currently no sales tax exemption for the purchase of compact fluorescent light bulbs nor do municipalities have the option to provide such an exemption.
Justification
ENERGY STAR qualified bulbs use about 75% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer, saving about $30 or more in electricity costs over each bulb's lifetime. They also produce about 75% less heat, so they're safer to operate and can cut energy costs associated with home-cooling.
If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an Energy Star qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.
Prior legislative history
2007-08: S.6945-B
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on April 1, 2010 and shall expire and be deemed repealed on April 1, 2015.
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