Sec. 16a-14b. Testing programs for energy-related products. Regulations. Report.
Sec. 16a-14b. Testing programs for energy-related products. Regulations. Report. (a) The secretary shall develop voluntary testing programs for energy-related products or categories of such products. Such testing shall be designed to protect the interests
of consumers by providing reliable information on such products, and may include the
evaluation of the energy efficiency, durability, reliability, health and safety aspects, life-cycle cost or other performance qualities of such products.
(b) The secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection,
shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 establishing provisions (1) for
standardized procedures for the performance of such testing; (2) for categories of energy-related products to be covered by such testing procedures; (3) to differentiate between
the testing of experimental energy-related products and commercial energy-related
products, to determine the range of models produced by a specific manufacturer to which
testing results will apply and to ensure that products submitted for testing constitute a
representative sample of those produced within such range by said manufacturer; (4)
for a standardized format for the compilation of information from such tests which shall
include all relevant information from each type of test performed on a product; (5) for
the designation of qualified state or state-certified facilities to perform such testing;
provided, no person or organization which has any pecuniary interest in the manufacture,
distribution or sale of energy-related products within or without the state shall be eligible
for such designation; and (6) for a schedule of reasonable fees for the performance of
such tests or a procedure for establishing such a schedule.
(P.A. 79-576, S. 5, 7; P.A. 88-220, S. 3, 11; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 88-220 deleted former Subsec. (c) which had contained obsolete reporting requirement; June 30 Sp. Sess.
P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection,
effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the
Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.