Bill Summaries: H 455 OUTDOOR LIGHT FIXTURES USING STATE FUNDS.

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  • Summary date: Mar 23 2011 - View Summary

    Adds new Part 3, Outdoor Lighting Fixtures Involving the Use of State Funds, to GS Chapter 143, Article 3B, as the title indicates. Provides definitions for the following terms as used in the proposed Part: (1) energy conservation, (2) full cutoff luminaire, (3) light pollution, (4) light trespass, (5) luminaire, (6) outdoor lighting fixture, and (7) state funds. Provides standards to be met for state-funded, meaning funds appropriated by the General Assembly or bond revenues of the state, outdoor lighting fixtures, meaning fixed or movable lighting equipment designed or used for outdoor illumination. Also lists five instances when the standards do not apply. Sets a civil penalty of no more than $1,000 per violation for any person found by the Secretary of Administration to have violated the provisions of this proposed Part. Limits the maximum civil penalty for any related series of violations occurring within one year after the date of the first violation to no more than $50,000. Provides criteria to be considered by the Secretary in determining the amount of the penalty. Effective January 1, 2012, and applies to any outdoor lighting fixtures that are installed, replaced, maintained, or operated on or after that date.