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 PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

121 STAT. 1591

of Energy determine conducts its tests according to the procedures and recommendations of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, even if the luminaires, lamps, and systems have not received such certification; or ‘‘(3) the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy have otherwise determined that the fixture or bulb is energy efficient. ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING DESIGNATIONS.— The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Energy shall give priority to establishing Energy Star performance criteria or Federal Energy Management Program designations for additional lighting product categories that are appropriate for use in public buildings. ‘‘(f) GUIDELINES.—The Administrator shall develop guidelines for the use of energy efficient lighting technologies that contain mercury in child care centers in public buildings. ‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY OF BUY AMERICAN ACT.—Acquisitions carried out pursuant to this section shall be subject to the requirements of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10c et seq.). ‘‘(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sections 3313, 3314, and 3315 and inserting the following: ‘‘3313. ‘‘3314. ‘‘3315. ‘‘3316.

Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs. Delegation. Report to Congress. Certain authority not affected.’’.

(d) EVALUATION FACTOR.—Section 3310 of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ‘‘(3) shall include in the solicitation for any lease requiring a prospectus under section 3307 an evaluation factor considering the extent to which the offeror will promote energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy;’’. SEC. 324. METAL HALIDE LAMP FIXTURES.

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(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 321 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) (as amended by section 322(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(58) BALLAST.—The term ‘ballast’ means a device used with an electric discharge lamp to obtain necessary circuit conditions (voltage, current, and waveform) for starting and operating. ‘‘(59) BALLAST EFFICIENCY.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘ballast efficiency’ means, in the case of a high intensity discharge fixture, the efficiency of a lamp and ballast combination, expressed as a percentage, and calculated in accordance with the following formula: Efficiency = Pout/Pin. ‘‘(B) EFFICIENCY FORMULA.—For the purpose of subparagraph (A)— ‘‘(i) Pout shall equal the measured operating lamp wattage;

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