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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="14-412" title_number="14" title_name="Preferences" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Purchasing Preferences">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Lamp” means the component of a luminaire that produces the light.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Lumen” means a unit of measurement of luminous flux.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Luminaire” means the complete lighting unit, including the lamp or other component that produces light and the assembly that holds the lamp, including an assembly housing, a mounting bracket or pole socket, a lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector or mirror, and a refractor or lens.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Restricted uplight luminaire” means a luminaire that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>except for a 0.5% maximum incidental uplight from reflection off mounting hardware, allows no direct light emission above a horizontal plane through the luminaire’s lowest light–emitting part; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>emits no more than 10% of the total direct light emission at or above a vertical angle of 80 degrees.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>“State building” means a building owned or leased by the State or a unit of the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section does not apply to a luminaire:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>located on the grounds of a correctional facility;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>required by federal regulation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>required for storm operation activities performed by the Department of Transportation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>required to illuminate the State flag or the flag of the United States;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>used for sign illumination;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>in a lighting plan where less than 25% of the luminaires are to be replaced; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>used to illuminate the field of play at a sports facility.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>State funds may not be used to install or replace a permanent outdoor luminaire for lighting on the grounds of any State building, facility, park, or trail unless:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the luminaire is designed to maximize energy conservation and to minimize light pollution, glare, and light trespass;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>except for a luminaire installed or replaced by the Department of Transportation, the luminaire has a correlated light temperature that is less than or equal to 3,000 kelvins;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the illumination produced by the luminaire is the minimum illumination necessary for the intended purpose of the lighting; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>for a luminaire with an output of more than 1,800 lumens, the luminaire is a restricted uplight luminaire.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board of Public Works or the Board’s designee may waive the requirements of subsection (c)(2) or (4) of this section if, after a request for a waiver has been made, the Board of Public Works or the Board’s designee determines that the waiver is necessary for the lighting application.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board of Public Works shall establish the requirements for a waiver request under paragraph (1) of this subsection, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a description of the lighting plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a description of the efforts made to comply with the requirements of this section; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the reason a waiver is necessary.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>In reviewing a waiver request, the Board of Public Works or the Board’s designee shall consider design safety, costs, and any other factors the Board or the Board’s designee determines are appropriate.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
