Ch. 2                                       2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

contingency, to reassign a certain obligation under this Act to a certain State
agency; providing for the termination of a portion of this Act; and generally
relating to energy efficiency standards for certain products.

BY adding to

Article - State Government

Section 9-2006

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1999 Replacement Volume and 2002 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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9-2006.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(2)     (I) "CEILING FAN" MEANS A NONPORTABLE DEVICE THAT IS
SUSPENDED FROM A CEILING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CIRCULATING AIR VIA THE
ROTATION OF FAN BLADES.

(II) (3) "CEILING FAN LIGHT KIT" MEANS THE EQUIPMENT
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE LIGHT FROM A CEILING FAN. THIS EQUIPMENT, WHICH CAN
BE:

1. (I) INTEGRAL, SUCH THAT THE CEILING FAN LIGHT KIT
EQUIPMENT IS HARDWIRED TO THE CEILING FAN; OR

2. (II) ATTACHABLE, SUCH THAT AT THE TIME OF SALE
THE CEILING FAN LIGHT KIT EQUIPMENT IS NOT PHYSICALLY ATTACHED TO THE
CEILING FAN, BUT MAY BE INCLUDED INSIDE THE CEILING FAN PACKAGE AT THE
TIME OF SALE OR SOLD SEPARATELY FOR SUBSEQUENT ATTACHMENT TO THE FAN.

(3)     (4) "COMMERCIAL CLOTHES WASHER" MEANS A SOFT MOUNT
FRONT-LOADING OR SOFT MOUNT TOP-LOADING CLOTHES WASHER THAT IS
DESIGNED FOR USE IN:

(I)      APPLICATIONS WHERE THE OCCUPANTS OF MORE THAN ONE
HOUSEHOLD WILL BE USING IT, INCLUDING MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COMMON
AREAS AND COIN LAUNDRIES; OR

(II)     OTHER COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS, IF THE CLOTHES
CONTAINER COMPARTMENT IS NOT GREATER THAN:

1.       3.5 CUBIC FEET FOR HORIZONTAL-AXIS CLOTHES
WASHERS; OR

2.       4.0 CUBIC FEET FOR VERTICAL-AXIS CLOTHES WASHERS.

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