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Committee advances bill to limit light pollution on state-funded projects
Summary
A State and Local Government committee released A2196 after testimony from environmental and public-health advocates. The measure would set definitions and limits for outdoor lighting on state-funded projects, including color-temperature and lumen restrictions to reduce light trespass and protect wildlife and sleep health.
A committee of the State Legislature on Monday released A2196, a bill that would require outdoor lighting fixtures installed or replaced on state-funded projects to meet new definitions and performance limits intended to curb light pollution.
Provisions in the bill set definitions for backlight, uplight and glare; revise definitions of energy conservation and full cutoff fixtures;…
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