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 9  AN ACT concerning energy efficiency of new structures; adopting certain
10    standards; relating to powers of the state corporation commission; re-
11    quiring certain disclosures; repealing K.S.A. 66-131a.
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13  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14    Section 1.  (a) The American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning
15  Engineers/Illuminating Society of North America 1989 90-1 Standard or
16  Code (ASHRAE/IES 90.1-89) is hereby adopted as the applicable thermal
17  efficiency standard for new commercial and industrial structures in this
18  state.
19    (b)  The state corporation commission has no authority to adopt or
20  enforce energy efficiency standards for residential, commercial or indus-
21  trial structures.
22    Sec. 2.  The person building or selling a previously unoccupied new
23  residential structure shall disclose to the buyer, in writing, the following
24  information regarding the structure:
25    (a)  Insulation values (R-value of insulation installed) for each of the
26  following:
27    (1)  Ceiling with attic above.
28    (2)  Cathedral ceiling.
29    (3)  Opaque walls.
30    (4)  Floors over unheated spaces.
31    (5)  Floors over outside air.
32    (6)  Foundation type: (A) Slab-on-grade; (B) crawlspace; and (C) base-
33  ment and percent of basement walls underground.
34    (b)  Thermal properties of windows and doors for each of the follow-
35  ing:
36    (1)  Entry door(s) R-value.
37    (2)  Sliding door(s) R-value.
38    (3)  Other exterior doors R-value.
39    (4)  Garage to house door R-value.
40    (5)  Window U-value (determined from NFRC rating label or default
41  table).
42    (c)  HVAC equipment efficiency levels:
43    (1)  Heating systems: Gas fired forced air furnace AFUE rating and
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 1  electric heat pump HSPF rating.
 2    (2)  Air conditioning systems: Electric air conditioning unit SEER rat-
 3  ing; electric heat pump air conditioning EER rating; and ground source
 4  heat pump air conditioning EER rating.
 5    (3)  Duct insulation levels: Insulation R-value of ducts outside enve-
 6  lope.
 7    (4)  Thermostat: Manual control type or automatic set-back type.
 8    (d)  Water heating efficiency levels:
 9    (1)  Water heater fuel type;
10    (2)  water heater capacity; and
11    (3)  NAECA energy factor.
12    Sec. 3.  K.S.A. 66-131a is hereby repealed.
13    Sec. 4.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
14  publication in the Kansas register.