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Lighting legislation is made in the United States by the state and local legislature often the state legislature sets general rules which the local legislature work in the boundaries of to produce local guidelines or ordinances which set varying lighting in different areas. Also, the United States has many areas which are darksky preserves (areas, similar to national nature reserves, which are designated by the government as worthy of special protection against light pollution due to the areas' dark skyglow-free skies). Although the government is exempt from most lighting legislation there are also many separate guidelines or laws which control government-funded lighting.Please read the description for Society: Issues: Environment: Light Pollution: Regulation for further information.
Also, please read the FAQs and description for Society: Issues: Environment: Light Pollution for general information.
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Restricts wattage, height and shielding on highway lighting.
An act concerning energy-efficiency and light-pollution standards for outdoor lighting fixtures funded by the state.
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Bill to enact lighting taskforce in the state.
Bill that enacts a system of government payment for the replacement of non-government-owned unshielded lighting.
Signed law which regulates the types of lighting purchased by state and municipal governments and establishes the "New Hampshire dark skies" policy.
General state law enacted to control light pollution.
Proposed 1999 law to encourage low-wattage full-cut-off lighting.
A simple yet effective piece of legislation which restricts the use of unshielded lighting.
Appends Texas LP Statute signed into law in September 1999. Enacted July 2000. State law to allow local regulation of lighting near astronomical observatories.
State legislation to encourage low-wattage, timed lighting which does not shine upwards.
State legislation to encourage low-wattage, timed lighting which does not shine upwards.
Appends Texas LP Statute signed into law in September 1999. Enacted July 2000. State law to allow local regulation of lighting near astronomical observatories.
A simple yet effective piece of legislation which restricts the use of unshielded lighting.
Signed law which regulates the types of lighting purchased by state and municipal governments and establishes the "New Hampshire dark skies" policy.
General state law enacted to control light pollution.
Proposed 1999 law to encourage low-wattage full-cut-off lighting.
An act concerning energy-efficiency and light-pollution standards for outdoor lighting fixtures funded by the state.
[PDF]
Bill to enact lighting taskforce in the state.
Bill that enacts a system of government payment for the replacement of non-government-owned unshielded lighting.
Restricts wattage, height and shielding on highway lighting.
