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§ 17173. Daylighting systems and direct solar light pipe technology
(a) Establishment
(b) Reporting
(c) Definitions
For purposes of this section—
(1) the term “direct solar renewable energy” means energy from a device that converts sunlight into useable light within a building, tunnel, or other enclosed structure, replacing artificial light generated by a light fixture and doing so without the conversion of the sunlight into another form of energy; and
(2) the term “light pipe” means a device designed to transport visible solar radiation from its collection point to the interior of a building while excluding interior heat gain in the nonheating season.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 605, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1676.)