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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Lynch, Lombardo, Perry, and Walaska

     Date Introduced: February 28, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Finance

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. The administration shall submit to the chairpersons of the house and senate

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finance committees by November 1, 2012, a plan to transfer the Rhode Island public

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telecommunications authority from state to private support as part of the FY 2014 budget process

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and include any statutory language required to support the transaction.

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     SECTION 2. Section 23-27.3-108.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled

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"State Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     23-27.3-108.2. State building commissioner's duties. -- (a) This code shall be enforced

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by the state building commissioner as to any structures or buildings or parts thereof that are

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owned or are temporarily or permanently under the jurisdiction of the state or any of its

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departments, commissions, agencies, or authorities established by an act of the general assembly,

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and as to any structures or buildings or parts thereof that are built upon any land owned by or

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under the jurisdiction of the state.

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     (b) Permit fees for the projects shall be established by the committee. The fees shall be

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deposited as general revenues.

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     (c)(1) The local cities and towns shall charge each permit applicant an additional .1 (.001)

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percent (levy) of the total construction cost for each permit issued. The levy shall be limited to a

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maximum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each of the permits issued for one and two (2) family

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dwellings. This additional levy shall be transmitted monthly to the building commission at the

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department of administration, and shall be used to staff and support the purchase or lease and

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operation of a web-accessible service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities

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for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit management and inspection system and

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other programs described in this chapter. The fee levy shall be deposited as general revenues.

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     (2) On or before July 1, 2013, the building commissioner shall develop a standard

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statewide process for electronic plan review, permit management and inspection.

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     (3) On or before December 1, 2013, the building commissioner, with the assistance of the

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office of regulatory reform, shall implement the standard statewide process for electronic plan

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review, permit management and inspection. In addition, the building commissioner shall develop

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a technology and implementation plan for a standard web-accessible service and/or system to be

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utilized by the state and municipalities for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit

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management and inspection.

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     (d) The building commissioner shall, upon request by any state contractor described in

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section 37-2-38.1, review, and when all conditions for certification have been met, certify to the

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state controller that the payment conditions contained in section 37-2-38.1 have been met.

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     (e) The building commissioner shall coordinate the development and implementation of

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this section with the state fire marshal to assist with the implementation of section 23-28.2-6.

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     (f) The building commissioner shall submit, in coordination with the state fire marshal, a

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report to the governor and general assembly on or before April 1, 2013 and each April 1st

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thereafter, providing the status of the web-accessible service and/or system implementation and

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any recommendations for process or system improvement.

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     SECTION 3. Section 23-28.2-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-28.2 entitled

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"Division of Fire Safety" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     23-28.2-6. Additional powers and duties of fire marshal. -- In carrying out the

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purposes of this chapter, the state fire marshal is authorized and directed:

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      (1) To procure in his or her discretion as many deputy state fire marshals and assistant

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deputy state fire marshals as needed, and the temporary or intermittent services of experts or

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consultants or organizations thereof, by contract, when the services are to be performed on a part-

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time or fee-for-service basis and do not involve the performance of administrative duties;

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      (2) To enter into agreements for the utilization of the facilities and services of the

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division of occupational safety, or its successors, to the extent that he or she considers it desirable

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to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, and to enter into agreements for the utilization of the

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facilities and services of other departments, agencies, and institutions, public or private;

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      (3) To accept on behalf of the state and to deposit with the general treasurer any grant,

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gift, or contribution made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of this code,

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and to expend the same for such purposes;

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      (4) To supervise or conduct any fire safety inspections required by any other state or

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federal agencies;

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      (5) To formulate, coordinate, implement, or cause implementation of, appropriate

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education and training programs relating to fire fighting training, fire prevention, fire protection,

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fire inspection, and fire investigation.

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     (6) To support, in coordination with the state building commissioner and the office of

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regulatory reform, the purchase or lease and operation of a web-accessible service and/or system

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to be utilized by the state and municipalities for a uniform, statewide electronic plan review,

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permit management and inspection system and other programs described in this chapter.

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     (7) To coordinate with the state building commissioner on the submission of a report to

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the governor and general assembly on or before April 1, 2013 and each April 1st thereafter,

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providing the status of the web-accessible service and/or system implementation and any

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recommendations for process or system improvement.

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     SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

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     This act would require the state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office

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of regulatory reform, to implement the standard statewide process for electronic plan review,

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permit management and inspection. The building commissioner would also be required to

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develop a technology and implementation plan for a standard web-accessible service and/or

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system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for uniform, statewide electronic plan review,

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permit management and inspection.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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