S2562

	2016 -- S 2562
	========
	LC005148
	========
	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016
	____________
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE

	Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Paiva Weed, and Archambault
	Date Introduced: February 25, 2016
	Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-119.0 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled
2	"State Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows:
3	23-27.3-119.0. Fee computation. -- The building commissioner shall collect information
4	on types and amounts of municipal fees set forth in §§ 23-27.3-118 and 23-27.3-118.1 and create
5	a process or formula for establishing statewide permit fees. Said information and a description of
6	the process or formula shall be provided to all municipalities, the league of cities and towns and
7	the general assembly by December 1, 2015. A report on the financial impact of any proposed
8	process or formula and proposed options shall be submitted to the general assembly by January 1,
9	2017. Beginning July 1, 2016 2017, the permit fees assessed by all municipalities shall be
10	computed according to the process and formula either established by, or approved by, the state of
11	Rhode Island building code commission, provided that all fees shall have multipliers that go
12	down as the cost of construction increases in value. No fee shall be assessed for the first
13	reinspection of work that has failed the initial inspection; provided, a fee shall be allowed for all
14	necessary subsequent reinspections of the same work.
15	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
	========
	LC005148
	========

	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE
	***
1	This act would require the building commissioner to submit a financial impact report of
2	any proposed process or formula and options for establishing statewide permit fees to the general
3	assembly by January 1, 2017, with implementation on July 1, 2017.
4	This act would take effect upon passage.
	========
	LC005148
	========
	LC005148 - Page 2 of 2