Chapter 010

2009 -- H 5986

Enacted 05/12/09

 

A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE - ADOPTING OF CODE

          

     Introduced By: Representatives Fox, Fierro, A Rice, Sullivan, and DaSilva

     Date Introduced: March 17, 2009

 

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

     SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-100.1.5.4 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled

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

 

     23-27.3-100.1.5.4. State energy conservation code. (a) The state building code

standards committee has the authority to shall adopt, maintain, amend, and repeal an optional

energy conservation code, which shall be based on appropriate nationally and internationally

recognized models, and to shall promulgate and administer the energy conservation code. The

energy conservation code shall contain provisions pertaining to, but not limited to, the

construction of buildings, the use of renewable energy resources in buildings, the efficient use of

energy within buildings, and the orientation of buildings on their sites. The state energy

conservation code shall at a minimum:

     (1) For residential buildings, meet or exceed the most recently published International

Energy Conservation Code (IECC), or achieve equivalent or greater energy savings. The state

building code standards committee shall revise the state energy conservation code to comply with

this requirement within one year of any update to the International Energy Conservation Code.

     (2) For commercial buildings, meet or exceed the ANSI/ASHRAE/IESN A Standard

90.1-2007, or achieve equivalent or greater energy savings.

     (b) The state building code standards committee shall develop a plan to achieve

compliance with the building code(s) described in subdivisions (1) and (2) no later than February

17, 2017 in at least ninety percent (90%) of new and renovated residential and commercial

building space in the state. Such plan shall include active training and enforcement programs and

measurement of the rate of compliance each year.

 

     SECTION 2.

 

     Severability. If any provision of this section or the application thereof to any person or

circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of

this section, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end

the provisions of this section are declared to be severable.

 

     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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