Chapter 328

2016 -- S 2562 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/02/2016

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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE

Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Paiva Weed, and Archambault

Date Introduced: February 25, 2016

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-119.0 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled

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

23-27.3-119.0. Fee computation. -- The building commissioner shall collect information

on types and amounts of municipal fees set forth in §§ 23-27.3-118 and 23-27.3-118.1 and create

a process or formula for establishing statewide permit fees. Said information and a description of

the process or formula shall be provided to all municipalities, the lLeague of cCities and tTowns,

and the general assembly by December 1, 2015. Beginning July 1, 2016 2017, the permit fees

assessed by all municipalities shall be computed according to the process and formula either

established by, or approved by, the state of Rhode Island building code commission, provided

that all fees shall have multipliers that go down as the cost of construction increases in value. No

fee shall be assessed for the first reinspection of work that has failed the initial inspection;

provided, a fee shall be allowed for all necessary subsequent reinspections of the same work.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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