Chapter 296 |
2019 -- S 1023 Enacted 07/19/2019 |
A N A C T |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT |
Introduced By: Senator Frank Lombardo |
Date Introduced: June 26, 2019 |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-100.1.5 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. Building code -- Adoption and promulgation by committee. |
The state building standards committee has the authority to adopt, promulgate, and |
administer a state building code, which shall include: (a) provisions Provisions and amendments |
as necessary to resolve conflicts between fire safety codes and building codes, as provided for in |
§ 23-28.01-6; and (b) a A rehabilitation building and fire code for existing buildings and |
structures. The building code may be promulgated in several sections, with a section applicable to |
one- and two-(2) family (2) dwellings,; to multiple dwellings and hotels and motels,; to general |
building construction,; to plumbing,; and to electrical. The building code shall incorporate |
minimum standards for the location, design, construction, and installation of wells which that are |
appurtenances to a building in applicable sections. For purposes of this chapter, "appurtenance" |
includes the installation, alteration, or repair of wells connected to a structure consistent with |
chapter 46-13.2 13.2 of title 46. The building code and the sections thereof shall be reasonably |
consistent with recognized and accepted standards adopted by national model code organizations |
and recognized authorities. To the extent that any state or local building codes, statutes, or |
ordinances are inconsistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title III, Public |
Accommodations and Services Operated by Private Entities, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq., and its |
regulations and standards, they are hereby repealed. The state building code standards committee |
is hereby directed to adopt rules and regulations consistent with the Americans with Disabilities |
Act, Title II and III (28 CFR 35 and 28 CFR 36, as amended), as soon as possible, but no later |
than February 15, 2012, to take effect on or before March 15, 2012. The state building code |
standards committee is hereby authorized and directed to update those rules and regulations |
consistent with the future revisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility |
Standards. All electrical work done in the state shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the |
National Electrical Code (NEC). The state building commission shall adopt the latest edition of |
the NEC, including any amendments to the NEC by the commission. The adoption of the NEC by |
the commission shall be completed so that it will take effect on the first day of July of the year the |
edition is dated. |
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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