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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ruggiero, Abney, and Carson

     Date Introduced: February 25, 2016

     Referred To: House Municipal Government

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-119.0 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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     23-27.3-119.0. Fee computation. -- The building commissioner shall collect information

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

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

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the process or formula shall be provided to all municipalities, the league of cities and towns and

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

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

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

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

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

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

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE

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     This act would extend the date upon which construction permit fees assessed by all

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municipalities must be computed according to a formula approved by the Rhode Island building

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code commission from July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2017.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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