2020 -- H 7663

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE

     Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Alzate, Casimiro, Jackson, and Ackerman

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2020

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-108.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled "State

Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     23-27.3-108.2. State building commissioner's duties. [Effective January 1, 2020.] State

building commissioner's duties. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

     (a) This code shall be enforced by the state building commissioner as to any structures or

buildings or parts thereof that are owned or are temporarily or permanently under the jurisdiction

of the state or any of its departments, commissions, agencies, or authorities established by an act

of the general assembly, and as to any structures or buildings or parts thereof that are built upon

any land owned by or under the jurisdiction of the state.

     (b) Permit fees for the projects shall be established by the committee. The fees shall be

deposited as general revenues.

     (c)(1) The local cities and towns shall charge each permit applicant an additional .1 (.001)

percent .2 (.002) levy of the total construction cost for each permit issued. The levy shall be limited

to a maximum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each of the permits issued for one- and two-family (2)

dwellings.

     This (i) Fifty percent (50%) of this additional levy shall be transmitted monthly to the state

building office at the department of business regulation, and shall be used to staff and support the

purchase or lease and operation of a web-accessible service and/or system to be utilized by the state

and municipalities for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit management, and

inspection system and other programs described in this chapter. The This portion of the fee levy

shall be deposited as general revenues.

     (ii) Fifty percent (50%) of this additional levy shall be transmitted monthly to the

department of labor and training, shall be deposited into a restricted receipt account, to be used to

provide workforce training program grants for the residential and commercial construction

industries and state and local building officials.

      (2) On or before July 1, 2013, the building commissioner shall develop a standard

statewide process for electronic plan review, permit management, and inspection.

     (3) On or before December 1, 2013, the building commissioner, with the assistance of the

office of regulatory reform, shall implement the standard statewide process for electronic plan

review, permit management, and inspection. In addition, the building commissioner shall develop

a technology and implementation plan for a standard web-accessible service or system to be utilized

by the state and municipalities for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit management,

and inspection.

     (d) The building commissioner shall, upon request by any state contractor described in §

37-2-38.1, review, and when all conditions for certification have been met, certify to the state

controller that the payment conditions contained in § 37-2-38.1 have been met.

     (e) The building commissioner shall coordinate the development and implementation of

this section with the state fire marshal to assist with the implementation of § 23-28.2-6.

     (f) The building commissioner shall submit, in coordination with the state fire marshal, a

report to the governor and general assembly on or before April 1, 2013, and each April 1st

thereafter, providing the status of the web-accessible service and/or system implementation and

any recommendations for process or system improvement.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE

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     This act would increase the levy on total construction costs that cities and towns may

charge for building permits and would direct that fifty percent (50%) of the levy be transmitted

monthly to the department of labor and training for workforce training.

     This act would take effect July 1, 2020.

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