Chapter 272
2011 -- S 0206 AS AMENDED
Enacted 07/12/11
A N A C T
RELATING TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE
Introduced By: Senators P Fogarty, Metts, Gallo, Tassoni, and Nesselbush
Date Introduced: February 09, 2011
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
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state building standards committee has the authority to
adopt, promulgate, and administer a state
building code, which shall include: (a) provisions and
amendments as necessary to resolve
conflicts between fire safety codes and building codes, as
provided for in section 23-28.01-6; and
(b) 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
dwellings, to multiple dwellings and hotels and motels, to
general building construction, to
plumbing, and to electrical. 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. section 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its regulations and standards, they are hereby repealed.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 January 26, 1992 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.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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