Chapter 195
2013 -- H 6323
Enacted 07/11/13
A N A C T
RELATING TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY - CODE CONSISTENCY COUNCIL
Introduced By: Representatives Kazarian, Silva, and Gallison
Date Introduced: July 01, 2013
It is enacted by the General
Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled
"HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following chapter:
CHAPTER
88
CODE
CONSISTENCY COUNCIL
23-88-1.
Purpose. -- It is the purpose of this chapter
to establish a council to examine
areas within the building code, fire code, elevator code,
and any other codes that overlap, conflict
or may be inconsistent. The council shall examine these
codes and make recommendations that
may resolve the conflict or inconsistency by selecting
the “lead” code on a particular issue, by
making all the codes consistent or by allowing the
inconsistencies as they serve a purpose and do
not directly conflict with each other.
23-88-2.
Establishment. – (a) There is hereby
established a council to be called the
“Code Consistency Council” consisting of sixteen (16)
members:
(1) One of whom shall
be the state fire marshal and who shall serve as a co-chairperson;
(2) One of whom shall be the state building code commissioner
who shall serve as a co-
chairperson;
(3) One of whom shall be the Director of Regulatory Reform, or
his or her designee;
(4) One of whom shall be the president of the American institute
of architects Rhode
Island, or his or her designee;
(5) One of whom shall be the president of the structural
engineers association of Rhode
Island, or his or her designee;
(6) One of whom shall
be the president of the
his or her designee;
(7) One of whom shall be the president of the
general contractors, or his or her designee;
(8) One of whom shall be the president of the housing network or
his or her designee;
(9) Two (2) of whom
shall be appointed by the director of the department of labor and
training, one with an expertise in elevator safety rules and
regulations and one with an expertise
in boiler safety rules and regulations;
(10) Two (2) of whom
shall be appointed by the League of Cities and Towns, one from a
city and one from a town to represent the interests of
municipalities that administer building code
issues;
(11) One of whom shall be the chairperson of the
and heritage commission, or his or her designee;
(12) One of whom shall be the President of the
or her designee;
(13) One of whom shall be an environmental engineer, to be
appointed by the governor;
and
(14) One of whom
shall be an attorney whose practice is concentrated in building and
construction, to be appointed by the governor.
(b) Forthwith upon
the effective date of this chapter, the members of the council shall
meet at the call of the chairs and organize. Vacancies in
the council shall be filled in like manner
as the original appointment.
(c) The department of
public safety is hereby directed to provide suitable quarters for the
council.
(d) All departments and
agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information
documentary and otherwise to the commission and its agents as is
deemed necessary or desirable
by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this
chapter.
23-88-3.
Meeting and reporting requirements. – The
council shall meet regularly and
present and report its findings and recommendations to the
senate housing and municipal
government committee by March 31, 2014. The council shall cease
to exist on July 1, 2015.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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