Chapter 532

2013 -- H 5651 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 07/22/13

A N A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY -- EMERGENCY GENERATORS REQUIRED

Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, Cimini, Handy, Ackerman, and Serpa

Date Introduced: February 27, 2013

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 42-66.9-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-66.9 entitled

"Housing for the Elderly - Emergency Generators Required" is hereby amended to read as

follows:

42-66.9-1. Emergency generators required. -- All housing for the elderly complexes, as

defined in section 42-66.1-2, which are serviced by one or more elevators and/or electrically

powered chair lifts, and which include more than one hundred fifty (150) one hundred (100)

residential living units in a single building shall be equipped with emergency generators which

shall provide sufficient power to provide emergency lighting to all common areas and a

community room and power to operate the elevators and a refrigerator in a common area.

Generator systems shall be in accordance with the national electric code and section 23-28.24-9.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on March 1, 2014.

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LC01406/SUB A/2

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