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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE | |
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Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, DiPalma, Lynch, Crowley, and Paiva Weed | |
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Date Introduced: March 13, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 23-27.3 of the General Laws entitled "State Building Code" is |
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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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23-27.3-108.2.4. Municipal advisory council on statewide permitting. -- (a) There is |
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created and established a "municipal advisory council on statewide permitting," hereinafter |
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referred to as the "council." |
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(b) The advisory council shall be composed of one representative designated by each city |
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or town council in the state. The membership shall receive no compensation for their services. |
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The advisory council may request, through the building commissioner, with the assistance of the |
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office of the state fire marshal, and the office of management and budget, any clerical and |
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technical assistance it may deem necessary to accomplish its purpose. |
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(c) The purpose of the advisory council shall be to develop specific and comprehensive |
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recommendations as may be necessary to establish a statewide process for electronic plan review, |
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permit management, and inspection as required under subdivisions 23-27.3-108.2(c)(2) and (3) |
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and to encourage full participation in such a statewide process from every city and town in the |
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state of Rhode Island. |
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(d) In furtherance of the purpose described in subsection (c), the council shall, beginning |
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July 1, 2013, and at every three (3) month interval thereafter until the establishment of a statewide |
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process as required under subdivisions 23-27.3-108.2(c)(2) and (3) is completed, provide a report |
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to the governor, the general assembly, and the building commissioner listing the number of cities |
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and towns participating in the statewide process, the number of cities and towns not yet |
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participating, the stated reasons from each city and town for its nonparticipation, and the council's |
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recommendations for addressing these reasons and increasing participation in the statewide |
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process. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE | |
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This act would establish a municipal advisory council on statewide permitting which |
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would be composed of one representative from each city or town council in the state. The purpose |
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of the council would be to develop recommendations to establish a statewide process for |
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electronic plan review, encourage full participation of each city and town in the state and then |
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until a statewide process is established, review which towns and cities are participating and which |
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are not every three (3) months. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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