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:

{ADD 23-27.3-108.2. State building commissioner's duties. -- ADD} (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 of Rhode Island 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 of Rhode Island.

(b) Permit fees for the projects shall be established by the committee. Portions of the permit fees shall be used for equipment and microfilming of approved record drawings for projects on state property.

(c) The building commissioner, may with the approval of the director of administration utilize the income from the permit fees and other services for additional limited period staff positions, operating expenses and printing documents in order to meet commission obligations. The income shall be deposited in a restricted receipt account for such purposes.

(d) Fee levy: The local cities and towns shall charge each permit applicant an additional .1 (.001) percent (levy) of the total construction cost for each permit issued. {ADD Said levy shall be limited to a maximum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each of the permits issued for one & two family dwellings. ADD} This additional levy shall be transmitted monthly to the Building Commission at the Department of Administration, and shall be used to staff and support the following programs:

(1) The Commission's handicapped accessibility programs.

(2) The certification and recertification state sponsored programs in 23-27.3-107.6 and 23-27.3-107.7.

{DEL (3) The staff and support for the Commission's Housing and Property Maintenance Code program. DEL}

(e) The building commissioner shall, upon request by any state contractor described in section 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 section 37-2-38.1 have been met.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.