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1 1 Section 1. Section 103A.7, subsection 5, Code 1999, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 5. The accessibility and use by persons with disabilities
1 4 and elderly persons, of buildings, structures and facilities
1 5 which are constructed and intended for use by the general
1 6 public. The rules shall be consistent with federal standards
1 7 for building accessibility and shall only apply to those
1 8 buildings, structures, and facilities subject to chapter 104A.
1 9 Sec. 2. Section 104A.2, Code 1999, is amended to read as
1 10 follows:
1 11 104A.2 APPLICABILITY – REQUIREMENTS.
1 12 The standards and specifications adopted by the state
1 13 building code commissioner and as set forth in this chapter
1 14 shall apply to all public and private buildings and
1 15 facilities, temporary and permanent, used by the general
1 16 public. The specific occupancies and minimum extent of
1 17 accessibility shall be in accordance with the conforming
1 18 standards set forth in section 104A.6. In every covered
1 19 multiple-dwelling-unit building containing four or more
1 20 individual dwelling units the requirements of this chapter and
1 21 those adopted by the state building code commissioner shall be
1 22 met. However, this chapter shall not apply to an elevator
1 23 located in a church or place of worship that is operated by a
1 24 religious organization.
1 25 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
1 26 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
1 27 EXPLANATION
1 28 This bill provides that an elevator located in a church or
1 29 place of worship that is operated by a religious organization
1 30 shall not be subject to the provisions of the state building
1 31 code concerning accessibility of persons with disabilities.
1 32 This bill takes effect upon enactment.
1 33 LSB 2105HH 78
1 34 ec/cf/24
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