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1 1 Section 1. Section 89A.3, Code 2003, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. The commissioner shall adopt rules
1 4 permitting elevators which are permitted for residential use
1 5 to be used in an eligible church or house of worship where the
1 6 elevators are only used to transport a restricted number of
1 7 persons with disabilities. The rules shall provide that an
1 8 elevator installed pursuant to this subsection shall be
1 9 inspected upon the installation of the elevator and shall not
1 10 be subject to any further inspection. After inspection, an
1 11 eligible church or house of worship shall promptly post a sign
1 12 at the entrance to an elevator installed pursuant to this
1 13 subsection stating the following: "In accordance with
1 14 national consensus safety standards, the labor commissioner
1 15 has deemed that restricted-use elevators are unsafe except for
1 16 residential use due to weight restrictions and other safety
1 17 concerns. Enter at your own risk." For purposes of this
1 18 subsection, an "eligible church or house of worship" means a
1 19 church or house of worship located in a building constructed
1 20 prior to July 1, 2003, and with a building capacity of five
1 21 hundred persons or less.
1 22 EXPLANATION
1 23 This bill requires the labor commissioner to adopt rules
1 24 allowing residential elevators in eligible churches where the
1 25 elevators are only used to transport a restricted number of
1 26 persons with disabilities. The bill further provides that
1 27 once an elevator has been installed as permitted by this bill,
1 28 it shall be subject to inspection only once. In addition, the
1 29 bill provides that once the inspection has been completed, the
1 30 church shall place a warning sign at the entrance to the
1 31 elevator indicating that the labor commissioner has deemed
1 32 this type of elevator unsafe except for residential use. The
1 33 bill defines eligible churches as churches in buildings
1 34 constructed prior to July 1, 2003, with a building capacity of
1 35 500 persons or less.
2 1 LSB 1816HH 80
2 2 ec/sh/8
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