House Amendment 8613
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend House File 2531 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 38, after line 1 by inserting:
1 3 <DIVISION ___
1 4 FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
1 5 Sec. ___. Section 100.35, Code 2009, is amended to
1 6 read as follows:
1 7 100.35 Rules of marshal.
1 8 1. The fire marshal shall adopt, and may amend
1 9 rules under chapter 17A, which include standards
1 10 relating to exits and exit lights, fire escapes,
1 11 fire protection, fire safety and the elimination of
1 12 fire hazards, in and for churches, schools, hotels,
1 13 theaters, amphitheaters, hospitals, health care
1 14 facilities as defined in section 135C.1, boarding homes
1 15 or housing, rest homes, dormitories, college buildings,
1 16 lodge halls, club rooms, public meeting places, places
1 17 of amusement, apartment buildings, food establishments
1 18 as defined in section 137F.1, and all other buildings
1 19 or structures in which persons congregate from time to
1 20 time, whether publicly or privately owned. Violation
1 21 of a rule adopted by the fire marshal is a simple
1 22 misdemeanor. However, upon proof that the fire marshal
1 23 gave written notice to the defendant of the violation,
1 24 and proof that the violation constituted a clear and
1 25 present danger to life, and proof that the defendant
1 26 failed to eliminate the condition giving rise to the
1 27 violation within thirty days after receipt of notice
1 28 from the fire marshal, the penalty is that provided
1 29 by law for a serious misdemeanor. Each day of the
1 30 continuing violation of a rule after conviction of
1 31 a violation of the rule is a separate offense. A
1 32 conviction is subject to appeal as in other criminal
1 33 cases.
1 34 2. Rules by the fire marshal affecting the
1 35 construction of new buildings, additions to buildings
1 36 or rehabilitation of existing buildings and related to
1 37 fire protection, shall be substantially in accord with
1 38 the provisions of the nationally recognized building
1 39 and related codes adopted as the state building code
1 40 pursuant to section 103A.7 or with codes adopted by
1 41 a local subdivision which are in substantial accord
1 42 with the codes comprising the state building code. The
1 43 rules adopted by the fire marshal shall not require
1 44 the installation of fire sprinklers or a related
1 45 fire suppression system in a one=family or two=family
1 46 residential dwelling or a residential building that
1 47 contains no more than four dwelling units.
1 48 3. The rules adopted by the state fire marshal
1 49 under this section shall provide standards for fire
1 50 resistance of cellulose insulation sold or used in this
2 1 state, whether for public or private use. The rules
2 2 shall provide for approval of the cellulose insulation
2 3 by at least one nationally recognized independent
2 4 testing laboratory.
2 5 Sec. ___. Section 103A.7, subsection 2, paragraph
2 6 d, Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows:
2 7 d. Protection of the health, safety, and welfare
2 8 of occupants and users. The rules adopted by the
2 9 state building code commissioner shall not require
2 10 the installation of fire sprinklers or a related
2 11 fire suppression system in a one=family or two=family
2 12 residential dwelling or a residential building that
2 13 contains no more than four dwelling units.
2 14 Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division
2 15 of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance,
2 16 takes effect upon enactment.>
2 17 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
SODERBERG of Plymouth
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