Senate File 253

                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  BOLKCOM and DVORSKY


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing accessibility standards for certain public
  2    housing buildings.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2690XS 80
  5 ec/sh/8

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 104A.2, Code 2003, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    104A.2  APPLICABILITY == REQUIREMENTS.
  1  4    1.  The standards and specifications adopted by the state
  1  5 building code commissioner and as set forth in this chapter
  1  6 shall apply to all public and private buildings and
  1  7 facilities, temporary and permanent, used by the general
  1  8 public, and to public housing buildings.  The specific
  1  9 occupancies and minimum extent of accessibility shall be in
  1 10 accordance with the conforming standards set forth in section
  1 11 104A.6.  In every public housing building and covered
  1 12 multiple=dwelling=unit building containing four or more
  1 13 individual dwelling units the requirements of this chapter and
  1 14 those adopted by the state building code commissioner shall be
  1 15 met.  However, this chapter shall not apply to a building, or
  1 16 to structures or facilities within the building, if the
  1 17 primary use of the building is to serve as a place of worship.
  1 18    2.  For purposes of this section, "public housing building"
  1 19 includes single=family homes, townhouses, duplexes, and other
  1 20 buildings with three or fewer dwelling units that are built,
  1 21 in whole or in part, with public funds and applies to
  1 22 buildings to which a building permit is requested on or after
  1 23 July 1, 2003.  For purposes of this subsection, "public funds"
  1 24 means funding or assistance from the state or any political
  1 25 subdivision or instrumentality of the state, through any of
  1 26 the following means:
  1 27    a.  A building contract or similar contractual agreement
  1 28 involving a state=funded program or fund.
  1 29    b.  Any real estate purchase, lease, or donation.
  1 30    c. Preferential tax treatment, bond assistance, or any
  1 31 other financial assistance.
  1 32    d.  Disbursement of federal or state construction funds,
  1 33 including community development block grants.
  1 34    e.  A contract to provide funding or a financial benefit
  1 35 for housing.
  2  1                           EXPLANATION
  2  2    This bill provides that the building accessibility
  2  3 requirements of Code chapter 104A which are a part of the
  2  4 state building code and generally applicable to buildings used
  2  5 by the general public shall also apply to single=family homes,
  2  6 townhouses, duplexes, and other smaller dwelling unit
  2  7 buildings that are paid for in whole or in part by public
  2  8 funds.  The bill defines "public funds" to include assistance
  2  9 received from the state or political subdivision of the state
  2 10 in the form of financial assistance, real estate purchase or
  2 11 transfer, favorable tax treatment, disbursement of federal or
  2 12 state construction funds, and public housing assistance.  The
  2 13 bill provides that the accessibility requirements apply to
  2 14 buildings for which a building permit is requested on or after
  2 15 July 1, 2003.
  2 16 LSB 2690XS 80
  2 17 ec/sh/8