Senate File 517 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SF 288)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the state building code by providing for
  2    training, administration, and enforcement of energy
  3    conservation requirements.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2368SV 82
  6 eg/je/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 103A.8A, Code 2007, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new unnumbered paragraph:
  1  3    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  The state building code
  1  4 commissioner may provide training to builders, contractors,
  1  5 and other interested persons on the adopted energy
  1  6 conservation requirements.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  Section 103A.19, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
  1  8 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  9    The examination and approval or disapproval of plans and
  1 10 specifications, the issuance and revocation of building
  1 11 permits, licenses, certificates, and similar documents, the
  1 12 inspection of buildings or structures, and the administration
  1 13 and enforcement of building regulations shall be the
  1 14 responsibility of the governmental subdivisions of the state
  1 15 and shall be administered and enforced in the manner
  1 16 prescribed by local law or ordinance.  All provisions of law
  1 17 relating to the administration and enforcement of local
  1 18 building regulations in any governmental subdivision shall be
  1 19 applicable to the administration and enforcement of the state
  1 20 building code in the governmental subdivision.  An application
  1 21 made to a local building department or to a state agency for
  1 22 permission to construct a building or structure pursuant to
  1 23 the provisions of the state building code shall, in addition
  1 24 to any other requirement, be signed by the owner or the
  1 25 owner's authorized agent, and shall contain the address of the
  1 26 owner, and a statement that the application is made for
  1 27 permission to construct in accordance with the provisions of
  1 28 the code.  The application shall also specifically include a
  1 29 statement that the construction will be in accordance with all
  1 30 applicable energy conservation requirements.
  1 31    Sec. 3.  Section 103A.19, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1 32 the following new unnumbered paragraph:
  1 33    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  On or before December 31, 2008,
  1 34 each governmental subdivision of the state shall report to the
  1 35 commissioner on the status of the governmental subdivision's
  2  1 efforts to enforce applicable energy conservation
  2  2 requirements, including a statement of whether the
  2  3 requirements are being enforced within the jurisdiction, the
  2  4 number of staff who are trained to enforce the requirements,
  2  5 and the number of buildings that have been found not to comply
  2  6 with the requirements.
  2  7                           EXPLANATION
  2  8    This bill provides for three items relating to adopted
  2  9 energy conservation requirements, as follows:
  2 10    1.  The state building code commissioner may provide
  2 11 training to builders, contractors, and other interested
  2 12 persons on adopted energy conservation requirements.
  2 13    2.  When a person applies for permission to construct a
  2 14 building or structure, the application must include a
  2 15 statement that construction will be in accordance with all
  2 16 applicable energy conservation requirements.
  2 17    3.  On or before December 31, 2008, each city and county
  2 18 must report to the state building code commissioner on the
  2 19 status of efforts taken to enforce applicable energy
  2 20 conservation requirements.
  2 21 LSB 2368SV 82
  2 22 eg:nh/je/5