SENATE FILE 2105

BY  HOGG

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring the state building code commissioner to adopt statewide requirements and standards for radon control in residential construction.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  103A.8D  Residential construction requirements and standards for radon control.
   The state building code commissioner shall adopt as a part of the state building code construction requirements and standards for radon control in new residential construction. The requirements and standards adopted by the commissioner shall, if possible, be based upon a nationally recognized standard or code for radon control in residential construction. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the construction requirements and standards for radon control adopted by the commissioner and approved by the council shall apply to new residential construction commenced on or after January 1, 2014, and shall supersede and replace any minimum requirements and standards for radon control in new residential construction adopted or enacted by a governmental subdivision prior to that date. The state building code commissioner may provide training to builders, contractors, and other interested persons on the construction requirements and standards for radon control in residential construction.
    Sec. 2.  Section 103A.10, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the construction requirements and standards for radon control in new residential construction adopted by the commissioner and approved by the council shall apply to all new residential construction commenced on or after January 1, 2014, and shall supersede and replace any minimum requirements or standards for radon control in new residential construction adopted or enacted by the governmental subdivision prior to that date.
EXPLANATION
   This bill requires that the building code commissioner, with the approval of the building code advisory council, adopt requirements and standards for radon control in new residential construction. The bill provides that the standards shall supersede and replace any minimum radon control requirements and standards for new residential construction adopted by governmental subdivisions in Iowa. The bill requires that the requirements and standards be mandatory for all new residential construction beginning on or after January 1, 2014.