House File 476 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 476 BY KELLEY A BILL FOR An Act requiring the state building code commissioner to adopt 1 statewide requirements and standards for radon control in 2 residential construction and making penalties applicable. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1749YH (2) 86 aw/sc

H.F. 476 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 103A.8D Residential construction 1 requirements and standards for radon control. 2 The state building code commissioner shall adopt as a part 3 of the state building code construction requirements and 4 standards for radon control in new residential construction. 5 The requirements and standards adopted by the commissioner 6 shall, if possible, be based upon a nationally recognized 7 standard or code for radon control in residential construction. 8 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the 9 contrary, the construction requirements and standards for radon 10 control adopted by the commissioner and approved by the council 11 shall apply to new residential construction commenced on or 12 after January 1, 2017, and shall supersede and replace any 13 minimum requirements and standards for radon control in new 14 residential construction adopted or enacted by a governmental 15 subdivision prior to that date. The state building code 16 commissioner may provide training to builders, contractors, and 17 other interested persons on the construction requirements and 18 standards for radon control in residential construction. 19 Sec. 2. Section 103A.10, Code 2015, is amended by adding the 20 following new subsection: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of 22 this chapter to the contrary, the construction requirements and 23 standards for radon control in new residential construction 24 adopted by the commissioner and approved by the council shall 25 apply to all new residential construction commenced on or after 26 January 1, 2017, and shall supersede and replace any minimum 27 requirements or standards for radon control in new residential 28 construction adopted or enacted by the governmental subdivision 29 prior to that date. 30 EXPLANATION 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 32 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 33 This bill requires that the building code commissioner, 34 with the approval of the building code advisory council, adopt 35 -1- LSB 1749YH (2) 86 aw/sc 1/ 2

H.F. 476 requirements and standards for radon control in new residential 1 construction. The bill provides that the standards shall 2 supersede and replace any minimum radon control requirements 3 and standards for new residential construction adopted by 4 governmental subdivisions in Iowa. The bill requires that the 5 requirements and standards be mandatory for all new residential 6 construction beginning on or after January 1, 2017. 7 The bill makes penalties related to failure to comply 8 with certain orders applicable under Code section 103A.19, 9 subsection 2, paragraph “c”, to the radon control requirements 10 and standards. A knowing violation of the state building code 11 or a lawful order is considered a simple misdemeanor under 12 Code section 103A.21. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by 13 confinement for no more than 30 days or a fine of at least $65 14 but not more than $625 or by both. 15 -2- LSB 1749YH (2) 86 aw/sc 2/ 2