HF 2297 (LSB 2009HV (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2297

BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 82)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to radon mitigation in residential buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  103A.8E  Radon mitigation requirements.
   The commissioner shall adopt as part of the state building code a requirement that new single-family or two-family residential construction must include a passive method for the mitigation of radon listed in appendix AF of the international residential code, 2021 edition, published by the international code council. The requirement shall only apply to single-family or two-family residential construction commenced after the adoption of the requirement.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to radon mitigation requirements. The bill requires the state building code commissioner to adopt as part of the state building code a requirement that new single-family or two-family residential construction include a passive method for the mitigation of radon listed in appendix AF of the international residential code, 2021 edition, published by the international code council. The requirement shall apply only to single-family or two-family residential construction commenced after the adoption of the requirement.