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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19 – Construction industry laws, study

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19

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HCR019....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and
authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint an interim study committee
to consider the consolidation of government agencies for the efficient
management of laws and rules which govern the licensing and operations of
the construction industry and to review laws regulating the construction
industry for sufficiency and relation to current practices.

02/24    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/25    Rpt prt - to St Aff
03/08    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/09    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 60-8-2
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough(Barraclough), Barrett, Bell, Bieter,
      Black, Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth,
      Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hammond, Hansen(23),
      Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton,
      Kendell, Kunz, Limbaugh, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague,
      Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
      Ringo, Robison, Sali, Sellman, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone,
      Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Williams, Wood,
      Zimmermann
      NAYS -- Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Hadley, Lake, Ridinger, Schaefer,
      Stoicheff
      Absent and excused -- Chase, Mr Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Gagner
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/16    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/17    10th Ord - ADOPTED - 21-4-10
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington,
      Davis, Dunklin, Frasure, Ingram, Keough, King, Noh, Riggs, Risch,
      Sandy, Sorensen, Stegner, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--Geddes, Hawkins, Lee, Richardson
      Absent and excused--Bunderson, Crow, Danielson, Deide, Ipsen,
      McLaughlin, Parry, Schroeder, Stennett, Twiggs
    Floor Sponsor - King
    Title apvd - to House
03/18    To enrol
03/19    Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed
03/23    To Secretary of State

Bill Text


HCR019


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19

                               BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

 1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO
 3        APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY OF THE  CONSTRUCTION
 4        INDUSTRY  TO  CONSIDER  THE  CONSOLIDATION  OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR THE
 5        EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF LAWS AND RULES  WHICH  GOVERN  THE  LICENSING  AND
 6        OPERATIONS  OF  THE  CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, AND TO REVIEW  LAWS REGULATING
 7        THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FOR SUFFICIENCY AND RELATION  TO  CURRENT  PRAC-
 8        TICES.

 9    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

10        WHEREAS,  the construction industry in Idaho is second only to agriculture
11    as a prime contributor to the economy; and
12        WHEREAS, it is important to recognize that primary subcontractors contrib-
13    ute more than fifty percent to building projects; and
14        WHEREAS, these subcontractors should be  afforded  reasonable  legislative
15    protection as to risk and investment; and
16        WHEREAS,  the state public works contractors licensing board does not have
17    the staff available to adequately investigate applications and  verify  finan-
18    cial status of applicants for licensure or for upgrade of licenses; and
19        WHEREAS,  members of the industry are currently required to deal with mul-
20    tiple and separate government agencies in order to conduct their business; and
21        WHEREAS, a central location for members of the industry to  conduct  busi-
22    ness with the various government agencies would save time and money; and
23        WHEREAS, a central location would allow for better control of out-of-state
24    contractors and enable the collection of taxes due to Idaho from such contrac-
25    tors; and
26        WHEREAS,  in the interest of efficiency and economy and to ensure coopera-
27    tive decisions, the rules and laws of the division  of  building  safety,  the
28    department  of  public  works,  the  state  public works contractors licensing
29    board, and enforcement of the national energy  code  (ASHFE-90-1),  should  be
30    managed by a central administration; and
31        WHEREAS, legislation relating to the industry should be updated to current
32    construction  methods,  public  works  licensing procedures and financial con-
33    tracts, and relationships between contractor and subcontractor should be clar-
34    ified.
35        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
36    of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House  of  Representatives  and  the
37    Senate  concurring  therein,  that  the  Legislative Council is authorized and
38    directed to appoint an interim committee to undertake and complete a study  of
39    the construction industry to consider the consolidation of government agencies
40    for  the efficient management of laws and rules which govern the licensing and
41    operations of the construction industry, and to review   laws  regulating  the
42    construction industry for sufficiency and relation to current practices.
43        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be
44    appointed  by  the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla-


                                          2

 1    tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee  shall  not  be
 2    reimbursed  from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and
 3    shall not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations  or
 4    proposed legislation.
 5        BE  IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec-
 6    ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the Second  Regular  Session
 7    of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                            STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                  RS08937C1

This legislation requests the Legislative Council to appoint an interim
committee to undertake and complete a study of the construction industry to
consider the consolidation of government agencies for the efficient management
of laws and rules which govern the licensing and operations of the
construction industry, and to review laws regulating the construction industry
for sufficiency and relation to current practices.






                                 FISCAL NOTE

The anticipated cost of a one-year study would be $11,000.00








CONTACT:   Rep. Lee Gagner
   (208) 332-1000
    Rep. Larry Watson
   (208) 332-1000
   

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE         Bill No.      HCR 19