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HOUSE BILL NO. 392

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H0392........................................................by MR. SPEAKER
                Requested by:  Division of Building Safety
PLUMBING SYSTEMS - Amends existing law to delete an exception for water
conditioning equipment from the definition of plumbing system.
                                                                        
01/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
    Rpt prt - to Bus

Bill Text

 H0392
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 392
                                                                        
                                       BY MR. SPEAKER
                         Requested by: Division of Building Safety
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO PLUMBERS; AMENDING SECTION 54-2604,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  DELETE  THE
  3        EXCEPTION FOR WATER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT FROM THE DEFINITION OF PLUMBING
  4        SYSTEM AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION  1.  That  Section 54-2604, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        54-2604.  PLUMBING SYSTEMS. (1) A  plumbing  system,  public  or  private,
  9    means and includes:
 10        (a)  pPlumbing fixtures, interconnecting system pipes and traps;
 11        (b)  sSoil, waste and vent pipes;
 12        (c)  bBuilding drains and building sewers;
 13        (d)  sSanitary and storm water drainage facilities;
 14        (e)  lLiquid waste and sewerage facilities;
 15        (f)  wWater  supply  systems  and  distribution  and disposal pipes of any
 16        premises;
 17        (g)  wWater treating and water using equipment attached to a plumbing sys-
 18        tem; except for water conditioning equipment; and
 19        (h)  aAll the respective connections, devices  and  appurtenances  of  any
 20        plumbing  system,  public  or private, within or adjacent to any building,
 21        residence, manufactured housing, or structure to and including  a  connec-
 22        tion  with  any  point of a public or private supply, distribution or dis-
 23        posal system or other acceptable terminal.
 24        (2)  As used in this section, "water conditioning  equipment"  shall  mean
 25    those devices necessary to remove impurities and sediment from water.
 26        (3)  A  plumbing  system does not include a single service integrated fire
 27    sprinkler system as defined in section 41-254, Idaho Code.
 28        (43)  It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,  copartnership,  associa-
 29    tion or corporation to do, or cause to be done, whether acting as a principal,
 30    agent,  or employee, any construction, installation, improvement, extension or
 31    alteration of any plumbing system or water conditioning equipment in any resi-
 32    dence, building, or structure, or service  lines  thereto,  in  the  state  of
 33    Idaho,  without  complying  with the bonding provisions as provided by section
 34    54-2602, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 35        SECTION 2.  This act shall be in full force and effect on and  after  July
 36    1, 2000.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            RS09351

The purpose of this proposed legislation is to provide for the
permitting and inspection of installations of water treatment
devices to ensure the public health and safety.














                         FISCAL IMPACT
                                
Relatively minor.  Implementation will require additional
expenditures connected with permitting, inspections, and rules
promulgation.













CONTACT:  Joe Meyer, Bureau Chief
          Plumbing Bureau
          Idaho Division of Building Safety
          334-3442