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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 39 – Construction industry laws, study

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 39

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HCR039..........................................................by BUSINESS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - STUDY - Stating findings of the Legislature and
authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint an interim committee to
study and investigate additional construction-related activities identified
by the 1999 Interim Committee on Construction Industry Laws as worthy of
continued legislative attention.
                                                                        
02/10    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/11    Rpt prt - to Bus
03/14    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/15    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 47-14-9
      AYES -- Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bruneel, Campbell,
      Chase, Cheirrett, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13),
      Field(20), Gagner, Hornbeck, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kunz,
      Lake, Marley, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pomeroy,
      Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd,
      Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail,
      Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Alltus, Barrett, Callister, Geddes, Hadley, Hammond, Henbest,
      Kendell, Loertscher, McKague, Pearce, Pischner, Sali, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Clark, Cuddy, Gould, Hansen(23), Hansen(29),
      Jaquet, Linford, Mader, Wheeler
    Floor Sponsor - Gagner
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/17    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff

Bill Text


 HCR039
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 39
                                                                        
                                   BY BUSINESS 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  FEASIBILITY
  4        OF  ADOPTING  STATEWIDE  BUILDING  CODES,  TO  RECOMMEND A PROCESS FOR THE
  5        REVIEW OF BUILDING PLANS AND SITE INSPECTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ACCESSI-
  6        BILITY STANDARDS PRESCRIBED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO PROVIDE FOR MAN-
  7        DATORY CERTIFICATION OF INSPECTORS IF  DEEMED  ADVISABLE,  TO  INVESTIGATE
  8        REVIEW OF SCHOOL BUILDING PLANS AND ENFORCEMENT OF INSPECTION FINDINGS AND
  9        COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES, TO REVIEW BIDDING PRACTICES FOR
 10        FAIRNESS  AND  UNIFORMITY, AND TO REEXAMINE THE MEMBERSHIP OF ADVISORY AND
 11        RULEMAKING BOARDS WITHIN THE DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY.
                                                                        
 12    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 13        WHEREAS, the Legislative Council Interim Committee on Construction  Indus-
 14    try  Laws  completed its charge to review laws and recommend reorganization of
 15    government entities with authority for the regulation of construction industry
 16    activities as directed by the provisions of House  Concurrent  Resolution  No.
 17    19, of the First Regular Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature; and
 18        WHEREAS,  during  the  course of its meetings during the 1999 interim, the
 19    committee became aware of additional issues which affect the  general  safety,
 20    quality and uniformity of building construction in this state; and
 21        WHEREAS,  the  1999  interim committee was unable to address these related
 22    issues because it was restricted by time and the terms of  its  resolution  to
 23    recommendations of a specific nature; and
 24        WHEREAS,  at the present time the state has no statewide, uniform building
 25    codes; and
 26        WHEREAS, there is a need to create a process by which building  plans  are
 27    reviewed  and site inspections are conducted for compliance with accessibility
 28    standards as required by federal laws and regulations; and
 29        WHEREAS, inspections of construction  projects,  and  thereby  the  public
 30    safety,  is  compromised  by the absence of mandatory inspector certification;
 31    and
 32        WHEREAS, the safety of Idaho school students is an important priority  and
 33    the  apparent lack of uniform and enforced review of school building plans and
 34    inspections of school buildings should be investigated; and
 35        WHEREAS, school building plans should  be  reviewed  for  compliance  with
 36    applicable building codes; and
 37        WHEREAS, bidding practices are not uniform and often are not fair; and
 38        WHEREAS,  advisory  and  rulemaking boards within the Division of Building
 39    Safety should be reexamined as to the number of members on the various  boards
 40    and  the  relevance  of  member positions to the scope of responsibilities and
 41    expertise required of the various boards; and
 42        WHEREAS, it is timely and advisable to  continue  the  work  of  the  1999
 43    Interim  Committee  on  Construction  Industry Laws by addressing these issues
 44    which have been identified and are in need of legislative attention.
                                                                        
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  1        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second  Regular  Ses-
  2    sion  of  the  Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
  3    the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is  authorized  to
  4    appoint  an  interim committee to undertake and complete a study of the feasi-
  5    bility of adopting statewide building codes, to recommend a  process  for  the
  6    review  of building plans and site inspections for compliance with accessibil-
  7    ity standards prescribed by the federal government, to provide  for  mandatory
  8    certification of inspectors if it is deemed advisable, to review bidding prac-
  9    tices for fairness and uniformity, and to reexamine the membership of advisory
 10    and  rulemaking boards within the Division of Building Safety. The Legislative
 11    Council shall determine the number of legislators  and  membership  from  each
 12    house  appointed to the committee and shall authorize the committee to receive
 13    input, advice and assistance from interested and affected parties who are  not
 14    members of the legislature.
 15        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be
 16    appointed  by  the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla-
 17    tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee  shall  not  be
 18    reimbursed  from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and
 19    shall not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations  or
 20    proposed legislation.
 21        BE  IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec-
 22    ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the First Regular Session of
 23    the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                   STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                       RS 09406

This resolution would authorize the Legislative Council to appoint 
an interim committee to undertake and complete a study of statewide 
uniform building codes with emphasis on statewide school building 
code.

                    FISCAL IMPACT

If this resolution is adopted by the Legislature and the committee 
is appointed by Legislative Council, any necessary legislator travel 
and per diem expense could be paid from the existing legislative 
appropriation to the Senate and the House of Representatives. Funding 
for staff support and expenses would be provided from the existing 
appropriation to the Legislative Council for the Legislative Services 
Office. There would be no additional impact upon the state general 
fund as a result of this resolution.

Contact: 
Representatives Lee Gagner, Roger Chase, Kent Kunz
(208) 332-1000
Senators Bart Davis, Lynn Whitworth, Shawn Keough
(208) 332-1000

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                           HCR 39