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S1135.........................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
STATE BUILDINGS - Amends existing law to provide that all buildings and other
facilities owned by any state government agency or entity, or which are
constructed specifically for use or occupancy by any such state agency or
entity, including those owned, constructed, or financed by the Idaho State
Building Authority, shall conform to the codes adopted in the Idaho Building
Code Act and to codes for plumbing and electrical work, and shall be subject
exclusively to the jurisdiction of the State Division of Building Safety for
purposes of all plan reviews, permitting and inspection.
02/27 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/28 Rpt prt - to St Aff
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1135
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO STATE BUILDINGS; AMENDING SECTION 39-4103, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE
3 THAT ALL BUILDINGS AND OTHER FACILITIES OWNED BY ANY STATE GOVERNMENT
4 AGENCY OR ENTITY, OR WHICH ARE CONSTRUCTED OR RENOVATED SPECIFICALLY FOR
5 USE OR OCCUPANCY BY ANY SUCH STATE AGENCY OR ENTITY, INCLUDING THOSE
6 OWNED, CONSTRUCTED, OR FINANCED BY THE IDAHO STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY,
7 SHALL CONFORM TO THE CODES ADOPTED IN THE IDAHO BUILDING CODE ACT AND TO
8 CODES FOR PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL WORK, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT EXCLUSIVELY
9 TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE DIVISION OF BUILDING SAFETY FOR PURPOSES
10 OF ALL PLAN REVIEWS, PERMITTING AND INSPECTION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
11 PROVIDING RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. That Section 39-4103, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
14 amended to read as follows:
15 39-4103. SCOPE -- EXEMPTIONS. (1) This chapter authorizes the state divi-
16 sion of building safety and local governments to adopt and enforce building
17 codes pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
18 (2) All buildings and other facilities owned by any state government
19 agency or entity, or which are constructed or renovated specifically for use
20 or occupancy by any such state agency or entity, including those owned, con-
21 structed or financed by the Idaho state building authority, shall conform to
22 the codes adopted in this chapter, chapter 26, title 54, Idaho Code, and chap-
23 ter 10, title 54, Idaho Code, and shall be subject exclusively to the juris-
24 diction of the state division of building safety for purposes of all plan
25 reviews, permitting and inspection.
26 (3) The following is exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
27 Equipment used primarily for industrial chemical process purposes and for
28 mineral extraction and mineral processing purposes. This exemption shall not
29 include the erection and fabrication of new boilers, pressure vessels and
30 other equipment as required to condition the building for personnel comfort
31 and safety. Equipment in this regard shall mean and shall be limited to facil-
32 ities or installations for heating, ventilating, air conditioning,
33 refrigerating equipment, elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and boilers and
34 pressure vessels associated with building heating systems.
35 SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
36 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
37 passage and approval, and retroactively to January 1, 2001.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13091
This legislation makes clear that the State Division of Building
Safety has the building code enforcement responsibility (plan
review, permitting and inspection) for all building facilities by
state agencies including those owned, constructed or financed by
the Idaho State Building Authority.
FISCAL IMPACT
None. The costs of the Division of Building Safety are a
function of workload. Costs associated with the Idaho State
Building Authority projects are paid by the Authority. The
workload is not expected to change as a result of this
legislation.
Contact
Name: Senator Hal Bunderson
Phone: 332-1330
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1135