Uniform Statewide Building Code; exceptions, provisions, and modifications.
Summary
Housing; Uniform Statewide Building Code; exceptions, provisions, and modifications; local disaster resilience measures.Clarifies that local flood plain regulations not superseded bythe Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) include participationin the Community Rating System and adds that measures adopted by localordinance to make buildings resilient to foreseeable harm from recurrentflooding, coastal storms, sea level rise, and other similar threatsto the health, safety, and general welfare of the locality and itsresidents are also not superseded by the USBC. The bill also addsresilience and hazard risk reduction to the recognized standardsthat should be consistent with the USBC's provisions and modifications.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Last action Jan 29, 2020
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Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104052D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
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