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| 5 | 4 | | State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/8/23 1 |
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| 6 | 5 | | 94th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 7 | 6 | | Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1440 3 |
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| 8 | 7 | | 4 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Representative Cozart 5 |
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| 10 | 9 | | By: Senator J. Petty 6 |
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| 12 | 11 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROHI BITIONS AND 9 |
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| 14 | 13 | | LIMITATIONS ON THE U SE OF CERTAIN REFRIG ERANTS; TO 10 |
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| 15 | 14 | | AMEND THE POWERS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIO NS IN 11 |
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| 16 | 15 | | RELATION TO THE REGU LATION OF CERTAIN RE FRIGERANTS; 12 |
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| 17 | 16 | | TO AMEND THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE HV ACR LICENSING 13 |
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| 18 | 17 | | BOARD IN RELATION TO THE REGULATION OF CE RTAIN 14 |
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| 19 | 18 | | REFRIGERANTS; AND FO R OTHER PURPOSES. 15 |
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| 21 | 20 | | 17 |
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| 22 | 21 | | Subtitle 18 |
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| 23 | 22 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROHIBITIONS 19 |
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| 24 | 23 | | AND LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF CERTAIN 20 |
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| 25 | 24 | | REFRIGERANTS; AND TO AMEND THE POWERS OF 21 |
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| 26 | 25 | | MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND THE HVACR 22 |
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| 27 | 26 | | LICENSING BOARD IN RELATION TO THE 23 |
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| 28 | 27 | | REGULATION OF CERTAIN REFRIGERANTS. 24 |
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| 31 | 30 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 27 |
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| 33 | 32 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 14 -56-201(1), concerning the powers of 29 |
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| 34 | 33 | | municipal corporations, is amended to read as follows: 30 |
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| 35 | 34 | | (1)(A) Regulate Except as provided in subdivision (1)(B) of this 31 |
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| 36 | 35 | | section, regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and 32 |
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| 37 | 36 | | repair of buildings. 33 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (B) A municipal corporation shall not prohibit or limit 34 |
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| 39 | 38 | | the use of a refrigerant designated as acceptable for use in accordance with 35 |
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| 40 | 39 | | 42 U.S.C. § 7671k, as it existed on January 1, 2023, if the equipment 36 As Engrossed: H3/8/23 HB1440 |
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| 45 | 44 | | containing the refrigerant is listed and installed in accordance with the 1 |
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| 46 | 45 | | safety standards and use conditions established in acc ordance with 40 C.F.R. 2 |
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| 47 | 46 | | §§ 82.170 – 82.184, as they existed on January 1, 2023 ; 3 |
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| 49 | 48 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 17 -33-202(2), concerning the powers and 5 |
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| 50 | 49 | | duties of the HVACR Licensing Board, is amended to read as follows: 6 |
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| 51 | 50 | | (2)(A) Adopt Except as provided in subdivision (2)(B) of this 7 |
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| 52 | 51 | | section, adopt a mechanical code and standards for the conduct of HVACR work . 8 |
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| 53 | 52 | | (B) A mechanical code or standard adopted under 9 |
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| 54 | 53 | | subdivision (2)(A) of this section shall not prohibit or limit the use of a 10 |
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| 55 | 54 | | refrigerant designated as acceptable for use in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 11 |
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| 56 | 55 | | 7671k, as it existed on January 1, 2023, if the equipment containing the 12 |
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| 57 | 56 | | refrigerant is listed and installed in accordance with the safety standards 13 |
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| 58 | 57 | | and use conditions established in accordance with 40 C.F.R. §§ 82.170 – 14 |
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| 59 | 58 | | 82.184, as they existed on January 1, 2023 ; 15 |
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| 60 | 59 | | 16 |
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| 61 | 60 | | /s/Cozart 17 |
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