California 2009 2009-2010 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB2701 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/19/2010

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2701INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Eng FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act relating to the State Historical Building Code. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2701, as introduced, Eng. State Historical Building Code: playgrounds. The State Historical Building Code authorizes the State Historical Building Safety Board to write regulations, and have consultation, review, and appellate functions for code and regulation issues relating to qualified historic buildings, structures, and properties. Existing law requires the replacement of equipment or modification of components inside existing playgrounds to conform to the playground-related standards set forth by the American Society for Testing and Materials and the playground-related guidelines set forth by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would place playgrounds with historical or cultural significance under the jurisdiction of the State Historical Building Code. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would place playgrounds with historical or cultural significance under the jurisdiction of the State Historical Building Code.