| 1 | 1 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 102Introduced by Assembly Member BigelowJune 06, 2019 Relative to mass timber products. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 102, as introduced, Bigelow. Mass timber products.This measure would urge the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for the use of mass timber products for residential and commercial building construction.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: YES Bill TextWHEREAS, California has a history and tradition of wisely using the states forest resources; and WHEREAS, Much of Californias rural economy relies upon sound forest management practices for living wage jobs and a viable economy; and WHEREAS, Californias urban communities rely on the goods and resources provided by the communities of rural California; andWHEREAS, Mass timber is a tested and proven building product that has the opportunity to combine Californias rural and urban traditions of leading wood products production; andWHEREAS, The International Code Council recently adopted code updates that will provide for the construction of tall buildings using mass timber products, andWHEREAS, California is in the position to facilitate the use of mass timber in tall buildings; andWHEREAS, The increased construction of mass timber buildings in California can result in investment in California-based mass timber manufacturing facilities, increasing demand for use of California wood products; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby urges the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for the use of mass timber products for residential and commercial building construction that consider applicable national and international standards, including the 14 tall mass timber code change proposals that were adopted by the International Code Council for the 2021 International Building Code; and be it furtherResolved,That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 3 | 3 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 102Introduced by Assembly Member BigelowJune 06, 2019 Relative to mass timber products. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 102, as introduced, Bigelow. Mass timber products.This measure would urge the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for the use of mass timber products for residential and commercial building construction.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: YES |
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| 9 | 9 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION |
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| 11 | 11 | | Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 102 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Introduced by Assembly Member BigelowJune 06, 2019 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Introduced by Assembly Member Bigelow |
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| 16 | 16 | | June 06, 2019 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Relative to mass timber products. |
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| 20 | 20 | | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 22 | 22 | | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 24 | 24 | | ACR 102, as introduced, Bigelow. Mass timber products. |
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| 26 | 26 | | This measure would urge the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for the use of mass timber products for residential and commercial building construction. |
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| 28 | 28 | | This measure would urge the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for the use of mass timber products for residential and commercial building construction. |
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| 30 | 30 | | ## Digest Key |
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| 32 | 32 | | ## Bill Text |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, California has a history and tradition of wisely using the states forest resources; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Much of Californias rural economy relies upon sound forest management practices for living wage jobs and a viable economy; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Californias urban communities rely on the goods and resources provided by the communities of rural California; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Mass timber is a tested and proven building product that has the opportunity to combine Californias rural and urban traditions of leading wood products production; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, The International Code Council recently adopted code updates that will provide for the construction of tall buildings using mass timber products, and |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, California is in the position to facilitate the use of mass timber in tall buildings; and |
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| 46 | 46 | | WHEREAS, The increased construction of mass timber buildings in California can result in investment in California-based mass timber manufacturing facilities, increasing demand for use of California wood products; now, therefore, be it |
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| 48 | 48 | | Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby urges the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules for the use of mass timber products for residential and commercial building construction that consider applicable national and international standards, including the 14 tall mass timber code change proposals that were adopted by the International Code Council for the 2021 International Building Code; and be it further |
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| 50 | 50 | | Resolved,That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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