HLS 11RS-694 ORIGINAL
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 273
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUTTER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
BUILDING CODES: Authorizes local governments to accept affidavits regarding
windblown storm debris shutters
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 40:1730.23(F), relative to the state uniform construction code; to authorize the2
use of an affidavit to meet the requirement of windblown debris storm shutters; and3
to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 40:1730.23(F) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1730.23. Enforcement of building codes by municipalities and parishes7
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F. Municipalities and parishes in areas where windblown debris storm9
shutters are required by the state uniform construction code may opt to accept an10
affidavit from the property owner stating that the owner has ordered the shutters and11
will install the shutters upon receipt, in lieu of requiring the shutters to be onsite or12
installed during the final inspection.13
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Hutter HB No. 273
Abstract: Authorizes municipalities and parishes in areas where windblown debris storm
shutters are required by the state uniform construction code to accept an affidavit that
the property owner has ordered the shutters and will install the shutters upon receipt,
in lieu of requiring the shutters to be onsite or installed during the final inspection.
Present law provides that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary relating to the
authority of local governments to enforce construction codes, all municipalities and parishes
in this state shall enforce only the construction codes provided for in present law. HLS 11RS-694 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 273
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Proposed law retains present law but authorizes municipalities and parishes in areas where
windblown debris storm shutters are required by the state uniform construction code to
accept an affidavit from a property owner stating that the owner has ordered the shutters and
will install the shutters upon receipt, in lieu of requiring the shutters to be onsite or installed
during the final inspection.
(Adds R.S. 40:1730.23(F))