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ACT No. 277
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1267 (Substitute for House Bill No. 570 by Representative Stokes)
BY REPRESENTATIVES STOKES AND ADAMS
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 40:1563(M) and 1574(L), relative to carbon monoxide alarms in certain2
hotels; to authorize the fire marshal to require carbon monoxide alarms in certain3
hotels; to provide for definitions; to require the disclosure of a carbon monoxide4
source in plans submitted to the fire marshal by certain hotel owners, lessees, or5
agents; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 40:1563(M) and 1574(L) are hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
§1563. Powers and duties generally; use of deputies; responsibilities of local9
governing authorities with fire prevention bureaus; open structures and10
process structures; fees11
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M.(1) The fire marshal, or his designee, shall have the authority to require13
the owner or lessee of a structure that was in existence as of August 1, 2014, and is14
utilized as a hotel to install a carbon monoxide alarm system when he determines,15
as a result of a plan review, investigation, or inspection, that a carbon monoxide16
source within or attached to the building or structure poses a threat of carbon17
monoxide poisoning. The source of carbon monoxide may include but not be limited18
to an attached enclosed garage or fossil-fuel burning appliance or appliances.19
(2) For purposes of this Subsection, the following terms mean:20
(a) "Attached enclosed garage" means a structure or portion of a structure21
without openings or openings on only one side that is used for the parking or storage22
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(b) "Hotel" means a building or structure that was in existence as of August1
1, 2014, which is utilized as a residential occupancy building containing sleeping2
units where the occupants are primarily transient in nature, including boarding3
houses, hotels, and motels.4
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§1574. Construction or repair of structures6
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L. An owner or lessee of a hotel, as defined by R.S. 40:1563(M), or the agent8
of such owner or lessee, shall declare the presence of a carbon monoxide source or9
the attachment of a parking garage to the hotel at the time building plans and10
specifications for the hotel are submitted to the fire marshal for review.11
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: