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2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 105
BY REPRESENTATIVE ADAMS
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To designate and recognize May 2015 as Building Safety Month as sponsored by the
International Code Council to raise awareness of the important role of building codes
for the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
WHEREAS, Louisiana's continuing efforts to address the critical issues of safety,
energy efficiency, water conservation, and resilience of the built environment that affect our
citizens, both in everyday life and in times of natural disaster, give us confidence that our
structures are safe and sound; and
WHEREAS, our state's confidence is achieved through the devotion of vigilant
guardians such as building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders,
tradespeople, laborers, and others in the construction industry who work year-round to
ensure the safe construction of buildings; and
WHEREAS, dedicated members of the International Code Council use a
governmental consensus process that brings together local, state, and federal officials with
expertise in the built environment to create and implement the highest quality codes to
protect Americans in the buildings where we live, learn, work, worship, and play; and
WHEREAS, the International Codes, the most widely adopted building safety,
energy, and fire prevention codes in the nation are used by most United States cities,
counties, and states; and
WHEREAS, these modern building codes also include safeguards to protect the
public from natural disasters such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires,
floods, and earthquakes; and
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WHEREAS, Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code Council
as a campaign to remind the public about the critical role of our communities' largely
unknown guardians of public safety, and such unknown guardians are our local code
officials who assure us of safe, efficient, and livable buildings; and
WHEREAS, "Resilient Communities Start with Building Codes" is the theme for
Building Safety Month 2015; and
WHEREAS, this theme encourages all Americans to raise awareness of fire
prevention, disaster mitigation, water safety and conservation, energy efficiency and new
technologies in the construction industry, and the importance of building safe and resilient
constructions; and
WHEREAS, Building Safety Month 2015 encourages appropriate steps that everyone
can take to ensure that the places where we live, learn, work, worship, and play are safe and
sustainable, and recognizes that countless lives have been saved due to the implementation
of safety codes by local and state agencies; and
WHEREAS, each year, in observance of Building Safety Month, Americans are
asked to consider projects to improve building safety and sustainability at home and in the
community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us by local and state
building departments, fire prevention bureaus, and federal agencies in protecting lives and
property.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
designate and recognize May 2015 as Building Safety Month as sponsored by the
International Code Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
encourage the citizens of the state of Louisiana to join with their communities for
participation in Building Safety Month Activities.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Mark Roberts, Senior Regional Manager of the International Code Council.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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