ENROLLED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 183
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To urge and request the office of state fire marshal to study and make recommendations with
respect to the classifications, commercial implications, and inspection requirements
of potable water boilers and other boilers as defined in Title 55, Part 5 of the
Louisiana Administrative Code.
WHEREAS, LAC 55:V:5003 defines a potable water boiler as "a vessel in which
water is heated and withdrawn for use external to itself at pressures not exceeding 160 psig
and temperatures not exceeding 210° F"; and
WHEREAS, a potable water boiler as defined in LAC 55:V:5003 includes "hot water
heaters (fired and electric), supplying potable hot water, 50 gallons and over in capacity; coil
water heaters and fired jacketed kettles"; and
WHEREAS, the inclusion of certain hot water heaters within the definition of potable
water boiler may have implications on the plumbing industry concerning the licensing
requirements for the installation and inspection of such a potable water boiler or hot water
heater; and
WHEREAS, the inclusion of certain hot water heaters within the definition of potable
water boiler may also implicate the consumer's duty to provide inspection for such a
commercial hot water heater defined by law as a potable water boiler; and
WHEREAS, Title 55, Part 5 of the Louisiana Administrative Code specifies
requirements for installation and inspection relative to the commercial use of potable water
boilers, hot water heaters, and other devices defined as boilers; and
WHEREAS, LAC 55:V:5007 provides that "upon completion of installation, all
boilers shall be inspected by an inspector commissioned to inspect boilers in this state"; and
WHEREAS, the rules and regulations made applicable to inspectors commissioned
to inspect boilers in this state are under the purview of the office of state fire marshal, as are
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the provisions of law made applicable to all boilers as defined in Title 55, Part 5 of the
Louisiana Administrative Code; and
WHEREAS, it reasonably follows that the office of state fire marshal is the
appropriate agency to study and make recommendations relative to boilers in this state, and
the findings and recommendations from such a study may help to determine revisions
necessary to properly govern any potable water boiler, hot water heater, or other device
defined as a boiler in Title 55, Part 5 of the Louisiana Administrative Code.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the office of state fire marshal to study and make recommendations with
respect to the classifications, commercial implications, and inspection requirements of
potable water boilers and other boilers as defined in Title 55, Part 5 of the Louisiana
Administrative Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the office of state fire marshal may also evaluate
consensus standards and may make maintenance recommendations with respect to its
findings relative to any boiler as defined in Title 55, Part 5 of the Louisiana Administrative
Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the office of state fire marshal shall report its
findings and recommendations to the House Committee on Commerce and Senate
Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs on or before
February 15, 2016.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Chief
H. "Butch" Browning and Deputy Chief Brant L. Thompson of the office of state fire
marshal.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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