HLS 16RS-3146 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 98
BY REPRESENTATIVE ADAMS
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes May 2016 as Building Safety Month
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To designate and recognize May 2016 as Building Safety Month as sponsored by the
3 International Code Council to raise awareness of the important role of building codes
4 for the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
5 WHEREAS, Louisiana's continuing efforts to address critical issues of safety, energy
6efficiency, water conservation, and resilience of the built environment that affect our
7citizens, both in everyday life and in times of natural disaster, give us confidence that our
8structures are safe and sound; and
9 WHEREAS, our state's confidence is achieved through the devotion of vigilant
10guardians such as building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders,
11tradespeople, laborers, and others in the construction industry who work year-round to
12ensure the safe construction of buildings; and
13 WHEREAS, dedicated members of the International Code Council use a
14governmental consensus process that brings together local, state, and federal officials with
15expertise in the built environment to create and implement the highest quality codes to
16protect Americans in the buildings where we live, learn, work, worship, and play; and
17 WHEREAS, the International Codes, the most widely adopted building safety,
18energy, and fire prevention codes in the nation are used by most United States cities,
19counties, and states; and
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1 WHEREAS, these modern building codes also include safeguards to protect the
2public from natural disasters such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornados, wildland fires,
3floods, and earthquakes; and
4 WHEREAS, Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code Council
5as a campaign to remind the public about the critical role of our communities' largely
6unknown guardians of public safety, and such unknown guardians are our local code
7officials who assure us of safe, efficient, and livable buildings; and
8 WHEREAS, "Building Codes: Driving Growth through Innovation, Resilience, and
9Safety" is the theme for Building Safety Month 2016, and this theme encourages all
10Americans to raise awareness of fire prevention, disaster mitigation, water safety and
11conservation, energy efficiency and new technologies in the construction industry, and the
12importance of safe and resilient buildings; and
13 WHEREAS, Building Safety Month 2016 encourages appropriate steps that everyone
14can take to ensure that the places where we live, learn, work, worship, and play are safe and
15sustainable, and recognizes that countless lives have been saved due to the implementation
16of safety codes by local and state agencies; and
17 WHEREAS, each year, in observance of Building Safety Awareness Month,
18Americans are asked to consider projects to improve building safety and sustainability at
19home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us
20by local and state building departments, fire prevention bureaus, and federal agencies in
21protecting lives and property.
22 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
23designate and recognize May 2016 as Building Safety Month as sponsored by the
24International Code Council.
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature does hereby encourage the
26citizens of the state of Louisiana to join with their communities to participate in Building
27Safety Month Activities.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
29to Mark Roberts, Senior Regional Manager of the International Code Council.
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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)]
HCR 98 Original 2016 Regular Session Adams
Designates and recognizes May 2016 as Building Safety Month as sponsored by the
International Code Council.
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