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Rhode Island Senate Bill S0855

Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

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99 S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
1010 IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1111 JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
1212 ____________
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1414 A N A C T
1515 RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE
1616 Introduced By: Senator Victoria Gu
1717 Date Introduced: March 30, 2023
1818 Referred To: Senate Commerce
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2121 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
2222 SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-100.1.5.4 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled 1
2323 "State Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
2424 23-27.3-100.1.5.4. State energy conservation code. 3
25-(a) The state building code standards committee ("committee") shall adopt, an energy 4
26-conservation code, which shall be based on appropriate nationally and internationally recognized 5
27-models, and shall promulgate and administer the energy conservation code. The energy 6
28-conservation code shall contain provisions pertaining to, but not limited to, the construction of 7
29-buildings, the use of renewable energy resources in buildings, the efficient use of energy within 8
30-buildings, and the orientation of buildings on their sites. The state energy conservation code shall 9
31-at a minimum: 10
32-(1) For residential or commercial buildings, meet or exceed the most recently published 11
33-International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), or achieve equivalent or greater energy savings. 12
34-The state building code standards committee shall revise the state energy conservation code to 13
35-comply with this requirement within one year of any update to the International Energy 14
36-Conservation Code; provided, however, that the 2021 IECC published by the International Code 15
37-Council shall not be adopted and the 2024 IECC published by the International Code Council shall 16
38-be adopted within (3) three months of its release. 17
39-(2) For commercial buildings, meet or exceed the ANSI/ASHRAE/IESN A Standard 90.1-18
40-2007, or achieve equivalent or greater energy savings. 19
25+(a) The state building code standards committee shall adopt, an energy conservation code, 4
26+which shall be based on appropriate nationally and internationally recognized models, and shall 5
27+promulgate and administer the energy conservation code. The energy conservation code shall 6
28+contain provisions pertaining to, but not limited to, the construction of buildings, the use of 7
29+renewable energy resources in buildings, the efficient use of energy within buildings, and the 8
30+orientation of buildings on their sites. The state energy conservation code shall at a minimum: 9
31+(1) For residential or commercial buildings, meet or exceed the most recently published 10
32+International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), or achieve equivalent or greater energy savings. 11
33+The state building code standards committee shall revise the state energy conservation code to 12
34+comply with this requirement within one year of any update to the International Energy 13
35+Conservation Code. 14
36+(2) For commercial buildings, meet or exceed the ANSI/ASHRAE/IESN A Standard 90.1-15
37+2007, or achieve equivalent or greater energy savings. 16
38+Within one year of the release of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code, the 17
39+state building code standards committee shall revise the state energy conservation code to meet or 18
40+exceed the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code's electric readiness provisions. 19
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44-Within one year of the release of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code, the 1
45-state building code standards committee shall revise the state energy conservation code to meet or 2
46-exceed the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code's electric readiness provisions. 3
47-(b) No later than six (6) months after the adoption of the building code(s) described in 4
48-subsection (a) of this section, The the state building code standards committee shall develop a plan 5
49-to achieve compliance with the building code(s) described in subdivisions (1) and (2) no later than 6
50-February 17, 2017 described in subsection (a) of this section in at least ninety percent (90%) of new 7
51-and renovated residential and commercial building space in the state. Such plan shall include active 8
52-training and enforcement programs and measurement of the rate of compliance each year. 9
53-SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 10
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44+(b) No later than six (6) months after the adoption of the building code(s) described in 1
45+subsection (a) of this section, The the state building code standards committee shall develop a plan 2
46+to achieve compliance with the building code(s) described in subdivisions (1) and (2) no later than 3
47+February 17, 2017 described in subsection (a) of this section in at least ninety percent (90%) of new 4
48+and renovated residential and commercial building space in the state. Such plan shall include active 5
49+training and enforcement programs and measurement of the rate of compliance each year. 6
50+SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 7
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6057 EXPLANATION
6158 BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
6259 OF
6360 A N A C T
6461 RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE
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6663 This act would require the state building code standards committee to revise the state 1
67-energy conservation code to meet or exceed the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code 2
68-electric readiness provisions. 3
64+energy conservation code to meet 2024 International Energy Conservation Code electric readiness 2
65+provisions. 3
6966 This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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