| 51 | 50 | | Except as those matters are otherwise provided for in the general laws or in the rules and 7 |
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| 52 | 51 | | regulations authorized for promulgation under the provisions of this code. 8 |
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| 53 | 52 | | 23-27.3-108.2. Duties of the state building code commissioner. [Effective January 1, 9 |
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| 54 | 53 | | 2025.] 10 |
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| 55 | 54 | | (a) The state building code commissioner shall have the authority to enforce and perform 11 |
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| 56 | 55 | | the duties required by the state building code, chapter 27.3 of this title, and all codes referenced 12 |
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| 57 | 56 | | therein and adopted thereunder, and all other provisions of the general laws and public laws insofar 13 |
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| 58 | 57 | | as such powers and duties relate to building codes and building inspection; provided, however, that 14 |
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| 59 | 58 | | for the purposes of this section structures constituting tents and/or membrane frame structures as 15 |
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| 60 | 59 | | defined in this state building code and any regulations promulgated hereunder shall be subject to 16 |
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| 61 | 60 | | an annual certification process to be established by the state building commissioner in conjunction 17 |
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| 62 | 61 | | with the state fire marshal and shall not be subject to recurring permit and fee requirements as 18 |
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| 63 | 62 | | otherwise required by this code. 19 |
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| 64 | 63 | | (b) The state building code commissioner shall work to standardize building code 20 |
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| 65 | 64 | | interpretations across the state with input from the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns and 21 |
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| 66 | 65 | | ensure consistent enforcement of the code throughout the state. 22 |
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| 67 | 66 | | (c) Permit fees. Permit fees for the projects construction under this chapter shall be 23 |
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| 68 | 67 | | established by the committee. The fees shall be deposited as general revenues. 24 |
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| 69 | 68 | | (d)(1) Building permit fees. The state building official or the local cities and towns, as 25 |
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| 70 | 69 | | applicable, shall charge each permit applicant an additional one-tenth percent (0.1%) levy of the 26 |
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| 71 | 70 | | total construction cost for each commercial permit issued, and two-tenths percent (0.2%) levy of 27 |
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| 72 | 71 | | the total construction cost for each residential permit issued. The levy shall be limited to a 28 |
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| 73 | 72 | | maximum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each of the permits issued for one- and two-family (2) 29 |
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| 74 | 73 | | dwellings. This additional levy shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office at the 30 |
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| 75 | 74 | | department of business regulation; and 31 |
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| 76 | 75 | | (i) Fifty percent (50%) of this additional levy on residential permits and one hundred 32 |
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| 77 | 76 | | percent (100%) of this additional levy on commercial permits shall be used to staff and support the 33 |
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| 78 | 77 | | purchase or lease and operation of a web-accessible service and/or system to be utilized by the state 34 |
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| 79 | 78 | | |
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| 80 | 79 | | |
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| 119 | | - | electronic permitting to be utilized pursuant to this section and §§ 23-27.3-115.6, 42-13-10, 42-1 |
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| 120 | | - | 17.1-46, 45-23-36.1, 45-24-58.1, 45-53-16 and 46-23-27. In addition, the building commissioner 2 |
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| 121 | | - | shall develop a technology and implementation plan for a web-accessible service or system to be 3 |
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| 122 | | - | utilized by the state and municipalities for these purposes and shall cause the purchase or lease and 4 |
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| 123 | | - | operation of a web-accessible service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities 5 |
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| 124 | | - | for electronic permitting (“electronic permitting platform”). 6 |
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| 125 | | - | (2) On or before July 1, 2013, the building commissioner shall develop a standard statewide 7 |
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| 126 | | - | process for electronic plan review, permit management, and inspection. The process shall include, 8 |
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| 127 | | - | but not be limited to: applications; submission of building plans and plans for developments and 9 |
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| 128 | | - | plots; plan review; permitting; inspections; inspection scheduling; project tracking; fee calculation 10 |
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| 129 | | - | and collections; and workflow and report management. 11 |
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| 130 | | - | (3) On or before December 1, 2013, the building commissioner, with the assistance of the 12 |
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| 131 | | - | office of regulatory reform, shall implement the standard statewide process for electronic plan 13 |
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| 132 | | - | review, permit management, and inspection. In addition, the building commissioner shall develop 14 |
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| 133 | | - | a technology and implementation plan for a standard web-accessible service or system to be utilized 15 |
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| 134 | | - | by the state and municipalities for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit management, 16 |
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| 135 | | - | and inspection. The plan shall include, but not be limited to: applications; submission of building 17 |
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| 136 | | - | plans and plans for developments and plots; plan review; permitting; inspections; inspection 18 |
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| 137 | | - | scheduling; project tracking; fee calculation and collections; and workflow and report management. 19 |
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| 138 | | - | (e)The building commissioner shall, upon request by any state contractor described in § 20 |
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| 139 | | - | 37-2-38.1, review, and when all conditions for certification have been met, certify to the state 21 |
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| 140 | | - | controller that the payment conditions contained in § 37-2-38.1 have been met. 22 |
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| 141 | | - | (f)The building commissioner shall coordinate the development and implementation of this 23 |
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| 142 | | - | section with the state fire marshal to assist with the implementation of § 23-28.2-6. On or before 24 |
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| 143 | | - | January 1, 2022, the building commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement 25 |
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| 144 | | - | the provisions of this section and §§ 23-27.3-115.6, 42-13-10, 42-17.1-46, 45-23-36.1, 45-24-58.1, 26 |
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| 145 | | - | 45-53-16, and 46-23-27. 27 |
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| 146 | | - | (g) The building commissioner shall submit, in coordination with the state fire marshal, a 28 |
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| 147 | | - | report to the governor and general assembly on or before April 1, 2013, and each April 1 thereafter, 29 |
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| 148 | | - | providing the status of the web-accessible service service(s) and/or system system(s) 30 |
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| 149 | | - | implementation and any recommendations for process or system improvement. In every report 31 |
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| 150 | | - | submitted on or after April, 2024, the building commissioner shall provide the following 32 |
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| 151 | | - | information: 33 |
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| 152 | | - | (1) The identity of every municipality and state agencies, as applicable in full compliance 34 |
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| 117 | + | LC002163 - Page 4 of 11 |
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| 118 | + | (4) The building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform, shall 1 |
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| 119 | + | implement the standard statewide process for electronic permitting to be utilized pursuant to this 2 |
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| 120 | + | section and §§ 23-27.3-115.6, 42-13-10, 42-17.1-46, 45-23-36.1, 45-24-58.1, 45-53-16 and 46-23-3 |
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| 121 | + | 27. In addition, the building commissioner shall develop a technology and implementation plan for 4 |
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| 122 | + | one standard web-accessible service or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for 5 |
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| 123 | + | these purposes and shall cause the purchase or lease and operation of one web-accessible service 6 |
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| 124 | + | and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for electronic permitting (“electronic 7 |
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| 125 | + | permitting platform”). 8 |
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| 126 | + | (2) On or before July 1, 2013, the building commissioner shall develop a standard statewide 9 |
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| 127 | + | process for electronic plan review, permit management, and inspection. The process shall include, 10 |
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| 128 | + | but not be limited to: applications; submission of building plans and plans for developments and 11 |
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| 129 | + | plots; plan review; permitting; inspections; inspection scheduling; project tracking; fee calculation 12 |
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| 130 | + | and collections; and workflow and report management. 13 |
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| 131 | + | (3) On or before December 1, 2013, the building commissioner, with the assistance of the 14 |
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| 132 | + | office of regulatory reform, shall implement the standard statewide process for electronic plan 15 |
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| 133 | + | review, permit management, and inspection. In addition, the building commissioner shall develop 16 |
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| 134 | + | a technology and implementation plan for a standard web-accessible service or system to be utilized 17 |
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| 135 | + | by the state and municipalities for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit management, 18 |
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| 136 | + | and inspection. The plan shall include, but not be limited to: applications; submission of building 19 |
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| 137 | + | plans and plans for developments and plots; plan review; permitting; inspections; inspection 20 |
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| 138 | + | scheduling; project tracking; fee calculation and collections; and workflow and report management. 21 |
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| 139 | + | (e)The building commissioner shall, upon request by any state contractor described in § 22 |
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| 140 | + | 37-2-38.1, review, and when all conditions for certification have been met, certify to the state 23 |
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| 141 | + | controller that the payment conditions contained in § 37-2-38.1 have been met. 24 |
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| 142 | + | (f)The building commissioner shall coordinate the development and implementation of this 25 |
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| 143 | + | section with the state fire marshal to assist with the implementation of § 23-28.2-6. On or before 26 |
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| 144 | + | January 1, 2022, the building commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement 27 |
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| 145 | + | the provisions of this section and §§ 23-27.3-115.6, 42-13-10, 42-17.1-46, 45-23-36.1, 45-24-58.1, 28 |
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| 146 | + | 45-53-16, and 46-23-27. 29 |
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| 147 | + | (g) The building commissioner shall submit, in coordination with the state fire marshal, a 30 |
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| 148 | + | report to the governor and general assembly on or before April 1, 2013, and each April 1 thereafter, 31 |
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| 149 | + | providing the status of the web-accessible service and/or system implementation and any 32 |
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| 150 | + | recommendations for process or system improvement. In every report submitted on or after April, 33 |
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| 151 | + | 2024, the building commissioner shall provide the following information: 34 |
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| 156 | | - | with the provisions §§ 23-27.3-115.6, 42-13-10, 42-17.1-46, 45-23-36.1, 45-24-58.1, 45-53-16 and 1 |
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| 157 | | - | 46-23-27 and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section; 2 |
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| 158 | | - | (2) The identity of every municipality or state agencies, as applicable, failing to fully 3 |
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| 159 | | - | implement and comply with the provisions of §§ 23-27.3-115.6, 42-13-10, 42-17.1-46, 45-23-36.1, 4 |
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| 160 | | - | 45-24-58.1, 45-53-16 and 46-23-27 and/or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the 5 |
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| 161 | | - | provisions of this section, and the nature, extent, and basis or reason for the failure or 6 |
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| 162 | | - | noncompliance; and 7 |
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| 163 | | - | (3) Recommendations to achieve compliance by all municipalities or state agencies as 8 |
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| 164 | | - | applicable with the provisions of §§ 23-27.3-115.6, 42-13-10, 42-17.1-46, 45-23-36.1, 45-24-58.1, 9 |
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| 165 | | - | 45-53-16 and 46-23-27 and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section. 10 |
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| 166 | | - | (h)The building commissioner shall assist with facilitating the goals and objectives set forth 11 |
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| 167 | | - | in § 28-42-84(a)(9). 12 |
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| 168 | | - | (i) The state building code commissioner shall serve as the executive secretary to the state 13 |
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| 169 | | - | building code standards committee. 14 |
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| 170 | | - | (j) In addition to the state building code commissioner’s other duties as set forth in this 15 |
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| 171 | | - | chapter, and notwithstanding the same, the state building code commissioner and the 16 |
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| 172 | | - | commissioner’s staff shall assume the authority for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of the 17 |
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| 173 | | - | state building code in a municipality where there is no local building official or alternate as detailed 18 |
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| 174 | | - | in § 23-27.3-107.2, or where there are no local building inspectors. 19 |
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| 175 | | - | SECTION 2. Section 45-23-36.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-23 entitled 20 |
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| 176 | | - | "Subdivision of Land" is hereby amended to read as follows: 21 |
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| 177 | | - | 45-23-36.1. Electronic permitting. 22 |
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| 178 | | - | (a) On or before October 1, 2025, every municipality in the state shall adopt and implement 23 |
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| 179 | | - | one electronic permitting platform established pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all 24 |
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| 180 | | - | development applications filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic 25 |
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| 181 | | - | permitting” means use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the 26 |
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| 182 | | - | application process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission 27 |
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| 183 | | - | of plans; completed checklists and checklist documents; reports; plan review; permitting; 28 |
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| 184 | | - | scheduling; certificates of completeness and incompleteness; supplemental submissions; project 29 |
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| 185 | | - | tracking; staff and technical review committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 30 |
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| 186 | | - | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 31 |
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| 187 | | - | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 32 |
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| 188 | | - | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 33 |
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| 189 | | - | (c) The local towns and cities shall charge each applicant an additional one-tenth of one 34 |
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| 154 | + | LC002163 - Page 5 of 11 |
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| 155 | + | (1) The identity of every municipality in full compliance with the provisions § 23-27.3-1 |
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| 156 | + | 115.6 and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section; 2 |
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| 157 | + | (2) The identity of every municipality failing to fully implement and comply with the 3 |
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| 158 | + | provisions of § 23-27.3-115.6 and/or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the 4 |
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| 159 | + | provisions of this section, and the nature, extent, and basis or reason for the failure or 5 |
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| 160 | + | noncompliance; and 6 |
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| 161 | + | (3) Recommendations to achieve compliance by all municipalities with the provisions of § 7 |
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| 162 | + | 23-27.3-115.6 and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section. 8 |
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| 163 | + | (h)The building commissioner shall assist with facilitating the goals and objectives set forth 9 |
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| 164 | + | in § 28-42-84(a)(9). 10 |
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| 165 | + | (i) The state building code commissioner shall serve as the executive secretary to the state 11 |
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| 166 | + | building code standards committee. 12 |
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| 167 | + | (j) In addition to the state building code commissioner’s other duties as set forth in this 13 |
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| 168 | + | chapter, and notwithstanding the same, the state building code commissioner and the 14 |
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| 169 | + | commissioner’s staff shall assume the authority for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of the 15 |
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| 170 | + | state building code in a municipality where there is no local building official or alternate as detailed 16 |
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| 171 | + | in § 23-27.3-107.2, or where there are no local building inspectors. 17 |
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| 172 | + | SECTION 2. Section 45-23-36.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-23 entitled 18 |
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| 173 | + | "Subdivision of Land" is hereby amended to read as follows: 19 |
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| 174 | + | 45-23-36.1. Electronic permitting. 20 |
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| 175 | + | (a) On or before October 1, 2025, every municipality in the state shall adopt and implement 21 |
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| 176 | + | the electronic permitting platform established pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all 22 |
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| 177 | + | development applications filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic 23 |
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| 178 | + | permitting” means use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the 24 |
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| 179 | + | application process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission 25 |
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| 180 | + | of plans; completed checklists and checklist documents; reports; plan review; permitting; 26 |
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| 181 | + | scheduling; certificates of completeness and incompleteness; supplemental submissions; project 27 |
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| 182 | + | tracking; staff and technical review committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 28 |
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| 183 | + | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 29 |
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| 184 | + | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 30 |
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| 185 | + | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 31 |
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| 186 | + | (c) The local towns and cities shall charge each applicant an additional one-tenth of one 32 |
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| 187 | + | percent (.001%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional amount 33 |
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| 188 | + | shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office at the department of business regulation, 34 |
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| 192 | | - | LC002163/SUB A - Page 6 of 11 |
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| 193 | | - | percent (.001%) (.1%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional 1 |
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| 194 | | - | amount shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office at the department of business 2 |
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| 195 | | - | regulation, and shall be used to staff and support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-3 |
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| 196 | | - | accessible service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for the uniform, 4 |
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| 197 | | - | statewide electronic submission, review and processing of development applications as set forth in 5 |
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| 198 | | - | this section. 6 |
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| 199 | | - | (d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 7 |
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| 200 | | - | the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application 8 |
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| 201 | | - | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. 9 |
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| 202 | | - | (e) The department of business regulation shall reimburse annual fees and costs associated 10 |
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| 203 | | - | with compliance with this program in accordance with procedures established by the department. 11 |
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| 204 | | - | SECTION 3. Section 45-24-58.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-24 entitled "Zoning 12 |
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| 205 | | - | Ordinances" is hereby amended to read as follows: 13 |
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| 206 | | - | 45-24-58.1. Electronic permitting. 14 |
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| 207 | | - | (a) On or before October 1, 2025, every municipality in the state shall adopt and implement 15 |
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| 208 | | - | one electronic permitting platform established pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all 16 |
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| 209 | | - | development applications under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” 17 |
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| 210 | | - | means use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application 18 |
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| 211 | | - | process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; 19 |
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| 212 | | - | completed checklists and checklist documents; reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; project 20 |
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| 213 | | - | tracking; staff and technical review committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 21 |
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| 214 | | - | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 22 |
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| 215 | | - | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 23 |
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| 216 | | - | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 24 |
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| 217 | | - | (c) The local towns and cities shall charge each applicant an additional one-tenth of one 25 |
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| 218 | | - | percent (.001%) (.1%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional 26 |
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| 219 | | - | amount shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office at the department of business 27 |
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| 220 | | - | regulation, and shall be used to staff and support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-28 |
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| 221 | | - | accessible service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for the uniform, 29 |
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| 222 | | - | statewide electronic submission, review and processing of development applications as set forth in 30 |
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| 223 | | - | this section. 31 |
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| 224 | | - | (d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 32 |
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| 225 | | - | the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application 33 |
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| 226 | | - | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. 34 |
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| 227 | | - | |
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| 228 | | - | |
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| 230 | | - | (e) The department of business regulation shall reimburse annual fees and costs associated 1 |
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| 231 | | - | with compliance with this program in accordance with procedures established by the department. 2 |
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| 232 | | - | SECTION 4. Section 45-53-16 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-53 entitled "Low and 3 |
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| 233 | | - | Moderate Income Housing" is hereby amended to read as follows: 4 |
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| 234 | | - | 45-53-16. Electronic permitting. 5 |
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| 235 | | - | (a) On or before October 1, 2025, every municipality in the state shall adopt and implement 6 |
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| 236 | | - | one electronic permitting platform established pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all 7 |
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| 237 | | - | development applications under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” 8 |
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| 238 | | - | means use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application 9 |
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| 239 | | - | process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; 10 |
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| 240 | | - | completed checklists and checklist documents; reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; project 11 |
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| 241 | | - | tracking; staff and technical review committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 12 |
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| 242 | | - | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 13 |
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| 243 | | - | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 14 |
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| 244 | | - | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 15 |
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| 245 | | - | (c) The local towns and cities shall charge each applicant an additional one-tenth of one 16 |
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| 246 | | - | percent (.001%) (.1%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional 17 |
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| 247 | | - | amount shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office at the department of business 18 |
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| 248 | | - | regulation, and shall be used to staff and support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-19 |
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| 249 | | - | accessible service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for the uniform, 20 |
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| 250 | | - | statewide electronic submission, review and processing of development applications as set forth in 21 |
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| 251 | | - | this section. 22 |
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| 252 | | - | (d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 23 |
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| 253 | | - | the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application 24 |
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| 254 | | - | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. 25 |
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| 255 | | - | (e) The department of business regulation shall reimburse annual fees and costs associated 26 |
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| 256 | | - | with compliance with this program in accordance with procedures established by the department. 27 |
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| 257 | | - | SECTION 5. Section 23-27.3-100.1.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled 28 |
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| 258 | | - | "State Building Code" is hereby repealed. 29 |
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| 259 | | - | 23-27.3-100.1.1. Chapter title — Applicability. 30 |
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| 260 | | - | This chapter shall be known as the Rhode Island State Building Code hereinafter referred 31 |
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| 261 | | - | to as this code. This chapter shall control: 32 |
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| 262 | | - | (1) The construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, demolition, removal, inspection, 33 |
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| 263 | | - | issuance, and revocation of permits or licenses, installation of equipment, classification and 34 |
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| 264 | | - | |
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| 265 | | - | |
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| 266 | | - | LC002163/SUB A - Page 8 of 11 |
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| 267 | | - | definition of any building or structure, and use or occupancy of all buildings and structure and parts 1 |
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| 268 | | - | thereof; 2 |
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| 269 | | - | (2) The rehabilitation and maintenance of existing buildings; 3 |
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| 270 | | - | (3) The standards or requirements for materials to be used in connection therewith, 4 |
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| 271 | | - | including, but not limited, for safety, ingress and egress, energy conservation, and sanitary 5 |
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| 272 | | - | conditions; 6 |
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| 273 | | - | (4) The establishment of reasonable fees for the issuance of licenses and permits in 7 |
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| 274 | | - | connection therewith; 8 |
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| 275 | | - | except as such matters are otherwise provided for in the general laws, or in the rules and 9 |
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| 276 | | - | regulations authorized for promulgation under the provisions of this code. 10 |
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| 277 | | - | SECTION 6. Chapter 42-13 of the General Laws entitled "Department of Transportation" 11 |
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| 278 | | - | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 12 |
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| 279 | | - | 42-13-10. Electronic Permitting. 13 |
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| 280 | | - | (a) On or before October 1, 2026, the department of transportation shall adopt and 14 |
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| 281 | | - | implement an electronic permitting platform pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all 15 |
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| 282 | | - | applications filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” means 16 |
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| 283 | | - | use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application process to 17 |
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| 284 | | - | include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; documents; 18 |
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| 285 | | - | reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; supplemental submissions; project tracking; staff and 19 |
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| 286 | | - | committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 20 |
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| 287 | | - | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 21 |
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| 288 | | - | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 22 |
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| 289 | | - | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 23 |
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| 290 | | - | (c) The department of transportation shall charge each applicant an additional one-tenth 24 |
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| 291 | | - | percent (.1%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional amount 25 |
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| 292 | | - | shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office and shall be used to staff and support the 26 |
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| 293 | | - | purchase or lease and operation of one web-accessible service and/or system to be utilized for the 27 |
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| 294 | | - | uniform, statewide electronic submission, review and processing of applications for permits and 28 |
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| 295 | | - | approvals. 29 |
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| 191 | + | LC002163 - Page 6 of 11 |
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| 192 | + | and shall be used to staff and support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-accessible 1 |
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| 193 | + | service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for the uniform, statewide 2 |
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| 194 | + | electronic submission, review and processing of development applications as set forth in this 3 |
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| 195 | + | section. 4 |
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| 196 | + | (d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 5 |
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| 197 | + | the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application 6 |
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| 198 | + | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. 7 |
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| 199 | + | (e) The department of business regulation shall reimburse annual fees and costs associated 8 |
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| 200 | + | with compliance with this program in accordance with procedures established by the department. 9 |
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| 201 | + | SECTION 3. Section 45-24-58.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-24 entitled "Zoning 10 |
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| 202 | + | Ordinances" is hereby amended to read as follows: 11 |
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| 203 | + | 45-24-58.1. Electronic permitting. 12 |
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| 204 | + | (a) On or before October 1, 2025, every municipality in the state shall adopt and implement 13 |
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| 205 | + | the electronic permitting platform established pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all 14 |
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| 206 | + | development applications under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” 15 |
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| 207 | + | means use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application 16 |
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| 208 | + | process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; 17 |
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| 209 | + | completed checklists and checklist documents; reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; project 18 |
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| 210 | + | tracking; staff and technical review committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 19 |
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| 211 | + | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 20 |
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| 212 | + | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 21 |
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| 213 | + | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 22 |
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| 214 | + | (c) The local towns and cities shall charge each applicant an additional one-tenth of one 23 |
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| 215 | + | percent (.001%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional amount 24 |
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| 216 | + | shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office at the department of business regulation, 25 |
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| 217 | + | and shall be used to staff and support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-accessible 26 |
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| 218 | + | service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for the uniform, statewide 27 |
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| 219 | + | electronic submission, review and processing of development applications as set forth in this 28 |
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| 220 | + | section. 29 |
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| 303 | | - | LC002163/SUB A - Page 9 of 11 |
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| 304 | | - | 42-17.1-46. Electronic Permitting. 1 |
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| 305 | | - | (a) On or before October 1, 2026, the department of environmental management shall adopt 2 |
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| 306 | | - | and implement an electronic permitting platform pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all 3 |
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| 307 | | - | applications filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” means 4 |
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| 308 | | - | use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application process to 5 |
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| 309 | | - | include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; documents; 6 |
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| 310 | | - | reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; supplemental submissions; project tracking; staff and 7 |
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| 311 | | - | committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 8 |
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| 312 | | - | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 9 |
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| 313 | | - | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 10 |
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| 314 | | - | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 11 |
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| 315 | | - | (c) The department of environmental management shall charge each applicant an additional 12 |
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| 316 | | - | one-tenth percent (.1%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional 13 |
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| 317 | | - | amount shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office and shall be used to staff and 14 |
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| 318 | | - | support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-accessible service and/or system to be 15 |
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| 319 | | - | utilized for the uniform, statewide electronic submission, review and processing of applications for 16 |
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| 320 | | - | permits and approvals. 17 |
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| 321 | | - | (d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 18 |
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| 322 | | - | the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application 19 |
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| 323 | | - | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. 20 |
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| 324 | | - | SECTION 8. Chapter 46-23 of the General Laws entitled "Coastal Resources Management 21 |
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| 325 | | - | Council" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 22 |
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| 326 | | - | 46-23-27. Electronic Permitting. 23 |
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| 327 | | - | (a) On or before October 1, 2026, the coastal resources management council shall adopt 24 |
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| 328 | | - | and implement an electronic permitting platform pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all 25 |
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| 329 | | - | applications filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” means 26 |
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| 330 | | - | use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application process to 27 |
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| 331 | | - | include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; documents; 28 |
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| 332 | | - | reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; supplemental submissions; project tracking; staff and 29 |
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| 333 | | - | committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 30 |
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| 334 | | - | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 31 |
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| 335 | | - | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 32 |
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| 336 | | - | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 33 |
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| 337 | | - | (c) The coastal resources management council shall charge each applicant an additional 34 |
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| 228 | + | LC002163 - Page 7 of 11 |
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| 229 | + | SECTION 4. Section 45-53-16 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-53 entitled "Low and 1 |
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| 230 | + | Moderate Income Housing" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 231 | + | 45-53-16. Electronic permitting. 3 |
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| 232 | + | (a) On or before October 1, 2025, every municipality in the state shall adopt and implement 4 |
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| 233 | + | the electronic permitting platform established pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all 5 |
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| 234 | + | development applications under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” 6 |
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| 235 | + | means use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application 7 |
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| 236 | + | process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; 8 |
|---|
| 237 | + | completed checklists and checklist documents; reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; project 9 |
|---|
| 238 | + | tracking; staff and technical review committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 10 |
|---|
| 239 | + | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 11 |
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| 240 | + | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 12 |
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| 241 | + | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 13 |
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| 242 | + | (c) The local towns and cities shall charge each applicant an additional one-tenth of one 14 |
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| 243 | + | percent (.001%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional amount 15 |
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| 244 | + | shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office at the department of business regulation, 16 |
|---|
| 245 | + | and shall be used to staff and support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-accessible 17 |
|---|
| 246 | + | service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for the uniform, statewide 18 |
|---|
| 247 | + | electronic submission, review and processing of development applications as set forth in this 19 |
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| 248 | + | section. 20 |
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| 249 | + | (d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 21 |
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| 250 | + | the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application 22 |
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| 251 | + | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. 23 |
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| 252 | + | (e) The department of business regulation shall reimburse annual fees and costs associated 24 |
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| 253 | + | with compliance with this program in accordance with procedures established by the department. 25 |
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| 254 | + | SECTION 5. Section 23-27.3-100.1.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled 26 |
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| 255 | + | "State Building Code" is hereby repealed. 27 |
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| 256 | + | 23-27.3-100.1.1. Chapter title — Applicability. 28 |
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| 257 | + | This chapter shall be known as the Rhode Island State Building Code hereinafter referred 29 |
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| 258 | + | to as this code. This chapter shall control: 30 |
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| 259 | + | (1) The construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, demolition, removal, inspection, 31 |
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| 260 | + | issuance, and revocation of permits or licenses, installation of equipment, classification and 32 |
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| 261 | + | definition of any building or structure, and use or occupancy of all buildings and structure and parts 33 |
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| 262 | + | thereof; 34 |
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| 340 | | - | LC002163/SUB A - Page 10 of 11 |
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| 341 | | - | one-tenth percent (.1%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional 1 |
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| 342 | | - | amount shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office and shall be used to staff and 2 |
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| 343 | | - | support the purchase or lease and operation of a web-accessible service and/or system to be utilized 3 |
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| 344 | | - | for the uniform, statewide electronic submission, review and processing of applications for permits 4 |
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| 345 | | - | and approvals. 5 |
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| 346 | | - | (d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 6 |
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| 347 | | - | the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application 7 |
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| 348 | | - | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. 8 |
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| 349 | | - | (e) The department of business regulation shall reimburse annual fees and costs associated 9 |
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| 350 | | - | with compliance with this program in accordance with procedures established by the department. 10 |
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| 351 | | - | SECTION 9. This act shall take effect upon passage. 11 |
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| 265 | + | LC002163 - Page 8 of 11 |
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| 266 | + | (2) The rehabilitation and maintenance of existing buildings; 1 |
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| 267 | + | (3) The standards or requirements for materials to be used in connection therewith, 2 |
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| 268 | + | including, but not limited, for safety, ingress and egress, energy conservation, and sanitary 3 |
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| 269 | + | conditions; 4 |
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| 270 | + | (4) The establishment of reasonable fees for the issuance of licenses and permits in 5 |
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| 271 | + | connection therewith; 6 |
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| 272 | + | except as such matters are otherwise provided for in the general laws, or in the rules and 7 |
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| 273 | + | regulations authorized for promulgation under the provisions of this code. 8 |
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| 274 | + | SECTION 6. Chapter 42-13 of the General Laws entitled "Department of Transportation" 9 |
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| 275 | + | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 10 |
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| 276 | + | 42-13-10. Electronic Permitting. 11 |
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| 277 | + | (a) On or before October 1, 2026, the department of transportation shall adopt and 12 |
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| 278 | + | implement the electronic permitting platform established pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for 13 |
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| 279 | + | all applications filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” means 14 |
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| 280 | + | use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application process to 15 |
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| 281 | + | include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; documents; 16 |
|---|
| 282 | + | reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; supplemental submissions; project tracking; staff and 17 |
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| 283 | + | committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 18 |
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| 284 | + | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 19 |
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| 285 | + | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 20 |
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| 286 | + | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 21 |
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| 287 | + | (c) The department of transportation shall charge each applicant an additional one-tenth of 22 |
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| 288 | + | one percent (.001%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional 23 |
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| 289 | + | amount shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office and shall be used to staff and 24 |
|---|
| 290 | + | support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-accessible service and/or system to be 25 |
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| 291 | + | utilized for the uniform, statewide electronic submission, review and processing of applications for 26 |
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| 292 | + | permits and approvals. 27 |
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| 293 | + | (d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 28 |
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| 294 | + | the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application 29 |
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| 295 | + | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. 30 |
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| 296 | + | SECTION 7. Chapter 42-17.1 of the General Laws entitled "Department of Environmental 31 |
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| 297 | + | Management" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 32 |
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| 298 | + | 42-17.1-46. Electronic Permitting. 33 |
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| 299 | + | (a) On or before October 1, 2026, the department of environmental management shall adopt 34 |
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| 300 | + | |
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| 301 | + | |
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| 302 | + | LC002163 - Page 9 of 11 |
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| 303 | + | and implement the electronic permitting platform established pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize 1 |
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| 304 | + | for all applications filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” 2 |
|---|
| 305 | + | means use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application 3 |
|---|
| 306 | + | process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; 4 |
|---|
| 307 | + | documents; reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; supplemental submissions; project 5 |
|---|
| 308 | + | tracking; staff and committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 6 |
|---|
| 309 | + | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 7 |
|---|
| 310 | + | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 8 |
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| 311 | + | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 9 |
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| 312 | + | (c) The department of environmental management shall charge each applicant an additional 10 |
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| 313 | + | one-tenth of one percent (.001%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This 11 |
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| 314 | + | additional amount shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office and shall be used to staff 12 |
|---|
| 315 | + | and support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-accessible service and/or system to be 13 |
|---|
| 316 | + | utilized for the uniform, statewide electronic submission, review and processing of applications for 14 |
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| 317 | + | permits and approvals. 15 |
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| 318 | + | (d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 16 |
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| 319 | + | the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application 17 |
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| 320 | + | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. 18 |
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| 321 | + | SECTION 8. Chapter 46-23 of the General Laws entitled "Coastal Resources Management 19 |
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| 322 | + | Council" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 20 |
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| 323 | + | 46-23-27. Electronic Permitting. 21 |
|---|
| 324 | + | (a) On or before October 1, 2026, the coastal resources management council shall adopt 22 |
|---|
| 325 | + | and implement the electronic permitting platform established pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize 23 |
|---|
| 326 | + | for all applications filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” 24 |
|---|
| 327 | + | means use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application 25 |
|---|
| 328 | + | process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; 26 |
|---|
| 329 | + | documents; reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; supplemental submissions; project 27 |
|---|
| 330 | + | tracking; staff and committee comments; fee calculation and collection. 28 |
|---|
| 331 | + | (b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform 29 |
|---|
| 332 | + | and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may 30 |
|---|
| 333 | + | promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. 31 |
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| 334 | + | (c) The coastal resources management council shall charge each applicant an additional 32 |
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| 335 | + | one-tenth of one percent (.001%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This 33 |
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| 336 | + | additional amount shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office and shall be used to staff 34 |
|---|
| 337 | + | |
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| 338 | + | |
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| 339 | + | LC002163 - Page 10 of 11 |
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| 340 | + | and support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-accessible service and/or system to be 1 |
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| 341 | + | utilized for the uniform, statewide electronic submission, review and processing of applications for 2 |
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| 342 | + | permits and approvals. 3 |
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| 343 | + | (d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to 4 |
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| 344 | + | the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application 5 |
|---|
| 345 | + | process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting. 6 |
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| 346 | + | (e) The department of business regulation shall reimburse annual fees and costs associated 7 |
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| 347 | + | with compliance with this program in accordance with procedures established by the department. 8 |
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| 348 | + | SECTION 9. This act shall take effect upon passage. 9 |
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