CHAPTER 180
SB 239 – FINAL VERSION
01/18/12 0198s
02/08/12 0424s
15May2012… 1588h
2012 SESSION
05/10
SENATE BILL 239
AN ACT relative to the membership and duties of the installation standards board.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. De Blois, Dist 18; Rep. Renzullo, Hills 27; Rep. L. Ober, Hills 27; Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 13; Rep. Matt Quandt, Rock 13; Rep. Jennifer Coffey, Merr 6
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill:
I. Transfers responsibility for manufactured housing inspections from the state fire marshal to the manufactured housing installation standards board.
II. Removes statutory limitations on fees established by the board for warranty seals and inspections.
III. Revises the membership of the installation standards board and establishes a stipend for board members.
IV. Extends the license renewal period for licenses issued by the manufactured housing installation standards board.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/18/12 0198s
02/08/12 0424s
15May2012… 1588h
12-2896
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to the membership and duties of the installation standards board.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
180:1 Manufactured Housing Installation Standards; Inspections. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 205-D:5, I to read as follows:
I. The local enforcement agency, or if there is no local enforcement agency, the [state fire marshal or the state fire marshal’s] board or the board’s designee, shall:
180:2 Manufactured Housing Installation Standards; Inspections. Amend RSA 205-D:5, II to read as follows:
II. Whenever a local enforcement agency, or if there is no local enforcement agency, [the state fire marshal or the state fire marshal’s] the board or the board’s designee[,] orders the correction of a violation under subparagraph I(c), he or she shall immediately notify the board.
180:3 Manufactured Housing Installation Standards; Fees. Amend RSA 205-D:12, I to read as follows:
I. The board may establish, pursuant to RSA 541-A, fees for licensure, license renewal, training, inspections [conducted by the state fire marshal], and issuance of the manufacturer’s warranty seal. The fees established by the board shall be sufficient to produce estimated revenues equal to 125 percent of the direct operating expenses of the board for the previous fiscal year. [The fee for the manufacturer’s warranty seal shall not exceed $50. If the fees collected through licensure, license renewal, training, and the manufacturer’s warranty seal are not sufficient to produce revenue to carry out the responsibilities of the board and the responsibilities of the state fire marshal in conducting inspections under this chapter, then the board shall establish a fee for inspection which shall not exceed $100.]
180:4 Membership of the Installation Standards Board. Amend RSA 205-D:2, I to read as follows:
I. There is hereby created an installation standards board consisting of [the commissioner of the department of safety or the commissioner’s designee and 12 additional] 9 members appointed by the [commissioner of safety] governor and council as follows:
(a) [Two public members who are not tenants or owners of a manufactured house, owners or operators of a manufactured housing park, or in any way associated with the manufactured housing industry.
(b)] One installer of manufactured housing, nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association.
[(c)] (b) One structural engineer or architect licensed in this state for a minimum of 5 years, nominated by the board of professional engineers established under RSA 310-A:3.
[(d)] (c) One dealer or retailer, nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association.
[(e) One owner or operator] (d) Two owners or operators of a manufactured housing park with 100 or fewer lots, nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association.
[(f)] (e) One owner or operator of a manufactured housing park with more than 100 lots, nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association.
[(g)] (f) One member of a cooperative manufactured housing park, nominated by the Mobile/Manufactured Homeowner and Tenants Association of New Hampshire.
[(h)] (g) One municipal building code official, nominated by the New Hampshire Building Officials Association.
[(i)] (h) One municipal fire chief, nominated by the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs.
[(j) One civil engineer licensed in this state for a minimum of 5 years, nominated by the board of professional engineers established under RSA 310-A:3.
(k) One homeowner of a manufactured house, nominated by the Mobile/Manufactured Homeowner and Tenants Association of New Hampshire.]
180:5 Membership and Terms of Board. RSA 205-D:2, II-IV are repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
II. Each member shall serve a 3-year term and until a successor is appointed and qualified. If there is a vacancy on the board, the provisions of RSA 21:33-a and RSA 21:34 shall apply.
III. The board shall biennially elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
IV. Members of the board shall receive $25 for each day they are engaged in the duties of their office and shall be reimbursed for all actual travel, incidental, and clerical expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
180:6 Renewal. Amend RSA 205-D:11, I to read as follows:
I. All licenses issued by the board shall expire on the last day of the month of the licensee's birth in the third year following the year of issuance, but may be renewed during the following month, retroactive to the first day of the month. Upon failure to pay the renewal fee within the required period, a licensee may renew his or her license by submitting the required fee plus $10 before the last day of the second month following the month of his or her birth.
180:7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 11, 2012
Effective Date: August 10, 2012