CHAPTER 189

SB 342 – FINAL VERSION

03/07/12 0995s

05/23/12 2345EBA

2012 SESSION

12-2858

08/04

SENATE BILL 342

AN ACT relative to the inclusion of requirements for log structures in the state building code.

SPONSORS: Sen. Groen, Dist 6; Sen. Forrester, Dist 2; Sen. De Blois, Dist 18; Rep. Groen, Straf 1; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 8; Rep. Winter, Merr 3

COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the state building code review board to adopt amendments to the state building code regulating the design and construction of log structures.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/07/12 0995s

05/23/12 2345EBA

12-2858

08/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to the inclusion of requirements for log structures in the state building code.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

189:1 New Section; Code Requirements; Log Structures. Amend RSA 155-A by inserting after section 3-a the following new section:

155-A:3-b Code Requirements; Log Structures.

I. Notwithstanding any provisions of the state building code or state fire code, the state building code review board shall adopt amendments to the state building code regulating the design and construction of log structures. The adopted amendments shall include ICC 400 Standard on the Design and Construction of Log Structures.

II. The amendments adopted under paragraph I shall be ratified by appropriate legislation within 2 years of their adoption. If such amendments are not ratified, then the amendments shall expire at the end of the 2-year period.

189:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 11, 2012

Effective Date: June 11, 2012