Bill Summary for H 488 (2023-2024)
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AN ACT TO REORGANIZE THE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL AND CREATE THE RESIDENTIAL CODE COUNCIL, TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUILDING CODE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND TO INCREASE THE PROJECT COST MINIMUM FOR APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL CONTRACTOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.Intro. by Brody, D. Hall, Cotham, Riddell.
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Bill summary
House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.
Section 1
Amends GS 143-137 and new GS 143-137.1 to refer to the Department of Insurance rather than the Department of Administration as the entity responsible for designating separate accounts for funds of the Building Code Council and the Residential Code Council.
Makes a technical change to GS 143-138(d).
Specifies that the provisions of Section 1 do not affect the timing of, or abrogate the duties of, the Building Code Council in its revision of the State Building Code collection into the 2024 State Building Code collection, to become effective January 1, 2025, as required by GS 143-138(d) prior to the effective date of the Section (January 1, 2025), effective on the date the act becomes law.
Section 7
Sets the provisions of Section 7, prohibiting the Building Code Council from amending specified Parts of the State Building Code: Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, to expire on January 1, 2026 (was, on the effective date of the 2025 State Building Code: Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings).
Section 8
Sets the provisions of Section 8, prohibiting the Building Code Council and Residential Code Council from amending or adopting new provisions or Parts of the State Building Code relating to energy conservation or efficiency of buildings, dwellings, and structures to which the State Residential Code applies, to expire on January 1, 2026 (was, January 1, 2031).
Section 13
Amends new GS 160D-925(d1) to also authorize the owner of a privately owned and maintained stormwater control project to collect funds for maintenance, repair, replacement, and reconstruction costs for the project (previously, only authorized establishing and retaining the funds). Adds a new requirement for the local government to allow five years from acceptance of the project as complete for the funds to be collected and retained by the owner of the project. Allows for the local government to require segregated accounting for funds collected for this purpose. Makes technical changes to internal cross-references included in the directive relating to local governments that have required owners to make payments to the local government for these purposes prior to date new GS 160D-925(d1) becomes law.