Bill Text: MA S205 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Extend the Use of the Sixth Edition of the Massachusetts Building Code.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-07-23 - Discharged to the Senate Committee On Ways and Means [S205 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S205-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Karen E. Spilka
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act Extending the Use of the Sixth Edition of the Massachusetts Building Code .
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Karen E. Spilka |
Second Middlesex and Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Extending the Use of the Sixth Edition of the Massachusetts
Building Code .
Whereas, the deferred operation for this act would
tend to defeat its purpose, which is forthwith to make to effect the orderly
and equitable transition between the Sixth and Seventh Editions of the
Massachusetts State Building Code, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary or any contrary provision of any regulation or policy adopted by the state board of building regulations and standards, there shall be an eighteen month concurrency period allowed following the September 1, 2008 effective date of the Seventh Edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code during which an applicant for a building permit may choose by a written statement on its application to conform to either the Sixth Edition or Seventh Edition, without mixing provisions, provided that, for applicants choosing to conform to the Sixth Edition, construction under any permit so issued is actively prosecuted within six months of the date of issuance of the permit.
