Bill Text: NH HB1662 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requiring radon air testing on all new residential construction.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-06 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/06/2018 House Journal 6 P. 14 [HB1662 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1662-Introduced.html
HB 1662-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2682
10/05
HOUSE BILL 1662-LOCAL
AN ACT requiring radon air testing on all new residential construction.
SPONSORS: Rep. McBeath, Rock. 26
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the completion of a radon assessment prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for new residential construction.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2682
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT requiring radon air testing on all new residential construction.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; State Building Code; New Construction; Radon Assessment. Amend RSA 155-A by inserting after section 2 the following new section:
155-A:2-a Radon Assessment of New Residential Construction. A building inspector or other designated official shall not issue either a temporary or permanent occupancy permit for a new residential construction of a building under the state building code unless a radon assessment has been completed by a person qualified to test for the presence of radon in indoor air. A copy of the results of the completed radon assessment shall be filed with the building inspector or designated official.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
