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PRINTER'S NO. 2226
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1543
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MALONEY, MILLARD, PICKETT, COHEN, B. MILLER,
ZIMMERMAN AND GERGELY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled
"An act establishing a uniform construction code; imposing
powers and duties on municipalities and the Department of
Labor and Industry; providing for enforcement; imposing
penalties; and making repeals," in Uniform Construction Code,
further providing for revised or successor codes; and, in
training and certification of inspectors, further providing
for education and training programs.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 304(a) of the act of November 10, 1999
(P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code
Act, is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 304. Revised or successor codes.
(a) Duties of department.--
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(4) The department may contract with the ICC to
establish and publish code manuals that contain the standards
of the Uniform Construction Code. The department shall
require in any contract under this paragraph that the
standards be made available on the department's publicly
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accessible Internet website.
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Section 2. Section 703 of the act is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 703. Education and training programs.
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(d) Specific code funding.--Before the distribution required
under subsection (c), upon approval by the Governor, money
collected under subsection (a) may be appropriated as necessary
for the purposes set forth under section 304(a)(4).
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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