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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1279

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Inslee, Todd, Nutley and Winsley; by request of Director of Labor and Industries

Read first time 1/20/89 and referred to Committee on Housing.

AN ACT Relating to codes for factory built housing; and amending RCW 43.22.480.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 7, chapter 44, Laws of 1970 ex. sess. as last amended by section 2, chapter 76, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 43.22.480 are each amended to read as follows:

          The department shall ((prescribe)) adopt and enforce rules ((and regulations which)) that protect the health, safety, and property of the people of this state by assuring that all factory built housing or factory built commercial structures are structurally sound and that the plumbing, heating, electrical, and other components thereof are reasonably safe.  ((Such)) The rules ((and regulations)) shall be reasonably consistent with recognized and accepted principles of safety and structural soundness, and in ((promulgating such)) adopting the rules ((and regulations)) the department shall consider, so far as practicable, the standards and specifications contained in((:  The uniform building code (1976), published by the international conference of building officials; the uniform plumbing code  (1976), published by the international association of plumbing and mechanical officials; the uniform mechanical code (1976), published by the international conference of building officials and the international association of plumbing and mechanical officials; and the national electrical code (1975), published by the national fire protection association.  Updated issues of these codes and amendments to such codes shall be considered by the department)) the uniform building, plumbing, and mechanical codes, including the barrier free code defined in chapter 51-10 WAC and the Washington energy code established under chapter 51-12 WAC as adopted by the state building code council pursuant to chapter 19.27A RCW, and the national electrical code, including the state rules as adopted pursuant to chapter 19.28 RCW and published by the national fire protection association.

          The department shall set a schedule of fees which will cover the costs incurred by the department in the administration and enforcement of RCW 43.22.450 through 43.22.490.