SB 6364 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Declares that the purpose of this act is to implement the recommendations of the joint legislative task force created by chapter 335, Laws of 2001.

     Recognizes the need to improve communications among mobile/manufactured homeowners, regulatory agencies, and other interested parties, to streamline the complex regulatory environment and inflexible enforcement system, and to promote problem-solving at an early stage.  To assist in achieving these goals, the legislature: (1) Encourages the relevant agencies to conduct a pilot project that tests an interagency coordinated system for processing permits for alterations or repairs of mobile and manufactured homes; and

     (2) Recognizes the task force's work in reviewing agency rules related to alteration permit requirements and supports the task force's recommendations to the agency regarding those rules.

     Finds that assisting consumers to understand when an alteration of a mobile or manufactured home is subject to a permit, and when it is not, will improve compliance with the agency rules and further the code's safety goals.