HB 254-LOCAL - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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1999 SESSION
08/01
HOUSE BILL 254-LOCAL
AN ACT establishing a committee to study building inspector liability and other related matters.
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill creates a committee to study the feasibility of extending the public duty rule to building inspectors and health officers; the feasibility of allowing the use of fire sprinklers in rooms or areas containing either generators, transformers, telecommunications equipment or electronic data processing equipment; and the feasibility of expanding the role of the state advisory board of fire control to include the hearing of appeals concerning the state fire code.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5jan00.....2045h
99-0338
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine
AN ACT establishing a committee to study building inspector liability and other related matters.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the feasibility of extending the public duty rule to building inspectors and health officers; the feasibility of allowing the use of fire sprinklers in rooms or areas containing either generators, transformers, telecommunications equipment or electronic data processing equipment; and the feasibility of expanding the role of the state advisory board of fire control to include the hearing of appeals concerning the state fire code.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Five members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house, including 3 members from the criminal justice and public safety committee and 2 members from the municipal and county government committee.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, comprised of members of the public affairs committee.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties.
I. The committee shall study the following matters:
(a) The feasibility of extending the public duty rule to building inspectors and health officers;
(b) The feasibility of allowing the use of fire sprinklers in rooms or areas containing either generators, transformers, telecommunications equipment or electronic data processing equipment; and
(c) The feasibility of expanding the role of the state advisory board of fire control to include the hearing of appeals concerning the state fire code.
II. The committee shall seek input from the New Hampshire Association of Building Officials, the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs, the New Hampshire Association of Health Officers, the New Hampshire Municipal Association, the state advisory board of fire control, the department of safety, and other interested parties.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2000.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.