Bill-Fire Com, Bldg Code
H. B. 2337
(By Delegates Douglas, Hunt, Compton, Faircloth, Linch
and Riggs)
[Introduced March 3, 1997; referred to the Committee on
Government Organization then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article six,
chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating
to authorizing the fire commission to promulgate a
legislative rule relating to the state building code.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, article six, chapter sixty-four of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted, to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 6. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY
AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SAFETY TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE
RULES.
§64-6-4. Fire commission.
The legislative rules rule filed in the state register
on the eighth first day of August, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-four ninety-six, modified by the fire
commission to meet the objections of the legislative rule- making review committee and refiled in the state register
on the sixteenth twenty-ninth day of November October, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-four ninety-six, relating to
the fire commission (state building code, 87 CSR 4), are is
authorized. with the following amendments:
"On page two, subsection 3.1, by striking out the
words 'more stringent' and inserting in lieu thereof the
words 'state fire';
And,
On page two, subsection 4.1, by striking out the words
'However, Section PM-104.4 "Right of Entry"' and inserting
in lieu thereof the words 'This maintenance code'."
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the
Fire Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating
to the State Building Code.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be
stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates
new language that would be added.