Senate Bill No. 551
(By Senators Minard and Kessler)
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[Introduced February 4, 2008; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §29-3-16d, relating
to requiring that the installation, maintenance or service of
fuel gas systems in one- or two-family dwellings be done in
accordance with the State Fire Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder if such installation is performed by
any persons other than the owner or occupant of a single-
family dwelling
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-3-16d, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3. FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT.
§29-3-16d. Performance of installation of propane gas systems.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any person who installs, fuels, maintains or services any
fuel gas system to a one or multiple family dwelling shall comply
with the provisions of this article and the rules promulgated under
this article to fuel gas systems.
(b) This section does not apply to any person who performs
such work on a single family dwelling owned or leased and occupied
by that person.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that the
installation, maintenance or service of fuel gas systems in one or
two family dwellings be done in accordance with the state fire
code.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.