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CSSB 8(STA): "An Act relating to the minimum plumbing fixtures required for females and males in the state plumbing code; and providing for an effective date."

00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 8(STA) 01 "An Act relating to the minimum plumbing fixtures required for females and 02 males in the state plumbing code; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 18.60.705(a) is amended to read: 05  (a) Except as provided otherwise in this section, and unless the department 06 adopts by regulation a later edition of the following publications or a later version of 07 another nationally recognized code approved by the legislature by law, the following 08 publications are adopted as the minimum plumbing code for the state: 09  (1) paragraphs 101.3 - 101.5.6, 103.5.1.1 - 103.5.1.4, 103.5.3.5, 10 103.5.4.2, 103.5.5.1 - 103.5.5.2, 103.5.6.1 - 103.5.6.3, and 103.8 - 103.8.2 of chapter 11 1, chapters 2 - 14, and the appendices A through L of the 1997 edition of the Uniform 12 Plumbing Code published by the International Association of Plumbing and 13 Mechanical Officials and adopted at the 67th annual conference, September 1996, 14 excluding , to the extent Table 4.1 applies to females, Table 4.1, "Minimum Plumbing

01 Facilities ," except that the ratios for lavatories to water closets for males in Table 02 4.1 are one lavatory for each water closet up to four water closets, and one 03 additional lavatory for each two additional water closets beyond four water 04 closets, [;"] and adding , to the extent Table A - 29 - A applies to females, Appendix 05 Chapter 29, Table A - 29 - A, "Minimum Plumbing Fixtures," of the 1997 edition of 06 the Uniform Building Code published in April 1997 by the International Council of 07 Building Officials , except that for the category identified in Table A - 29 - A as 08 "Assembly places--Auditoriums, convention halls, dance floors, lodge rooms, 09 stadiums and casinos" the ratios 10  (A) indicating the number of water closets required for 11 females are changed to provide the following: 12  (i) four water closets for 1 - 50 females; 13  (ii) six water closets for 51 - 100 females; 14  (iii) 10 water closets for 101 - 200 females; 15  (iv) 14 water closets for 201 - 400 females; and 16  (v) two additional water closets for each 125 females 17 over 400 females; and 18  (B) indicating the number of lavatories required for females 19 are changed to 20  (i) one lavatory for each water closet up to four 21 water closets; and 22  (ii) one additional lavatory for each two additional 23 water closets beyond four water closets ; 24  (2) the 1997 edition of the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub 25 Code published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials 26 and adopted at the 67th annual conference, September 1996, excluding pages 1 - 8 of 27 Part I, Administration; and 28  (3) the 1997 edition of the Uniform Solar Energy Code published by 29 the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and adopted at the 30 67th annual conference, September 1996, excluding pages 1 - 7 of Part I, 31 Administration.

01 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2000.