CSHB 399(L&C): "An Act relating to the licensing and regulation of mechanical administrators and to the mechanical code and other building codes; annulling certain regulations adopted by the Department of Community and Economic Development relating to the mechanical code that applies to certain construction contractors and mechanical administrators; relating to the examination of applicants for mechanical administrator licenses; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 399(L&C) 01 "An Act relating to the licensing and regulation of mechanical administrators and to the 02 mechanical code and other building codes; annulling certain regulations adopted by the 03 Department of Community and Economic Development relating to the mechanical code 04 that applies to certain construction contractors and mechanical administrators; relating 05 to the examination of applicants for mechanical administrator licenses; and providing 06 for an effective date." 07 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 08 * Section 1. AS 08.40.490(3) is amended to read: 09 (3) "mechanical administrator" means a person who is responsible for 10 (A) installing or modifying mechanical piping and systems, 11 devices, fixtures, equipment, or other mechanical materials subject to the 12 Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code, 13 and Uniform Solar Energy Code [, AND THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL
01 CODE] as published by the International Association of Plumbing and 02 Mechanical Officials and the International Conference of Building Officials 03 and the mechanical code adopted by the Department of Public Safety 04 under AS 18.70.080; or 05 (B) certifying that an installation or modification described in 06 (A) of this paragraph complies with the applicable codes; 07 * Sec. 2. AS 18.56.300(e)(3) is amended to read: 08 (3) "state building code" means 09 (A) for building standards, the standards set out in the version 10 of the Uniform Building Code adopted by the Department of Public Safety 11 under AS 18.70.080, including the provisions of that code applicable to 12 buildings used for residential purposes containing fewer than four dwelling 13 units, notwithstanding the exclusion of those buildings from the Department of 14 Public Safety's jurisdiction made by AS 18.70.080(a)(2); 15 (B) for mechanical standards, the standards set out in the 16 mechanical code [VERSION OF THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE] 17 adopted by the Department of Public Safety under AS 18.70.080, including the 18 provisions of that code applicable to buildings used for residential purposes 19 containing fewer than four dwelling units, notwithstanding the exclusion of 20 those buildings from the Department of Public Safety's jurisdiction made by 21 AS 18.70.080(a)(2); 22 (C) for plumbing standards, the minimum plumbing code 23 adopted for the state under AS 18.60.705; and 24 (D) for electrical standards, the minimum electrical standards 25 prescribed by AS 18.60.580. 26 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 27 read: 28 ANNULMENT OF REGULATIONS. The following regulations adopted by the 29 Department of Community and Economic Development establishing the mechanical code that 30 applies to certain construction contractors and mechanical administrators are annulled: 12 31 AAC 21.990(7) and 12 AAC 39.992(b).
01 * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 02 read: 03 EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS FOR MECHANICAL ADMINISTRATOR 04 LICENSES. On and after the effective date of this Act and through December 31, 2003, 05 notwithstanding the reference in AS 08.40.270(a) to the Uniform Mechanical Code, when 06 examining applicants for a mechanical administrator's license under AS 08.40.270(a), the 07 Department of Community and Economic Development may test the applicants on either the 08 1997 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code published by the International Conference of 09 Building Officials or the 2000 edition of the International Mechanical Code published by the 10 International Code Council. The applicant shall select the code on which the applicant will be 11 tested. 12 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).