04/17/1997 01:34 PM Senate L&C

          HB 117 ELEVATOR/BOILER/PRESSURE VESSEL STDS                         
                                                                              
 /CHAIRMAN LEMAN called the meeting back to order at 4:37 p.m. and             
 announced  HB 117  to be up for consideration.                                
                                                                               
  MR. DWIGHT PERKINS,  Special Assistant, Department of Labor, said HB
 would simplify the process of adopting new additions of the               
 boiler and elevator code.  New additions are issued every three               
 years requiring legislative action to update the enforcement codes            
 for the State.  There has never been any opposition to the new                
 codes.  By transferring the adoption authority to the department,             
 the process of updating codes will be streamlined and the matter              
 will not have to take up legislative time and attention.                      
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN LEMAN  asked Mr. Perkins to check with the committee aide           
 regarding the recent court decision about the adoption of codes to            
 make sure they have correctly identified what has to be done by               
 public process.  MR. PERKINS agreed.                                          
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN LEMAN said he would hold the bill until next Tuesday.