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GA HR1948
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/21/2012
Primary Sponsor
Lee Anderson
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AI Summary
- Urges the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority to set aside Georgia amendments to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) that mandate blower door tests and third-party inspections for home construction
- Criticizes the task force that drafted the 36 pages of additional amendments as unrepresentative, noting that of 17 members, only one was a builder and one was a code official, with the rest representing special interest groups, vendors, and state officials
- Asserts that the additional regulations increase building costs and housing prices for consumers, creating constraints on an already struggling home-building industry
- Calls for reforms to the code adoption task force process, including ethics requirements that prohibit members from proposing or voting on amendments mandating products or services they or their employers sell, published cost-benefit analyses, and reasonable notice of meetings to all licensed builders, contractors, and code enforcement officials
- Notes that Georgia was required to adopt the 2009 IECC to comply with federal mandates tied to the receipt of federal stimulus funds
Legislative Description
Community Affairs, Department of; adopt amendments to 2009 International Energy Conservation Code; urge
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/22/2012
Committee Referrals
Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications3/21/2012
Full Bill Text
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