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GA SR1069
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/28/2012
Primary Sponsor
Hardie Davis
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AI Summary
- Urges the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority to set aside the Georgia amendments to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), specifically provisions mandating Blower Door Tests and third-party inspections
- Georgia was required to adopt the 2009 IECC to comply with federal mandates tied to the receipt of federal stimulus funds
- Criticizes the 17-member task force appointed by the Department of Community Affairs as unbalanced, with only one builder and one code official, while the remaining members represented special interest groups, vendors, and state officials
- The task force adopted 36 additional pages of amendments to the 2009 IECC, which the resolution characterizes as imposing unnecessary costs on builders and consumers while reducing local government flexibility and authority
- Calls for reforms to the task force process, including a code of ethics for members, prohibition of conflicts of interest, published cost-benefit analyses, and reasonable notice of meetings to all licensed builders, contractors, and code enforcement officials
Legislative Description
Community Affairs Dept. & Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; urge to set aside the adoption; Ga. amendments to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/28/2012
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources and the Environment2/28/2012
Full Bill Text
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