First Regular Session
Sixty-second General Assembly
LLS NO. 99-0326.01 Robert Neill HOUSE BILL 99-1145
STATE OF COLORADO
BY REPRESENTATIVES Taylor and Kester;
also SENATORS Anderson and Congrove
REENGROSSED
BUSINESS AFFAIRS & LABOR
A BILL FOR AN ACT
101 CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO REGULATE
102 PLUMBING PROGRAMS FOR THEIR JURISDICTIONS, AND, IN CONNECTION
103 THEREWITH, GRANTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE AUTHORITY TO
104 APPROVE ALTERNATE PRODUCTS, MATERIALS, APPLICATIONS, OR METHODS
105 OF CONSTRUCTION.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
adopted.)
[
[ ] denotes HOUSE amendment. { } denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate material to be deleted from existing statute.
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]Authorizes any local government with an inspection and permitting
program to adopt a plumbing code incorporating standards that have been
adopted as part of a nationally recognized model plumbing code.
Authorizes such local governments to approve alternate products,
materials, applications, or methods of construction that meet the health
and safety requirements of the Colorado plumbing code, or the local
plumbing code based on a nationally recognized model plumbing code,
and requires them to provide evidence of compliance with the health and
safety requirements and any additional requirements of the local
jurisdiction.
Requires the local government to provide a copy of the code or the
approval of the local jurisdiction to the state examining board of
plumbers.
1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
2 SECTION 1. 12-58-104.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, is
3 amended BY THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING NEW
4 SUBSECTIONS to read:
5 12-58-104.5. Colorado plumbing code - amendments -
6 variances. (5) ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH AN INSPECTION AND
7 PERMITTING PROGRAM MAY ADOPT A PLUMBING CODE FOR ITS
8 JURISDICTION. SUCH PLUMBING CODE SHALL BE BASED UPON STANDARDS
9 FOR INSTALLATION, ALTERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF
10 PLUMBING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AS PART
11 OF A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL PLUMBING CODE.
12 (6) (a) IN ADDITION TO ADOPTING A PLUMBING CODE PURSUANT TO
13 SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION, ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH AN
14 INSPECTION AND PERMITTING PROGRAM MAY APPROVE ALTERNATE
15 PRODUCTS, MATERIALS, APPLICATIONS, OR METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
16 THAT MEET THE HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF EITHER:
17 (I) THE COLORADO PLUMBING CODE; OR
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1 (II) THE LOCAL PLUMBING CODE IF ADOPTED BY THE LOCAL
2 JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION.
3 (b) ANY PERSON SEEKING APPROVAL OF AN ALTERNATE PRODUCT,
4 MATERIAL, APPLICATION, OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL PROVIDE
5 EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS,
6 INCLUDING TEST DATA FROM THIRD PARTIES ACCREDITED BY THE
7 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE OR SIMILAR NATIONAL OR
8 INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITING ENTITY, AND SHALL COMPLY WITH ANY
9 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTION.
10 (7) UPON THE ADOPTION OF A LOCAL PLUMBING CODE OR THE
11 APPROVAL OF AN ALTERNATE PRODUCT, MATERIAL, APPLICATION, OR
12 METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5) OR (6) OF THIS
13 SECTION, RESPECTIVELY, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL PROVIDE A COPY
14 OF SUCH CODE OR APPROVAL TO THE BOARD.
15 SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
16 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
17 preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.