(SB 37)
Fire safety requirements modified.
Section
1.
That
§
34-29B-2
be amended to read as follows:
34-29B-2.
The State Fire Marshal shall establish a program of fire prevention, fire
investigation, fire training, and public fire education. The secretary may promulgate rules, pursuant
to chapter 1-26, to protect the health or safety of persons from fire and like emergencies, based on
codes and standards set forth by the
Uniform Building Code, Uniform Fire Code, Uniform
Mechanical Code, American Camping Association
International Building Code, the International
Fire Code, and the International Mechanical Code, 2003 editions
, and referenced standards except
such portions as are deleted, modified, or amended, unless the secretary finds that the strict
application of the code is impractical and that the modification is in conformity with the intent and
purpose of the code or standards. The rules may be adopted in the following areas:
13-25-2.
The secretary of
commerce and regulation
public safety
may promulgate rules in
accordance with chapter 1-26 to protect the health and safety of persons from fire and like
emergencies in order to facilitate and implement the purposes of this chapter.
Section
3.
That
§
13-25-8.1
be amended to read as follows:
13-25-8.1.
Any school governing body, or other agency operating a school aggrieved by an
order issued pursuant to § 13-25-7 may, within ten days after receipt thereof, demand a hearing by
serving the secretary of
commerce and regulation
public safety
a copy of
such
the
demand. The
secretary of
commerce and regulation
public safety
shall set a hearing date which shall be within
twenty days of receiving the demand. The secretary shall notify the aggrieved party thereof at least
ten days prior to the hearing. The proceedings shall be conducted as in contested cases and appeal
may be made as provided by chapter 1-26.
Section
4.
That
§
13-25-15
be amended to read as follows:
13-25-15.
For new construction after
January 1, 1992
July 1, 2006
, any rules adopted by the
division
department
shall use as a basis for their development the
Uniform Building Code,
Uniform Fire Code, Uniform Mechanical Code
International Building Code, the International Fire
Code, and the International Mechanical Code, 2003 editions
, and referenced standards which may
be modified, amended, or deleted if the
director
secretary
finds that strict application of the code
is impractical and, furthermore, that the modification is in conformity with the intent and purpose
of the code or standards.
Section
5.
That
§
34-38-23
be amended to read as follows:
34-38-23.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
34-38-26.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, aboveground storage tanks shall
comply with the applicable provisions of
Article 79, Division V and Division VII of the Uniform
Fire Code
chapter 34 of the International Fire Code, 2003 edition
.
Section
7.
That
§
34-38-29
be amended to read as follows:
34-38-29.
Spill control shall be provided in accordance with
Article 79, Division V, section
79.507 of the Uniform Fire Code
chapter 34 of the International Fire Code, 2003 edition
.
Section
8.
That
§
34-38-34
be amended to read as follows:
34-38-34.
Delivery operations shall comply with applicable requirements of
section 79.808 of
the Uniform Fire Code
chapter 34 of the International Fire Code, 2003 edition
. Dispensing
operations shall comply with the provisions of
section 79.903 of the Uniform Fire Code
chapter
34 of the International Fire Code, 2003 edition
.
Section
9.
That
§
34-38-35
be amended to read as follows:
34-38-35.
For the purpose of implementing this chapter, the
division
department
may
promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to protect the health and safety of persons from fire,
explosion and like emergencies based on codes and standards set forth by the
Uniform Building
Code, Uniform Fire Code, Uniform Mechanical Code
International Building Code, the
International Fire Code, and the International Mechanical Code, 2003 editions,
and referenced
standards except such portions as are deleted, modified, or amended.
Section
10.
That
§
34-38-38
be amended to read as follows: