2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 - Public Health and Safety
RS 40:1730.22.1 - Plumbing Transition Commission; members; purpose; procedure; termination

NOTE: R.S. 40:1730.22.1 eff. until Jan. 1, 2016. See Acts 2014, No. 836, §2.

§1730.22.1. Plumbing Transition Commission; members; purpose; procedure; termination

A.(1) The Plumbing Transition Commission, hereinafter in this Section referred to as the "commission", is hereby created and shall be composed of the following members:

(a) A designee of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Louisiana, Inc.

(b) A designee of the Louisiana State Plumbing Board.

(c) A designee of Louisiana Associated General Contractors, Inc.

(d) A designee of the Louisiana Home Builders Association.

(e) A designee of the Louisiana AFL-CIO.

(f) A designee of the Building Officials of Louisiana, Inc.

(g) A designee of the AIA Louisiana, the Louisiana Architects Association.

(h) A designee of the Department of Health and Hospitals.

(2)(a) Each of the entities named in Subparagraphs(1)(a) through (h) of this Subsection shall submit the name of the entity's designee to the chairman of the council on or before September 1, 2014.

(b) The members of the commission shall not be subject to Senate confirmation.

(c) The term of each member shall end on January 1, 2016.

(d) A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

B.(1) The primary function of the commission shall be to provide amendments to the codes delineated in R.S. 40:1730.28.1(A)(1) through (3) to the council in order to address plumbing issues that the Louisiana State Plumbing Code [Part XIV (Plumbing) of the State Sanitary Code] addresses, but for which the codes delineated in R.S. 40:1730.28.1(A)(1) through (3) do not address.

(2) A vote on proposed amendments shall only take place when a quorum of the commission members are present. Six members shall constitute a quorum.

(a) The commission shall provide amendments to the council that have been approved by a majority vote of the total members of the commission present and voting and those amendments shall be included in the plumbing provisions adopted by the council pursuant to R.S. 40:1728.1.

(b) Should a vote on an amendment result in a tie, the amendment shall be provided to the council which shall then vote on whether or not to include the amendment in the plumbing provisions adopted pursuant to R.S. 40:1728.1.

(3) The council shall be in receipt of all amendments by June 15, 2015. The commission shall not provide any further amendments to the council after June 15, 2015.

C.(1) The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the chairman of the council and held no later than October 1, 2014. At this meeting, the commission shall elect from its members a chairman and vice chairman.

(2) A meeting of the commission may be called by the chairman of the commission on his own initiative and shall be called by him at the request of three or more members of the commission within fourteen days of such request.

(3) Each member of the commission shall be notified by the chairman of the commission in writing of the time and place of the meeting at least seven days before the meeting.

(4) Each meeting of the commission shall be open to the public and any official decision of the commission shall be made only by a vote of a majority of the commission members.

D. The commission provided for in this Section shall cease to exist and have no authority as of January 1, 2016.

NOTE: R.S. 40:1730.22.1 as repealed by Acts 2014, No. 836, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

§1730.22.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 836, §5, effective Jan. 1, 2016.

Acts 2014, No. 836, §2, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 836, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.