2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-4604.01 — Manufactured home or recreational vehicle; seals certifying compliance with standards; exemption; rules and regulations; fees; Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles Cash Fund; created; investment.

Section 71-4604.01
Manufactured home or recreational vehicle; seals certifying compliance with standards; exemption; rules and regulations; fees; Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles Cash Fund; created; investment.

(1)(a) Every manufactured home or recreational vehicle manufactured more than four months after May 27, 1975, and before May 1, 1998, which is sold, offered for sale, or leased in this state shall comply with the seal requirements of the state agency responsible for regulation of manufactured homes or recreational vehicles as such requirements existed on the date of manufacture.

(b) Every manufactured home or recreational vehicle manufactured on or after May 1, 1998, which is sold, offered for sale, or leased in this state shall bear a seal issued by the commission certifying that the body and frame design and construction and the plumbing, heating, and electrical systems of such manufactured home or recreational vehicle have been installed in compliance with the standards adopted by the commission, applicable at the time of manufacture. Manufactured homes destined for sale outside the United States shall be exempt from displaying the seal issued by the state if sufficient proof of such delivery is submitted to the commission for review. Recreational vehicles destined for sale or lease outside this state or the United States shall be exempt from displaying the seal issued by the state if sufficient proof of such delivery is submitted to the commission for review. The commission shall issue the recreational-vehicle seal upon an inspection of the plans and specifications for the recreational vehicle or upon an actual inspection of the recreational vehicle during or after construction if the recreational vehicle is in compliance with state standards. The commission shall issue the manufactured-home seal in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2005. Each seal issued by the state shall remain the property of the commission and may be revoked by the commission in the event of a violation of the conditions of issuance.

(2) The commission shall charge a fee of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, as determined annually by the commission after published notice and a hearing, for seals issued by the commission. A seal shall be placed on each living unit within a multifamily manufactured home, and the seal fee assessed for each living unit shall be one-half of the seal fee for a single-family manufactured home. Inspection fees shall be paid for all inspections by the commission of manufacturing plants located outside of the State of Nebraska. Such fees shall consist of a reimbursement by the manufacturer of actual travel, personnel, and inspection expenses only and shall be paid prior to any issuance of seals.

(3) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the submission of plans and specifications of manufactured homes and recreational vehicles. A person who submits recreational-vehicle plans and specifications to the commission for review and approval shall be charged for engineering services of the commission provided for performing the review of the plans and specifications and related functions at a rate of not less than fifteen dollars per hour nor more than fifty dollars per hour as determined annually by the commission after published notice and hearing based on the number of hours of review time as follows:

(a) New model, one hour;

(b) Quality control manual, two hours;

(c) Typicals, one-half hour;

(d) Revisions, three-fourths hour;

(e) Engineering calculations, three-fourths hour;

(f) Initial package, fifteen hours; and

(g) Yearly renewal, two hours plus the three-fourths hour for revisions.

(4) The commission shall charge each manufacturer a fee of seventy-five dollars for each inspection of any new recreational vehicle manufactured by such manufacturer and not bearing a seal issued by the State of Nebraska or some reciprocal state.

(5) All fees collected pursuant to the Uniform Standard Code for Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles Cash Fund which is hereby created. Money credited to the fund pursuant to this section shall be used by the commission for the purpose of administering the code. Any money in the Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Source:

Laws 1975, LB 300, § 5

Laws 1983, LB 617, § 24

Laws 1985, LB 313, § 9

Laws 1991, LB 703, § 50

Laws 1993, LB 536, § 88

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 677

Laws 1996, LB 1155, § 33

Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 130

Laws 2003, LB 241, § 2

Laws 2005, LB 319, § 1

Cross References:

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act,see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act,see section 72-1260.

~Revised Statutes Supplement, 2006