Substitute Senate Bill No. 1084
Substitute Senate Bill No. 1084
PUBLIC ACT NO. 97-273
AN ACT CONCERNING COMPLIANCE OF STATE-OWNED
BUILDINGS WITH THE STATE FIRE SAFETY CODE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 29-252a of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is
substituted in lieu thereof:
(a) The State Building Code, including any
amendment to said code adopted by the State
Building Inspector and Codes and Standards
Committee, shall be the building code for all
state agencies.
(b) On and after July 1, 1989, no state
building or structure that exceeds the threshold
limits contained in section 29-276b, and on and
after July 1, 1997, no other state building or
structure shall be constructed or altered until an
application has been filed by the commissioner of
an agency authorized to contract for the
construction of buildings or the alteration of
existing buildings under the provisions of section
4b-1 or 4b-51 with the State Building Inspector
and a building permit issued by the State Building
Inspector. Two copies of the plans and
specifications for the building or structure to be
constructed or altered shall accompany the
application. The commissioner of the contracting
agency shall include on the application all
contractors and subcontractors doing work on the
site and their Connecticut tax registration
numbers and their federal Social Security account
numbers or federal employer identification
numbers, or both, if available. Said commissioner
shall: (1) Continuously update the application
with the Connecticut tax registration numbers and
federal Social Security account numbers or federal
employer identification numbers, or both, if
available, of any contractors or subcontractors
doing work on the site and (2) prior to final
payment, provide a complete list of such numbers,
if available, of such contractors and
subcontractors or where such federal Social
Security account numbers or federal identification
numbers are unavailable, the reason or reasons for
the unavailability. The State Building Inspector
shall, after final payment on the construction or
alteration of a state building or structure,
furnish to the Commissioner of Revenue Services a
copy of each application containing a complete
list of the Connecticut tax registration numbers
and federal Social Security account numbers or
federal employer identification numbers, or both,
if available, of all contractors and
subcontractors doing work on the site or the
reason or reasons for the unavailability. The
commissioner of any such agency shall certify that
such plans and specifications are in substantial
compliance with the provisions of the State
Building Code and, where applicable, with the
provisions of the State Fire Safety Code. The
State Building Inspector shall review the plans
and specifications for the building or structure
to be constructed or altered to verify their
compliance with the requirements of the State
Building Code and, within thirty days of the date
of application, shall issue or refuse to issue the
building permit, in whole or in part. The State
Building Inspector may request that the State Fire
Marshal review such plans to verify their
compliance with the State Fire Safety Code.
(c) All state agencies authorized to contract
for the construction of ANY buildings or the
alteration of ANY existing buildings under the
provisions of section 4b-1 or 4b-51 shall be
responsible for substantial compliance with the
provisions of the State Building Code, THE STATE
FIRE SAFETY CODE and the regulations lawfully
adopted [thereunder] UNDER SAID CODES FOR SUCH
BUILDING OR ALTERATION TO SUCH BUILDING, AS THE
CASE MAY BE. Such agencies shall apply to the
State Building Inspector for a certificate of
occupancy for all buildings or alterations of
existing buildings for which a building permit is
required under subsection (b) of this section and
shall certify compliance with the State Building
Code, THE STATE FIRE SAFETY CODE AND THE
REGULATIONS LAWFULLY ADOPTED UNDER SAID CODES FOR
SUCH BUILDING OR ALTERATION TO SUCH BUILDING, AS
THE CASE MAY BE, to the State Building Inspector
prior to occupancy or use of the facility.
(d) (1) No state building or structure erected
or altered on and after July 1, 1989, for which a
building permit has been issued pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section, shall be occupied
or used in whole or in part, until a certificate
of occupancy has been issued by the State Building
Inspector, certifying that such building or
structure substantially conforms to the provisions
of the State Building Code and the regulations
lawfully adopted [thereunder] UNDER SAID CODE AND
THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL HAS VERIFIED SUBSTANTIAL
COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE FIRE SAFETY CODE AND THE
REGULATIONS LAWFULLY ADOPTED UNDER SAID CODE FOR
SUCH BUILDING OR ALTERATION TO SUCH BUILDING, AS
THE CASE MAY BE.
(2) No state building or structure erected or
altered on and after July 1, 1989, for which a
building permit has not been issued pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section shall be occupied
or used in whole or in part, until the
commissioner of the agency erecting or altering
the building or structure certifies to the State
Building Inspector that the building or structure
substantially complies with the provisions of the
State Building Code, THE STATE FIRE SAFETY CODE
AND THE REGULATIONS LAWFULLY ADOPTED UNDER SAID
CODES FOR SUCH BUILDING OR ALTERATION TO SUCH
BUILDING, AS THE CASE MAY BE.
(e) The State Building Inspector or his
designee shall inspect or cause to be inspected
any construction of buildings or alteration of
existing buildings by state agencies. The State
Building Inspector may order any state agency to
comply with the State Building Code.
(f) The joint standing committee of the
General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to the Department of Public Safety may
annually review the implementation date in
subsection (b) of this section, to determine the
need, if any, for revision.
(g) Any person aggrieved by any refusal to
issue a building permit or certificate of
occupancy under the provisions of this section or
by an order to comply with the State Building Code
OR THE STATE FIRE SAFETY CODE may appeal, de novo,
to the Codes and Standards Committee [within] NOT
LATER THAN seven days after the issuance of any
such refusal or order.
(h) State agencies shall be exempt from the
permit requirements of section 29-263 and the
certificate of occupancy requirement under section
29-265.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved June 26, 1997