Pennsylvania Act 2001-43 — PENNSYLVANIA CONSTRUCTION CODE ACT - AMEND EXEMPTIONS

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PENNSYLVANIA CONSTRUCTION CODE ACT - AMEND EXEMPTIONS
                  Act of Jun. 22, 2001, P.L. 585, No. 43              Cl. 35
                             Session of 2001
                               No. 2001-43

     HB 1235

                                  AN ACT

     Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled
        "An act establishing a uniform construction code; imposing
        powers and duties on municipalities and the Department of
        Labor and Industry; providing for enforcement; imposing
        penalties; and making repeals," further providing for
        exemptions.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 901 of the act of November 10, 1999
     (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code
     Act, is amended to read:
      Section 901.  Exemptions.
        (a)  Manufactured housing.--This act shall not apply to
     manufactured housing which bears a label, as required by and
     referred to in the act of November 17, 1982 (P.L.676, No.192),
     known as the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
     Standards Authorization Act, which certifies that it conforms to
     Federal construction and safety standards adopted under the
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-
     383, 88 Stat. 633), nor shall it apply to industrialized
     housing, as defined in the act of May 11, 1972 (P.L.286, No.70),
     known as the Industrialized Housing Act.
        (b)  Religious beliefs.--
            (1)  An applicant for a construction permit for a
        dwelling unit utilized by a member of a recognized religious
        sect may file an application with a code administrator to be
        exempted from an electrical provision of the Uniform
        Construction Code which conflicts with the applicant's
        religious beliefs. The application shall state the manner in
        which the provision conflicts with the applicant's religious
        beliefs and shall include an affidavit by the applicant
        stating that:
                (i)  the applicant is a member of a recognized
            religious sect;
                (ii)  the religious sect has established tenets or
            teachings which conflict with an electrical provision of
            the Uniform Construction Code;
                (iii)  the applicant adheres to the established
            tenets or teachings of the sect; and
                (iv)  the dwelling unit will be used solely as a
            residence for the applicant and the applicant's
            household.
            (2)  A code administrator shall grant an application for
        an exemption if made in accordance with paragraph (1).
            (3)  If an applicant receives an exemption for a dwelling
        unit under this subsection and the applicant subsequently
        sells or leases the dwelling unit, the applicant shall bring
        the dwelling unit into compliance with the provision of the
        Uniform Construction Code from which it was exempted under
        this subsection prior to the dwelling unit being sold or
        leased unless the prospective subsequent owner or lessee
        files an affidavit in compliance with paragraph (1)(i)
        through (iv).
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect 90 days following
     publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin of the final adoption
     of regulations required by the act of November 10, 1999
     (P.L.491, No.45).

     APPROVED--The 22nd day of June, A. D. 2001.

     THOMAS J. RIDGE