WSR 19-06-074
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL
[Filed March 5, 2019, 1:09 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 51-52 WAC, Adoption and amendment of the 2018 International Mechanical Code with Washington state amendments.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 19.27.031, 19.27.074.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The council is reviewing the 2018 changes to the national model code and associated codes and standards, the 2018 International Fuel Gas Code, the 2018 National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54) and the 2017 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code (NFPA 58), and is soliciting changes to those documents and the existing state amendments.
Process for Developing New Rule: Technical advisory group review.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Krista Braaksma, P.O. Box 41449, Olympia, WA 98504-1449, phone 360-407-9278, email SBCC@des.wa.gov, web site www.sbcc.wa.gov.
March 1, 2019
Doug Orth
Council Chair