Report Title:
Insurance; Safe Room; Wind Resistant
Description:
Allows the construction of a safe room pursuant to standards established by the DOD's civil defense division.
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1130 |
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TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO LOSS MITIGATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 431:22-104, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending the title to read:
"[[]§431:22-104[]] Standards for the award of grants[.]; wind resistive devices; safe room."
2. By amending subsection (b) to read:
"(b) Grants shall be awarded for the installation of the following:
(1) Uplift restraint ties at roof ridges and roof framing members to wall or beam supports;
(2) Additional fastening of roof sheathing and roof decking for high wind uplift;
(3) Impact and pressure resistant exterior opening protective devices; [and]
(4) Wall to foundation uplift restraint connections strengthening for wood foundation posts on footings[.]; and
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section to the contrary, a safe room that is defined and built pursuant to rules of the department of defense's civil defense division that are adopted according to chapter 91.
The description, specifications, guidelines, and requirements for these wind resistive devices shall be further developed and determined by the commissioner in the commissioner's sole discretion. The commissioner, in the commissioner's sole discretion, may amend, narrow, or expand the definitions, description, specifications, and requirements of the wind resistive devices."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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