STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1623

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 263

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 263, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE APPLICATION OF CERTIFIED FIRE-RETARDANT COATINGS IN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS TO BE REQUIRED UNDER THE STATE BUILDING CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution, as received by your Committee, is to request the State Building Code Council to adopt the requirement that certified fire-retardant coatings be applied in new one- and two-family residential dwellings throughout the State after January 1, 2012.

     NoFire Technologies, Inc. supported this measure.  The City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting opposed this measure.

     Upon consideration, your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Amending its title to read:  "URGING THE USE OF CERTIFIED FIRE-RETARDANT COATINGS IN NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, AND IN CONDOMINIUMS AND OTHER HIGH RISES THAT DO NOT HAVE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS", and make conforming changes to the measure;

     (2)  Amending the "BE IT RESOLVED" clause to instead urge the General Contractors Association of Hawaii and the Building Industry Association of Hawaii to use certified fire-retardant coatings in new one- and two-family residential dwellings constructed throughout the State, when appropriate, after January 1, 2012;

(3)  Urging the State Building Code Council to:

(A)  Require the use of certified fire-retardant coatings in condominiums and other high rises that do not have sprinkler systems installed; and

     (B)  Inform developers and contractors of certified fire-retardant coatings;

(4)  Deleting the Comptroller from receiving a certified copy of this measure;

(5)  Transmitting certified copies of this measure to the President of the General Contractors Association of Hawaii and the President of the Building Industry Association of Hawaii; and

(6)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 263, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 263, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair