Pennsylvania State Senator Charles McIlhinney (R-10) circulated a memo on March 20, 2013 seeking co-sponsors on a bill to amend Pennsylvania’s Construction Code Act (PCCA). McIlhinney’s proposed bill is designed to address issues with the building code review process that emerged during the Review and Advisory Council’s (RAC) review of the 2012 construction codes, and may be introduced as soon as this week.
Pennsylvania’s construction codes are based on the model codes developed by the International Code Council (ICC), a nonprofit standard setting organization, which are updated every three years. The RAC, a 19 member, governor appointed panel of construction industry professionals, reviews the new code provisions based on the impact on the health, safety and welfare of the public, the economic and financial impact, and technical feasibility. The RAC then makes a binding decision as to which codes provisions should be adopted. Code provisions must receive a two thirds majority of the entire RAC membership to be adopted. If a provision is not recommended for adoption by the required two-thirds majority, the relevant provisions of the prior version of the code remains in effect.
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