Wis. Stat. § 101.14 (4) (a) “The department shall make rules, pursuant to ch.227, requiring owners of places of employment and public buildings to install such fire detection, prevention or suppression devices as will protect the health, welfare and safety of all employers, employees and frequenters of places of employment and public buildings.” 5. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
The staff time needed to revise Wisconsin’s Commercial Building Code is expected to be 2,000 hours. This time includes research, drafting the rule revisions, consulting with stakeholders and the commercial code council, processing the rule revisions through public hearings, legislative review, and adoption. The department will assign existing staff to perform the review and develop rule changes.
6. List with description all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
This rule project may affect any business or other entity that is involved in the ownership, design, construction, use, maintenance, alteration, or inspection of a commercial building.
7. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
Energy Conservation Requirements
The portion of the USC relating to energy conservation standards for new buildings is 42 USC sections 6831 to 6837. A main purpose of the regulations in these sections is to encourage States and local governments to adopt and enforce energy conservation standards through their building codes and other construction control mechanisms. Accessibility Requirements
Both 28 CFR 35 and 28 CFR 36 require public buildings and commercial facilities – including government-owned and -operated buildings and facilities – to be designed, constructed, and altered in compliance with the accessibility construction regulations specified under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines. The purpose of 24 CFR 40 and 24 CFR 41 is to provide technical guidance on the design, construction, and alteration of dwelling units as required by the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. The American National Standard: Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, (ICC/ANSI A117.1) that is incorporated into 24 CFR 100 by reference is the current federal technical standard for the design of housing and other facilities which are accessible to persons with disabilities as referenced in the federal Fair Housing Act. Adoption of the International Building Code (IBC) and the amendments to it that are included in chapter SPS 362 is intended to ensure that the Wisconsin design, construction, and alteration requirements relating to accessibility for public buildings and places of employment are equivalent to these applicable federal laws and regulations.
Proposed Federal Regulations and Amendments
The ICC actively monitors proposed changes to the federal standards affecting accessibility and will include these changes in future editions of the IBC and the corresponding ICC/ANSI – Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities Standard.
8. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule:
The anticipated economic impact of implementing this rule is moderate. The rule is likely to have a significant impact on a substantial number of small businesses.
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