House File 2170 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE 2170
BY WILZ
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to radon mitigation in residential buildings.
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 103A.8E Radon mitigation
2 requirements.
3 The commissioner shall adopt as part of the state building
4 code a requirement that new single-family or two-family
5 residential construction must include passive methods for the
6 mitigation of radon. The requirement shall only apply to
7 single-family or two-family residential construction commenced
8 after the adoption of the requirement.
9 EXPLANATION
10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
12 This bill relates to radon mitigation requirements. The
13 bill requires the state building code commissioner to adopt
14 as part of the state building code a requirement that new
15 single-family or two-family residential construction include
16 passive methods for the mitigation of radon. The requirement
17 shall apply only to single-family or two-family residential
18 construction commenced after the adoption of the requirement.
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