H. B. 2100
(By Delegate Pettit)
[Introduced Janaury 13, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Government ORganization.]
A BILL to amend article six, chapter five of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section sixteen,
relating to requiring that all buildings that are built with
public funds and maintained with public funds shall be
constructed with the use of at least twenty-five percent
steel framing.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article six, chapter five of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by
adding thereto a new section, designated section sixteen, to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 6. STATE BUILDING COMMISSION.
ยง5-6-16. Steel framing required.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the
contrary, after the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-nine, any building that is designed, constructed and
maintained with public funds of the state, a county or a
municipality shall be constructed with at least twenty-five
percent steel framing. The provisions of this section do not
apply to the construction of school buildings or facilities.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that all
buildings built and maintained with public funds use at least 25%
steel framing. School buildings and facilities are exempt from
this requirement.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.