South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 5190

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General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. J.E. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11215cz16.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1244

Introduced in the House on April 12, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Energy standards

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/12/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 54)
   4/12/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 54)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/12/2016

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 6-10-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ADOPTION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENERGY STANDARD OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO ALLOW A HOMEBUILDER TO USE AN ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE PATH IN THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE AND TO ESTABLISH THE ENERGY RATING INDEX FOR THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SIXTY-FIVE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 6-10-30 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 143 of 2012, is further amended to read:

"Section 6-10-30.    (A)    The 2009 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is adopted as the Energy Standard. All new and renovated buildings and additions constructed within the State must comply with this standard. As an additional compliance option for meeting the Energy Standard, the State of South Carolina shall allow a homebuilder to use the alternate compliance path in the 2015 IECC per this section.

(B)    Notwithstanding Table R406.4 of the 2015 edition of the IECC, the energy rating index for the State of South Carolina is sixty-five."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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