§ 40:1730.28.4 — Energy Code Commission: members; purpose; procedure; termination

Louisiana § 40:1730.28.4

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§1730.28.4. Energy Code Commission: members; purpose; procedure; termination
A. The Energy Code Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "commission", is
hereby created and shall be composed of the following voting members:
(1) The president of the Louisiana Home Builders Association (LHBA) or his
designee.
(2) The president of the Building Officials Association of Louisiana, Inc., or his
designee.
(3) The president of AIA Louisiana or his designee.
(4) The president of the New Orleans ASHRAE Chapter or his designee.
(5) The president of the Apartment Association of Louisiana, Inc., or his designee.
(6) The president of the Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance or his designee.
(7) The chairman of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Louisiana or his
designee.
(8) The general president of the Laborers' International Union of North America or
his designee.
(9) The state president of the HVACR Association of Louisiana or his designee.
(10) The president of the Louisiana Associated General Contractors, Inc., or his
designee.
(11) The chairman of the Louisiana Chemical Association or his designee.
(12) The president of the Louisiana REALTORS or his designee.
(13) A designee of the Southeast Louisiana Coalition of the Air Conditioning
Industry who is a RESNET HERS rater designated by the president of the Southeast
Louisiana Coalition of the Air Conditioning Industry.
B. In addition to the voting members of the commission, the commission shall be
composed of the following nonvoting members:
(1) The secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy or his designee.
(2) The director of the facilities planning and control department, division of
administration, or his designee.
(3) The chairman of the Technical Committee of the Louisiana State Uniform
Construction Code Council, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, or his designee.
C. The names of the members chosen or designated as provided in Subsections A
and B of this Section shall be submitted to the chairman of the council on or before August
1, 2022.
D. The commission shall cease to exist and have no authority upon the adoption of
the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code as provided by R.S. 40:1730.28(7)
pursuant to the council's authority to promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
E.(1) The primary function of the commission shall be to provide amendments to the
code delineated in R.S. 40:1730.28.5 in order to address energy efficiency requirements to
reduce the long-term energy cost burden for building occupants in this state.
(2) A vote on proposed amendments shall take place only when a quorum of the
commission members is present. A simple majority of the commission shall constitute a
quorum.
(3) The commission shall provide amendments to the council that have been
approved by a majority vote of the total members of the commission present and voting, and
those amendments shall be included in the provisions of the code adopted by the council
pursuant to R.S. 40:1730.28.5.

Legislative History

Acts 2022, No. 635, §1; Acts 2023, No. 150, §14, eff. Jan. 10, 2024.