§ 40:1730.45 — Adoption of State Building Energy Conservation Code; enforcement; rules

Louisiana § 40:1730.45

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

Text

§1730.45. Adoption of State Building Energy Conservation Code; enforcement; rules
A. The International Energy Conservation Code, 2021 edition, or latest edition
promulgated by the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council, as defined by R.S.
40:1730.28(A), with state amendments, is hereby adopted as the State Building Energy
Conservation Code.
B.(1) For state-owned facilities, statewide enforcement of the provisions of this Part
shall be the responsibility of the facility planning and control section of the division of
administration.
(2) No construction shall commence on any new state-owned facility unless the
facility planning and control section of the division of administration has determined that the
building plans, specifications, and energy code compliance documents are in compliance
with the State Building Energy Conservation Code.
(3) No alterations or repairs to any existing state-owned facility shall commence
unless the facility planning and control section of the division of administration has
determined that the building plans, specifications, and energy code compliance documents
for that portion being altered or repaired are in compliance with the applicable part of the
State Building Energy Conservation Code.
C. The facility planning and control section of the division of administration shall
have the power to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to enforce the provisions of
this Part.

Legislative History

Acts 2005, No. 91, §1, eff. June 21, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 110, §1, eff. June 22, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 562, §1; Acts 2022, No. 635, §1.