Read 1st time January 22, 1996, and 1,000 copies ordered printed.

Read 2nd time January 31, 1996, and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Local Government.

Reported from the Committee February 19, 1996, with recommendation that the bill do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

Taken up February 28, 1996. Read 3rd time and placed upon its final passage; bill passed.

TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.

S3027.01P

To repeal section 319.200, as enacted by senate committee substitute for house committee substitute for house bills nos. 1434 and 1490 of the second regular session of the eighty-sixth general assembly and signed by the governor on July 9, 1992, and section 319.200, as enacted by senate substitute for house substitute for house bill no. 1574 of the second regular session of the eighty-sixth general assembly and signed by the governor on July 6, 1992, as both sections appear in RSMo 1994, relating to seismic construction and renovation ordinances, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the same subject.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Section 319.200, as enacted by senate committee substitute for house committee substitute for house bills nos. 1434 and 1490 of the second regular session of the eighty-sixth general assembly and signed by the governor on July 9, 1992, and section 319.200, as enacted by senate substitute for house substitute for house bill no. 1574 of the second regular session of the eighty-sixth general assembly and signed by the governor on July 6, 1992, as both sections appear in RSMo 1994, are repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof to be known as section 319.200, to read as follows:

[319.200. 1. Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, beginning January 1, 1991, the state geologist and the U. S. Geological Survey shall notify the state emergency management agency of each city, town, village or county of this state which can be expected to experience an intensity of ground shaking equivalent to a Modified Mercalli of VII or above from an earthquake occurring along the New Madrid Fault with a potential magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter Scale, shall adopt an ordinance or order requiring that new construction and alterations, as such term is defined by either the uniform building code or building officials and code administrators code, to existing buildings and structures within the city, town, village or county comply with the standards for seismic design and construction of the building officials and code administrators code or of the uniform building code. By January 1, 1991, each city, town, village or county required to adopt seismic design and construction provisions pursuant to this subsection shall adopt an ordinance requiring that new construction and alterations, as such term is defined by either the uniform building code or building officials and code administrators code, comply with the standards for seismic design and construction of the 1990 or later edition of either the uniform building code or the building officials and code administrators code.

2. In no event shall sections 319.200 to 319.207 nor any ordinances adopted by any city, town, village or county of this state be construed to mandate that existing buildings, by reason of any proposed addition, be further modified or reconstructed so as to comply with the current code relevant to seismic considerations. Seismic design criteria as to additions apply only to structural components constituting the addition and shall not be applied to require reconstruction or fortification of existing structures proposed to be altered. If any addition adversely affects portions of existing facilities, then those parts thus affected may require evaluation and possible reinforcement such that the additions will result in a structure that is at least as safe as it was prior to the additions.]

[319.200. 1. Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, beginning January 1, 1991, the state geologist and the U. S. Geological Survey shall notify the state emergency management agency of each city, town, village or county of this state which can be expected to experience an intensity of ground shaking equivalent to a Modified Mercalli of VII or above from an earthquake occurring along the New Madrid Fault with a potential magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter Scale, shall adopt an ordinance or order requiring that new construction and alterations, as such term is defined by either the uniform building code or building officials and code administrators code, to existing buildings and structures within the city, town, village or county comply with the standards for seismic design and construction of the building officials and code administrators code or of the uniform building code. By January 1, 1991, each city, town, village or county required to adopt seismic design and construction provisions pursuant to this subsection shall adopt an ordinance requiring that new construction and alterations, as such term is defined by either the uniform building code or building officials and code administrators code, comply with the standards for seismic design and construction of the 1990 or later edition of either the uniform building code or the building officials and code administrators code.

2. In no event shall sections 319.200 to 319.207 nor any ordinances adopted by any city, town, village or county of this state be construed to mandate that existing buildings, by reason of any proposed alteration, be further modified or reconstructed so as to comply with the current code relevant to seismic considerations. Seismic design criteria as to alterations apply only to structural components constituting the alteration and shall not be applied to require reconstruction or fortification of existing structures proposed to be altered. If any alteration adversely affects portions of existing facilities which are not being altered, then those parts thus affected may require evaluation and possible reinforcement such that the alterations will result in a structure that is at least as safe as it was prior to the alterations.]

319.200. 1. Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, the state geologist and the U. S. Geological Survey shall notify the state emergency management agency of each city, town, village or county of this state which can be expected to experience an intensity of ground shaking equivalent to a Modified Mercalli of VII or above from an earthquake occurring along the New Madrid Fault with a potential magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter Scale, shall adopt an ordinance or order requiring that new construction, additions and alterations, as such term is defined by either the uniform building code or building officials and code administrators code, to existing buildings and structures within the city, town, village or county comply with the standards for seismic design and construction of the building officials and code administrators code or of the uniform building code. Each city, town, village or county required to adopt seismic design and construction provisions pursuant to this subsection shall adopt an ordinance or order requiring that new construction, additions and alterations, as such term is defined by either the uniform building code or building officials and code administrators code, comply with the standards for seismic design and construction of the 1990 or later edition of either the uniform building code or the building officials and code administrators code.

2. In no event shall sections 319.200 to 319.207 nor any ordinances or orders adopted by any city, town, village or county of this state be construed to mandate that existing buildings, by reason of any proposed addition or alteration, be further modified or reconstructed so as to comply with the current code relevant to seismic considerations. Seismic design criteria as to additions and alterations apply only to structural components constituting the addition or alteration and shall not be applied to require reconstruction or fortification of existing structures proposed to be altered. If any addition or alteration adversely affects portions of existing facilities which are not being altered, then those parts thus affected may require evaluation and possible reinforcement such that the additions or alterations will result in a structure that is at least as safe as it was prior to the additions or alterations.