Amendment ID: S3050-283

Amendment 283

Stretch Resilience Code

Ms. Edwards and Messrs. Driscoll and Eldridge move that the proposed new draft be amended SECTION 6. Section 2 of chapter 21A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after clause (30) the following clause:

(31) develop and promulgate, in consultation with the executive office of housing and economic development and the board of building regulations and standards, as an appendix to the state building code and to the state residential code, a municipal opt-in specialized stretch resilience code that incorporates forward-looking data on climate risks including, but not limited to, inland and coastal flooding, extreme temperatures, wind, and changes in precipitation patterns and that is more stringent than the most recent edition of the international building code and international residential code. The code shall include, at a minimum, the following provisions that go beyond those in the most recent edition of the state building code: i) requirements as to freeboard and elevation above base flood elevation based on forward-looking climate data and future flood risks, ii) requirements as to the location of utilities and other critical infrastructure within a structure, iii) requirements as to wet and dry flood proofing of a structure, iv) requirements as to habitable space and uses of a structure, v) requirements as to points of ingress and egress, vi) requirements as to ability to withstand extreme winds, and vii) requirements as to ability to withstand extreme temperatures. The code shall also include any further language that is required to adequately prepare construction for future climate impacts including from wind, extreme temperature, and flooding.

The secretary of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs shall form and consult with an advisory committee in the development of the stretch resilience code and the climate resilience retrofit program. The advisory committee shall consist of at least 17 members who shall include: the secretary of energy and environmental affairs or their designee, the chair of the board of building regulations and standards or their designee, the secretary of the executive office of housing and economic development or their designee, the commissioner of public health or their designee, the director of the Massachusetts emergency management agency or their designee, the director of the office of coastal zone management or their designee, 1 representative from an organization that represents or serves an environmental justice community, 1 representative from an affordable housing organization, 1 representative from a regional planning organization, 1 member with professional expertise in climate science and data, 1 member who is a professional with experience in climate adaptation and resilience, 1 member who is a certified building inspector in a city or town, 1 member who is a municipal planner, 1 member who is a certified civil engineer, 1 member who is a certified coastal engineer, 1 representative from the insurance industry, and 1 representative from the real estate development industry. The advisory committee shall be formed within six months of the bill being enacted and shall produce recommendations on requirements for the code within eighteen months of the bill being enacted. The stretch resilience code shall be promulgated no later than twenty-four months of the bill being enacted.

The secretary shall, in consultation with the board of building regulations and standards, review and update the stretch resilience code every three years, in accordance with Section 94 of chapter 143.

SECTION 7. Section 96 of chapter 143 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “resources” in the second paragraph, the following words:-,

the specialized stretch resilience code developed and promulgated by the executive office of energy and environmental affairs,

SECTION 8. Section 100 of chapter 143 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “resources” in the second paragraph, the following words:-,

and the specialized stretch resilience code developed and promulgated by the executive office of energy and environmental affairs,