SB 270-2_ Filed 03/16/2009, 11:00 Koch
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HOUSE MOTION ____
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MR. SPEAKER:
I move that Engrossed Senate Bill 270 be amended to read as follows:
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Page 3, between lines 13 and 14, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 22-15-5-4; (09)MO027004.4. -->
"SECTION 4. IC 22-15-5-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.1-2006,
SECTION 394, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 4. (a) The division shall carry out
a program for the periodic inspection of regulated lifting devices being
operated in Indiana. A regulated lifting device may not be operated
without an operating certificate that covers the operation of the
regulated lifting device.
(b) A permit issued under this section expires on the earlier of:
(1) one (1) year after issuance; or
(2) when the regulated lifting device is altered.
(c) After a regulated lifting device has been installed or altered, an
applicant shall apply for an initial operating certificate. The division
shall issue an initial operating certificate for a regulated lifting device
if:
(1) the applicant demonstrates:
(A) through an acceptance inspection made by an elevator
inspector licensed under IC 22-15-5-11 that the regulated
lifting device covered by the application complies with the
laws governing its construction, repair, maintenance, and
operation; and
(B) that the applicant has paid the fee set under
IC 22-12-6-6(a)(7); and
(2) the division verifies, through an inspection, that the regulated
lifting device complies with the laws governing the construction,
repair, maintenance, and operation of the regulated lifting device.
(d) The division shall issue a renewal operating certificate if the
applicant:
(1) except as provided in section 4.5 of this chapter,
demonstrates through the completion of applicable safety tests
that the regulated lifting device complies with the laws governing
the construction, repair, maintenance, and operation of the
regulated lifting device; and
(2) has paid the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(7).
(e) The division may issue a temporary operating permit to an
applicant under this section who does not comply with subsection
(c)(1)(A) for a new or altered regulated lifting device or subsection
(d)(1) for an existing unaltered regulated lifting device. The applicant
must pay the fee set under IC 22-12-6-6(a)(7) to qualify for the
temporary operating permit. Except as provided in subsection (f), the
permit, including all renewal periods, is limited to sixty (60) days.
(f) The division may renew a temporary operating permit issued
under subsection (e) for thirty (30) day periods during the construction
of a building if the regulated lifting device is used for the transportation
of construction personnel, tools, and materials.
(g) The responsibilities of the division under this section may be
carried out by a political subdivision that is approved by the
commission under IC 22-13-2-10.
(h) A copy of the operating certificate shall be displayed in or on
each regulated lifting device or in an associated machine room.
(i) A licensed elevator mechanic shall perform the maintenance on
a regulated lifting device.
SOURCE: IC 22-15-5-4.5; (09)MO027004.5. -->
SECTION 5. IC 22-15-5-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2009]:
Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section, "church" means a:
(1) church; or
(2) religious society;
that is a religious organization exempt from federal income
taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) After June 30, 2009, a church that applies for a renewal
operating certificate under section 4(d) of this chapter for a
platform lift or stairway chair lift, as defined in the Safety
Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, an American
Standard, as adopted by ASME A18.1, is not required to complete
or submit evidence of a safety test under section 4(d)(1) of this
chapter in order to receive the renewal operating certificate if the
following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The church:
(A) remains subject to and participates in the division's
program for the periodic inspection of regulated lifting
devices under section 4(a) of this chapter; and
(B) pays the fee required under section 4(d)(2) of this
chapter.
(2) The platform lift or stairway chair lift for which the
church seeks the renewal operating certificate:
(A) is located on property that is:
(i) owned or used by the church; and
(ii) exempt from property taxation under IC 6-1.1; and
(B) has a travel distance of not more than fourteen (14)
feet.".
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Page 5, after line 19, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: ; (09)MO027004.9. -->
"SECTION 9. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) As used in this
SECTION, "church" means a:
(1) church; or
(2) religious society;
that is a religious organization exempt from federal income
taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) As used in this SECTION, "commission" refers to the fire
prevention and building safety commission established by
IC 22-12-2-1.
(c) Not later than July 1, 2009, the commission shall adopt a rule
to amend 675 IAC 21-1-3.1(c) to provide that after June 30, 2009,
a church that applies for a renewal operating certificate for a
platform lift or stairway chair lift that is considered a regulated
lifting device is not required to complete or submit evidence of a
safety test described in 675 IAC 21-1-3.1(c)(1) in order to receive
the renewal operating certificate, if the following conditions are
satisfied:
(1) The church:
(A) remains subject to and participates in the division's
program for the periodic inspection of regulated lifting
devices under IC 22-15-5-4(a); and
(B) pays the fee required under section IC 22-15-5-4(d)(2).
(2) The platform lift or stairway chair lift for which the
church seeks the renewal operating certificate:
(A) is located on property that is:
(i) owned or used by the church; and
(ii) exempt from property taxation under IC 6-1.1; and
(B) has a travel distance of not more than fourteen (14)
feet.
The commission shall adopt the rule required by this subsection in
the same manner as emergency rules are adopted under
IC 4-22-2-37.1.
(d) The rule adopted under this SECTION expires on the earlier
of:
(1) the date the rule is adopted by the commission under
IC 4-22-2-24 through IC 4-22-2-36; or
(2) January 1, 2011.
(e) This SECTION expires January 1, 2011.
SOURCE: ; (09)MO027004.10. -->
SECTION 10.
An emergency is declared for this act.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to ESB 270 as printed March 10, 2009.)
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