07 LC 25
4696
Senate
Bill 250
By:
Senators Henson of the 41st and Ramsey, Sr. of the 43rd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to public property, so as to
provide standards for certain roofing of state owned buildings and facilities;
to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions relative to public property, is amended by adding a new
Code section to read as follows:
"50-16-20.
(a)
Any original roof or replacement roof, excluding sectional replacement for
repair, constructed or installed on or after the effective date of this Code
section on a state owned building or facility shall be in accordance with the
Standard Building Code as provided by Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title
8.
(b)
In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section, any
original roof or replacement roof, excluding sectional replacement for repair,
constructed or installed on or after the effective date of this Code section on
a state owned building or facility located in an area designated by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency as a nonattainment area under the federal
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.A. Section 7401, et seq., shall use roofing materials
that:
(1)
Are labeled as ENERGY STAR ® roof products in accordance with energy
efficiency standards established by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency;
(2)
Are certified as complying with the United States Green Building Council´s
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) heat island reduction
standards for roofing design; or
(3)
Meet or exceed American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE) 90.1 standards for cool roofs."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.