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Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Mark Whitmill PDD-BPS 01/18/2011 Pri 3 Oppose <br /> <br />Comments: The bill would make it a requirement of the building code that rental housing units have <br />television antennas to receive over-the-air signals. The purpose of the state building code <br />is to establish minimum standards to safeguard public heath, safety and welfare. It <br />addresses elements of our built environment related to structural strength, safe exiting, <br />fire safety, healthy interior environments, accessibility and energy conservation. The <br />ability or lack thereof to receive television signals is outside of that scope and purpose, <br />and therefore the building code is not the appropriate tool to use for this purpose. <br />Enforcing this law would take time away from the important work that building <br />department staff do to ensure safe buildings, and there is no mechanism in the bill to <br />recover costs. <br /> <br /> <br />45 <br /> <br />