Bill > HB0041

This bill modifies the State Construction Code by updating adopted building standards and related provisions, primarily focusing on wildland-urban interface (WUI) regulations. Key changes include adopting the 2024 edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC) and removing the older Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code, with specific additions to the IWUIC requiring that designated WUI areas meet a certain risk threshold as determined by the Utah Wildfire Risk Explorer Website and deleting Section 602 of the IWUIC. The bill also adjusts the effective date for certain provisions related to WUI property evaluations and fees to January 1, 2027, and amends the process for counties to provide input on the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands' wildfire risk assessment mapping tool, ensuring counties receive advance notice and have a period to submit recommended changes.

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