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HR 45 - House Home Construction and Repair Study Committee; create

Mueller, Anne O'Quin (152nd)

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A RESOLUTION creating the House Home Construction and Repair Study Committee; and for other purposes.

HR 45                                              LC 18 9145 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Creating the House Home Construction and Repair Study 
  1- 2  Committee; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 3  WHEREAS, the repair and construction of homes has received 
  1- 4  intense public scrutiny as a result of numerous recent 
  1- 5  natural disasters; and 
 
  1- 6  WHEREAS, many instances of fraud and abuse have occurred to 
  1- 7  the detriment of persons attempting to rebuild their lives 
  1- 8  in the aftermath of devastation; and 
 
  1- 9  WHEREAS, restoring a reasonable level of public confidence 
  1-10  in the home construction and repair industry is a top 
  1-11  concern of the citizens of this state; and 
 
  1-12  WHEREAS, a pressing need exists for a comprehensive 
  1-13  evaluation of the laws and regulations regarding home 
  1-14  construction and repair. 
 
  1-15  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 
  1-16  REPRESENTATIVES that there is created the House Home 
  1-17  Construction and Repair Study Committee to be composed of 
  1-18  five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed 
  1-19  by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.  The Speaker 
  1-20  shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson of 
  1-21  the committee.  The chairperson shall call all meetings of 
  1-22  the committee. 
 
  1-23  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a 
  1-24  study of the conditions, needs, issues, and problems 
  1-25  mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any actions 
  1-26  or legislation which the committee deems necessary or 
  1-27  appropriate.  The committee may conduct such meetings at 
  1-28  such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or 
  1-29  convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively 
  1-30  its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the 
  1-31  objectives and purposes of this resolution.  The members of 
  1-32  the committee shall receive the allowances authorized for 
  1-33  legislative members of interim legislative committees but 
  1-34  shall receive the same for not more than five days unless 
  1-35  additional days are authorized.  The funds necessary to 
  1-36  carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from 
 
 
 
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  2- 1  the funds appropriated to the House of Representatives.  In 
  2- 2  the event the committee makes a report of its findings and 
  2- 3  recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, 
  2- 4  if any, such report shall be made on or before December 1, 
  2- 5  1999.  The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 
  2- 6  1999. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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