Bill would provide incentives for states to enforce stronger building codes

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Legislation & Regulation Property

States that already have a mandatory statewide building code and have enforcement measures in place would be eligible for an additional 4 percent of federal disaster relief funds under recently introduced federal legislation. U.S. Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., are cosponsoring the Safe Building Codes Act of 2007 that would create incentives for states to adopt and enforce heightened construction standards to help protect communities against damaging natural disasters.

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