122. AMENDMENTS AND COPIES

Insert new Section 122 in the Building Code to read as follows: 122 AMENDMENTS AND COPIES 122.1 Amendments; Supplements; Editions. All future amendments, supplements, and editions of the Construction Codes shall be adopted only upon authority of the government of the District of Columbia. The Mayor is authorized to issue proposed rules to amend the Construction Codes and to adopt new editions of and supplements to the International Codes in whole or in part, pursuant to Title I of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1204; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-501 et seq. (2016 Repl. & 2019 Supp.)) and the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act, effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-216; D.C. Official Code §§ 6-1401 et seq. (2018 Repl.), as amended. The Mayor’s authority thereunder has been delegated to the Construction Codes Coordinating Board (“CCCB”) pursuant to Mayor’s Order 2009-22, dated February 25, 2009, as amended. The proposed rules shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess, pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 6-1409(a). If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed approved. The rules shall not take effect until approved or deemed approved by the Council. Exception: Amendments to the Construction Codes by emergency rulemaking are governed by D.C. Official Code § 2-505(c). 122.2 Amendment Procedure. Within a reasonable period of time after publication of any subsequent edition of the International Codes, the CCCB shall: Review, revise and maintain the Construction Codes to reflect the current state of the art in the construction industry; Review and evaluate all proposed changes and amendments to the Construction Codes; Submit for adoption, as proposed rulemaking through the Director, all revisions to the Construction Codes that are approved by the CCCB; and Publish, as final rulemaking through the Director, all revisions to the Construction Codes once they are approved or deemed approved by the Council as provided in the Construction Codes Act and Section 122.1. 122.2.1 Initiation and Review of Changes. Changes to the Construction Codes shall be proposed and initiated by and through the CCCB. The notice, review, evaluation, and rulemaking procedures of Section 122.2 shall be applied to any proposed changes in the Construction Codes. 122.3 Official Copy. The official copy of the Construction Codes is posted electronically on the website of the Secretary of the District of Columbia, Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 5690 (May 29, 2020 – Part 2). The District of Columbia Building Code (2017), referred to as the “Building Code,” consists of the 2015 edition of the International Building Code (International Building Code), published by the International Code Council (ICC), as amended by the Building Code Supplement of 2017 (12-A DCMR). The International Building Code is copyrighted by the ICC and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at: https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/IBC2015. District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Building Code Supplement of 2017 12-A DCMR § 122