House Bill 2273 — State of Washington, 68th Legislature, 2024 Regular Session

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House Bill 2273 of the State of Washington, 68th Legislature, 2024 Regular Session, by Representatives Donaghy, Ryu, Ramel, and Timmons, read first time 01/10/24 and referred to the Committee on Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans. The act relates to conducting a study of functional recovery building code standards. Subject to the availability of appropriated amounts, the military department must study statewide building code and construction standards for earthquake and tsunami resilience, with recommendations on functional recovery of buildings and critical infrastructure. A preliminary report is due by December 1, 2025, and a final report by May 1, 2026.

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     H-2440.2

                                HOUSE BILL 2273


     State of Washington       68th Legislature       2024 Regular Session

     By Representatives Donaghy, Ryu, Ramel, and Timmons

     Read first time 01/10/24.      Referred to Committee   on   Innovation,
     Community & Economic Development, & Veterans.




1        AN ACT Relating to conducting a study of functional recovery
2    building code standards; and creating new sections.


3    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 4       NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature notes that Washington has
 5   the second highest earthquake risk in the United States. The 700 mile
 6   long Cascadia subduction zone represents an extreme threat to the
 7   Pacific Northwest, capable of generating a 9.0 or higher earthquake
 8   and tsunami. The most recent studies estimate tens of thousands of
 9   fatalities and direct economic losses of more than $80,000,000,000
10   combined for Washington and Oregon. Crustal fault zones along the
11   Puget Sound also pose a major risk to infrastructure and life safety.
12   The legislature finds that preparing the state for such impending
13   natural disasters will significantly mitigate the damage that they
14   can cause to the people, property, and economy of the state.
15   Important to this preparation effort is the concept of functional
16   recovery of buildings and infrastructure, which relates to a
17   building's or structure's ability to support its intended use or
18   occupancy directly following an earthquake. Functional recovery
19   ensures that in the event of seismic disaster, emergency crews will
20   be able to immediately respond to crises, critical facilities will be


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1    immediately functional, and people will have a place to seek shelter
2    and refuge.


 3       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) Subject to the availability of amounts
 4   appropriated for this specific purpose, the military department must
 5   conduct a study regarding statewide building code and construction
 6   standards pertaining to earthquake and tsunami resilience as well as
 7   recommendations for functional recovery of buildings and critical
 8   infrastructure directly following an earthquake.
 9       (2) The study conducted by the military department must, at a
10   minimum, include an assessment of:
11       (a) Functional recovery building code standards that are being
12   developed at the federal level or have been proposed or adopted in
13   other countries, states, or local jurisdictions with a high risk of
14   earthquakes or by public or private organizations with expertise in
15   earthquake performance standards and safety;
16       (b) The levels of functional recovery supported by current state
17   and local building and construction codes;
18       (c)   The   objectives,   feasibility,  necessary  measures,   and
19   estimated costs of adopting and implementing statewide functional
20   recovery building code standards, and how this assessment is impacted
21   by whether the standards:
22       (i) Are mandatory or voluntary;
23       (ii) Apply to only certain types of structures and infrastructure
24   or prioritize certain types of structures and infrastructure;
25       (iii) Apply to existing structures and infrastructure in addition
26   to new construction;
27       (iv) Are intended to apply to only specific seismic hazard
28   levels; or
29       (v) Include nonstructural components as well as structural
30   systems;
31       (d) How statewide standards for functional recovery would fit
32   into an all hazards approach for state emergency response and
33   recovery;
34       (e) Funding opportunities that provide for the coordination of
35   state and federal funds for the purposes of improving the state's
36   preparedness   for   functional   recovery  following  a   significant
37   earthquake or tsunami; and
38       (f) Equity considerations for the development of statewide
39   building code standards for functional recovery.
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 1       (3) In conducting the study pursuant to this section, the
 2   military department must request input from the state building code
 3   council and representatives of appropriate public and private sector
 4   entities.
 5       (4) The military department must submit a preliminary report on
 6   the outcomes of the completed study to the appropriate committees of
 7   the legislature by December 1, 2025, and a final report must be
 8   submitted by May 1, 2026. The report must also include policy
 9   recommendations relating to statewide building code standards for
10   functional recovery.
11       (5) The military department may contract for all or a portion of
12   the study required in this section.

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