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        February 1, 2013

Madam Speaker:

    The Business and Labor Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 289, FIREWORKS AMENDMENTS, by Representative J. Dunnigan, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 3, Lines 71 through 79 :    

             71          (b) IFC, Chapter 3, Section 310.8, Hazardous Environmental Conditions, is deleted and
             72      rewritten as follows: "When the fire code official determines that hazardous environmental
             73      conditions necessitate controlled use of any ignition source, including fireworks, lighters,
             74      matches, and smoking materials, the [ignition or use of the source in mountainous,
             75      brush-covered, or forest-covered areas is prohibited] legislative body of a municipality within
             76      which the hazardous environmental conditions exist may prohibit only the ignition or use of the
             77      ignition source in

  mountainous, brush-covered, or forest-covered areas or the wildland urban interface area, which means       the line, area, or zone where structures or other human development meet or

             78      intermingle with undeveloped wildland or
{   vegetative fuel, except in approved areas as allowed

             79      by the AHJ."   }
  land being used for an agricultural purpose."      


2.    Page 4, Lines 96 through 100 :    


             96          (c) two days before and on the Chinese New Year's eve.
             97          [(2) A person may discharge]
             98          (3) Except as provided in Subsection
{   15A-5-202 (3)(b)   }        (5)       , a county or municipality may

             99      not prohibit any person from discharging class C common state approved explosives in the
             100      state as follows:

3.    Page 4, Lines 112 through 113 :    

             112          [(3)] (4) A person who violates the time restrictions stated in Subsection [(2)] (3)(a),
             113      (b), or (c) is guilty of an infraction.
 

    (5) A county or municipality may prohibit any person from discharging class C common state approved explosives:
    (a) as provided in Subsection 15A-5-202(3)(b); or
    (b) in accordance with a municipal ordinance prohibiting the negligent discharge of class C common state approved explosives.  


    Respectfully,

    James A. Dunnigan
    Committee Chair

Voting: 15-0-1
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