GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1985 SESSION
CHAPTER 622
AN ACT TO EMPOWER THE NORTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODE COUNCIL TO ADOPT EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR REPLACEMENT WATER HEATERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. The General Assembly finds that the public welfare is served by energy efficiency standards in the North Carolina State Building Code for heating, air conditioning, and plumbing equipment.
Sec. 2. G.S. 143-138(b) is amended by adding a ninth paragraph to read:
"In addition, the Code may contain regulations concerning minimum efficiency requirements for replacement water heaters, which shall consider reasonable availability from manufacturers to meet installation space requirements."
Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 5th day of July, 1985.