1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to building plan review; providing an
1.3 	exemption from plan review for certain biotechnology
1.4 	manufacturing firms when plans meet designated
1.5 	specifications; directing the commissioner of labor
1.6 	and industry to study procedures for supervision of
1.7 	installation of biotechnology piping systems;
1.8 	requiring a report to the legislature.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. EXEMPTION FROM PLAN REVIEW.
 1.11 	Installation of piping systems by biotechnology
1.12 	manufacturing firms shall be exempt from plan review by the city
1.13 	of Brooklyn Park if such system plans are drawn to the following
1.14 	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) requirements:
1.15 	ASME BPE - 2002 (bioprocessing equipment), ASME BPVC section II,
1.16 	part C, ASME BPVC section V, ASME BPVC section VIII, ASME BPVC
1.17 	section IX, ASME B31.3, and AWS D18.2.

1.18 	Sec. 2. WORKING GROUP TO BE CONVENED.
 1.19 	The commissioner of labor and industry will convene a
1.20 	working group to consist of one member from each of the
1.21 	Departments of Labor and Industry, Employment and Economic
1.22 	Development, and Administration; two members who are mechanical
1.23 	contractors; two members who are installers of piping systems;
1.24 	and two members who are biotechnology manufacturers.  The
1.25 	working group will study procedures for supervision of
1.26 	installation of biotechnology piping systems through plan review
1.27 	and inspection.  The commissioner of labor and industry will
2.1 	report the results of the study to the legislature no later than
2.2 	February 1, 2006.