1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; making technical changes to
1.3 	fire code adoption process; amending Minnesota
1.4 	Statutes 2004, section 299F.011, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 299F.011,
1.7 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Authority. The commissioner of
1.9 	administration shall assist the commissioner of public
1.10 	safety through and the Division of the State Fire Marshal may
1.11 	promulgate in promulgating a Uniform State Fire Code and make 
1.12 	making amendments thereto in accordance with the Administrative
1.13 	Procedure Act in chapter 14.  The code and its amendments shall
1.14 	conform insofar as practicable to model fire codes generally
1.15 	accepted and in use throughout the United States, with
1.16 	consideration given to existing statewide specialty codes
1.17 	presently in use in the state of Minnesota.  Statewide specialty
1.18 	codes and model codes with necessary modifications may be
1.19 	adopted by reference in accordance with section 14.07,
1.20 	subdivision 4.