HOUSE BILL No. 5379

 

December 11, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Wojno, Accavitti, Dennis, Cheeks, O'Neil, Sak, Bieda, Richardville, Anderson, Gleason, Condino and Jamnick and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1917 PA 167, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Housing law of Michigan,"                                                  

                                                                                

    (MCL 125.401 to 125.543) by adding section 98.                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 98.  (1) Not later than 2 years after the effective                    

                                                                                

2   date of the amendatory act that added this section, each senior             

                                                                                

3   housing complex shall have an emergency electrical generator that           

                                                                                

4   provides, for a minimum of 24 hours, automatically transferred              

                                                                                

5   power for at least 40% of the BTU output of the primary                     

                                                                                

6   electrical system.  The emergency system shall provide electric             

                                                                                

7   power for at least the following:  lighting in areas of refuge,             

                                                                                

8   emergency elevator with cab size capable of handling a stretcher            

                                                                                

9   horizontally, and emergency call systems.                                   

                                                                                

10      (2) As used in this section, "senior housing complex" means a               

                                                                                

11  multiple dwelling of class a the residency of which is limited to           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   single individuals aged 55 or older or households in which at               

                                                                                

2   least 1 member is age 55 or older and all other members are age             

                                                                                

3   50 or older.