A. 1. Beginning July 1, 2009, pursuant to and in compliance with Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act, the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the power to adopt, amend, repeal and promulgate rules as may be necessary to perform the duties required under the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act. Rules authorized under this section shall not become effective prior to October 1, 2009.

2. Beginning October 1, 2009, the Commission shall have the power to enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act.

3. Any codes adopted by state agencies, municipalities or other political subdivisions of the state prior to uniform codes being adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission, pursuant to the provisions of, or rules promulgated pursuant to, the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act, shall be considered valid and in effect until uniform codes are adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission.

B. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the following powers:

1. Exercise all incidental powers and duties which are necessary to effectuate the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act;

2. Adopt and have an official seal;

3. Maintain an administrative staff, including, but not limited to, an Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Chief Executive Officer;

4. Direct such other expenditures as may be necessary in the performance of its duties, including, but not limited to, expenditures for office space, equipment, furnishings and contracts for services. All expenditures shall be made pursuant to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act;

5. Appoint technical committees to review and recommend for adoption all building codes. The technical committees shall review and recommend building codes with any amendments for adoption by the Commission; and

6. Create a website listing all building codes adopted by the Commission. The website shall provide a method for listing all codes adopted by a state agency, city or any other political subdivision of the state containing higher standards and requirements than the codes adopted pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act as required in Section 14-107 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. After October 1, 2009, the Commission shall account for all receipts and expenditures of the monies of the Commission, including annually preparing and publishing a statement of receipts and expenditures of the Commission for each fiscal year. The Commission’s annual statement of receipts and expenditures shall be audited by the State Auditor and Inspector or an independent accounting firm, and the audit report shall be certified to the Governor of this state to be true and correct, under oath, by the chair and vice-chair of the Commission.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 6, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009.