(a) It is the duty and responsibility of the commission to enforce the Tennessee Public Buildings Accessibility Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 120, part 2, as to all public buildings owned or leased by the state or any department, institution or agency thereof, and any subsequent acts that require specific construction or design specifications, techniques or objectives for such state public buildings.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-15-106
Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)(1) It is also the duty and responsibility of the commission to enforce the code for energy conservation in new building construction, compiled in title 13, chapter 19, as to all buildings designed or constructed for the state of Tennessee after January 1, 1979. Such enforcement shall be accomplished by requiring the designing architect or engineer and the construction contractor to certify that the design and construction of the building for which each is responsible is in conformity with the requirements of title 13, chapter 19. The staff of the commission shall review such design or construction to verify compliance. Responsibility for proper design of the structure shall remain with the designing architect or engineer, even though the staff of the commission has conducted the review and approval process of the project documents.(2) In addition to the requirements for new buildings to meet the code for energy conservation, as compiled in title 13, chapter 19, the staff of the commission shall review any recommended energy conservation proposals and make recommendations to the commission for inclusion of these proposals in projects where deemed feasible.(c) The state architect or the state architect’s designee shall allocate the energy efficient commercial building tax deduction codified in 26 U.S.C. § 179D to the party primarily responsible for designing the property in accordance with internal revenue service tax provisions. This party shall distribute all or part of this deduction to other parties responsible for design or installation of energy efficient commercial systems used to obtain such tax credit. This authority is retroactive, pursuant to applicable internal revenue service tax guidelines. If the property is financed with bonds issued by the state, no energy efficient commercial building tax deduction shall be awarded without approval of bond counsel.
