32:33-8. Power and authority

8. In addition to the powers conferred elsewhere in this compact, the commission shall have power to:

a. Collect, analyze and disseminate information relating to industrialized/modular buildings.

b. Undertake studies of existing laws, codes, rules and regulations, and administrative practices of the states relating to industrialized/modular buildings.

c. Assist and support committees and organizations which promulgate, maintain and update model codes or recommendations for uniform administrative procedures or model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings.

d. Adopt and amend uniform administrative procedures and model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings.

e. Make recommendations to compacting states for the purpose of bringing those states' laws, codes, rules and regulations and administrative practices into conformance with the uniform administrative procedures or the model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings, provided that these recommendations shall be made to the appropriate state agency with due consideration for the desirability of uniformity while also giving appropriate consideration to special circumstances which may justify variations necessary to meet unique local conditions.

f. Assist and support the compacting states with monitoring of plan review and inspection programs, which will assure that the compacting states have the benefit of uniform industrialized/modular building plan review and inspection programs.

g. Assist and support organizations which train state and local government and other program personnel in the use of uniform industrialized/modular building plan review and inspection programs.

h. Encourage and promote coordination of state regulatory action relating to manufacturers, public or private inspection programs.

i. Create and sell labels to be affixed to industrialized/modular building units, constructed in or regulated by compacting states, where these labels will evidence compliance with the model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings, enforced in accordance with the uniform administrative procedures. The commission may use receipts from the sale of labels to help defray the operating expenses of the commission.

j. Assist and support compacting states' investigations into and resolutions of consumer complaints which relate to industrialized/modular buildings constructed in one compacting state and sited in another compacting state.

k. Borrow, accept or contract for the services of personnel from any state or the United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, from any interstate agency, or from any institution, association, person, firm or corporation.

l. Accept for any of its purposes and functions under this compact any and all donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, conditional or otherwise, from any state or the United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, from any interstate agency, or from any institution, person, firm or corporation, and may receive, utilize and dispose of the same.

m. Establish and maintain such facilities as may be necessary for the transacting of its business. The commission may acquire, hold, and convey real or personal property and any interest therein.

n. Enter into contracts and agreements, including but not limited to, interim reciprocal agreements with noncompacting states.

L.1991,c.457,s.8.