1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the building code; modifying requirements 
  1.3             of bleacher safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 
  1.4             Supplement, section 16B.616, subdivision 3. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  1.7   16B.616, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 3.  [SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.] In places of public 
  1.9   accommodation using bleacher seating, all bleachers or bleacher 
  1.10  open spaces over 30 50 inches above grade or the floor below, 
  1.11  must conform to the following safety requirements: 
  1.12     (1) the open space between bleacher footboards, seats, and 
  1.13  guardrails must not exceed four inches, unless approved safety 
  1.14  nets are installed, except that bleachers already in existence 
  1.15  as of December 31, 1999, with open spaces not exceeding nine 
  1.16  inches, are exempt from the requirement of this clause; 
  1.17     (2) bleachers must have vertical perimeter guardrails with 
  1.18  no more than four-inch rail spacing between vertical rails or 
  1.19  other approved guardrails that address climbability and are 
  1.20  designed to prevent accidents; and 
  1.21     (3) the state building official shall determine whether the 
  1.22  safety nets and guardrail climbability meet the requirements of 
  1.23  the alternate design section of the State Building Code.  All 
  1.24  new bleachers manufactured, installed, sold, or distributed 
  1.25  after January August 1, 2001, must comply with the State 
  2.1   Building Code in effect and clauses (1), (2), and (3).