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17-28-102. Construction and exemptions — Definition.

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17-28-102. Construction and exemptions — Definition.

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17-28-102. Construction and exemptions — Definition. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (1) The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation by any public utility, as that term is defined by § 23-1-101(9)(A), by any rural electric association or cooperative, or by any municipally owned utility, of any transmission or distribution lines or facilities incidental to their business and covered under other nationally recognized safety standards or to any other such activity when performed by any duly authorized employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of any such public utility, association, cooperative, or municipally owned utility; (2) The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation by any industry, as that term is defined in subsection (f) of this section, of any electric conductors or equipment or facilities incidental to their business and covered under other nationally recognized safety standards or to any other such activity when performed by any duly authorized employee of any such industry; (3) The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation of telephone equipment, computer systems, or satellite systems by a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the telecommunications or information systems industry when such activities involve low-voltage work exclusively for communication of data, voice, or other signaling purposes, including fire alarm systems, security systems, and environmental control systems that are not an integral part of a telecommunications system; (4) The construction, installation, maintenance, repair, or renovation of any nonresidential farm building or structure; (5) The construction and manufacture of manufactured homes covered by the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.; and (6) Any industry, as that term is defined in subsection (f) of this section, or group of industries under common ownership or control, with assets in this state of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) or more, provided that the exemption provided in this subdivision (a)(6) shall only apply to projects commenced between July 1, 2001, and December 31, 2003. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an individual to hold a license before doing electrical work on his or her primary residence except as otherwise required by state law, rules, regulations, or local ordinances. The exemption from compliance with the licensing standards shall not be referred to in any way and shall not be any evidence of the lack of negligence or the exercise of due care by a party at a trial of any civil action to recover damages by any party. (c)(1) Any holder of a state-issued heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration, or HVACR, license may run line voltage power wiring in compliance with the state electric code from a disconnect box to an outdoor HVACR unit within a distance not to exceed ten feet (10') from any point of the HVACR equipment without obtaining an electrician's license as required by this chapter. (2) Any person licensed by the Commission on Water Well Construction pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Water Well Construction Act, § 17-50-101 et seq., and subject to that commission's rules and to the National Electrical Code may run power and control wiring from an existing disconnect box to water well equipment without obtaining an electrician's license as required by this chapter. Nothing in this subdivision (c)(2) shall be construed to allow a licensed water well installer or contractor to alter the existing electrical service to any building or structure. (d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as repealing, modifying, or affecting in any way the provisions of § 17-25-101 et seq. (e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an employee of a hospital to hold a license in order to perform minor repairs or make minor alterations to existing electrical facilities during the normal performance of his or her duties with a hospital licensed by the Department of Health. (f) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “industry” means manufacturing, processing and refining facilities, warehouses, distribution facilities, repair and maintenance facilities, agricultural facilities, and corporate and management offices located on industrial sites.

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42 U.S.C. § 5401 — Findings and purposes

**(a) Findings** Congress finds that— (1) manufactured housing plays a vital role in meeting the housing needs of the Nation; and (2) manufactured homes provide a significant resource for affordable homeownership and rental housing accessible to all Americans. **(b) Purposes** The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to protect the quality, durability, safety, and affordability of manufactured homes; (2) to facilitate the availability of affordable manufactured homes and to increase homeownership for all Americans; (3) to provide for the establishment of practical, uniform, and, to the extent possible, performance-based Federal construction standards for manufactured homes; (4) to encourage innovative and cost-effective construction techniques for manufactured homes; (5) to protect residents of manufactured homes with respect to personal injuries and the amount of insurance costs and property damages in manufactured housing, consistent with the other purposes of this section; (6) to establish a balanced consensus process for the development, revision, and interpretation of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes and related regulations for the enforcement of such standards; (7) to ensure uniform and effective enforcement of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes; and (8) to ensure that the public interest in, and need for, affordable manufactured housing is duly considered in all determinations relating to the Federal standards and their enforcement.

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42 U.S.C. § 5401 — Findings and purposes

Page 6548 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 5401 115–254, shall be available for eligible adminis- trative costs of the grantee related to any dis- aster relief funding identified in this section without regard to the particular disaster appro- priation from which such funds originated. (Pub. L. 116–20, title XI, § 1101(b), June 6, 2019, 133 Stat. 900.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–383, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 633. Title I of the Act is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables. Section 420 of division L of Public Law 114–113, re- ferred to in text, is section 420 of Pub. L. 114–113, div. L, title IV, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2907, which is not classified to the Code. Section 145 of division C of Public Law 114–223, re- ferred to in text, is section 145 of Pub. L. 114–223, div. C, Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 916, which is not classified to the Code. Section 192 of division C of Public Law 114–223 (as added by section 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254), referred to in text, is section 192 of Pub. L. 114–223, div. C, as added by Pub. L. 114–254, div. A, § 101(3), Dec. 10, 2016, 130 Stat. 1019, which is not classi- fied to the Code. Section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, re- ferred to in text, is section 421 of Pub. L. 115–31, div. K, title IV, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 796, which is not classi- fied to the Code. The heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban De- velopment—Community Planning and Development— Community Development Fund’’ of division B of Public Law 115–56, referred to in text, can be found at Pub. L.

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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities

17-25-101. Definition. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]

17-25-101. Definition. [Effective until July 1, 2020.] (a)(1) As used in this chapter, “contractor” means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, or other organization, or any combination thereof, that for a fixed price, commission, fee, or wage attempts to or submits a bid to construct or demolish, or contracts or undertakes to construct or demolish, or assumes charge, in a supervisory capacity or otherwise, or manages the construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or repair, or has or have constructed, erected, altered, demolished, or repaired, under his or her, their, or its direction, any building, apartment, condominium, highway, sewer, utility, grading, or any other improvement or structure on public or private property for lease, rent, resale, public access, or similar purpose, except single-family residences, when the cost of the work to be done, or done, in the State of Arkansas by the contractor, including, but not limited to, labor and materials, is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more. (2) However, when a person or an entity acts as a contractor in the construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or repair of his or her own or its own property, such action shall not result in the person's or entity's being required to obtain a license, but the person or entity shall comply with all other provisions of this chapter. (b) However, the fifty-thousand-dollar exception shall not apply to any project of construction in which any of the construction work necessary to complete the project, except any in-progress change orders, is divided into separate contracts of amounts less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), a purpose being to circumvent the provisions of this chapter. (c) It is the intention of this definiti

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-25-101

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17-25-101. Definition. [Effective July 1, 2020.]

17-25-101. Definition. [Effective July 1, 2020.] (a)(1) As used in this chapter, “contractor” means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, or other organization, or any combination thereof, that for a fixed price, commission, fee, or wage attempts to or submits a bid to construct or demolish, or contracts or undertakes to construct or demolish, or assumes charge, in a supervisory capacity or otherwise, or manages the construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or repair, or has or have constructed, erected, altered, demolished, or repaired, under his or her, their, or its direction, any building, apartment, condominium, highway, sewer, utility, grading, or any other improvement or structure on public or private property for lease, rent, resale, public access, or similar purpose, except single-family residences, when the cost of the work to be done, or done, in the State of Arkansas by the contractor, including, but not limited to, labor and materials, is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more. (2) However, when a person or an entity acts as a contractor in the construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or repair of his or her own or its own property, such action shall not result in the person's or entity's being required to obtain a license, but the person or entity shall comply with all other provisions of this chapter. (b) However, the fifty-thousand-dollar exception shall not apply to any project of construction in which any of the construction work necessary to complete the project, except any in-progress change orders, is divided into separate contracts of amounts less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), a purpose being to circumvent the provisions of this chapter. (c) It is the intention of this definition to

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-25-101

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17-50-101. Title.

17-50-101. Title. This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas Water Well Construction Act”.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-50-101

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23-1-101. Definitions.

23-1-101. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Affiliated interest with a public utility” includes the following: (A) Every corporation and person owning or holding directly or indirectly twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the voting securities of the public utility; (B) Every corporation or person in any chain of successive ownership, or holding, of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the voting securities of that public utility; (C) Every corporation, twenty-five percent (25%) or more of whose voting securities is owned by any person or corporation owning twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the voting securities of the public utility or is owned by any person or corporation in any chain of successive ownership of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the voting securities; and (D) Every person who is an officer or director of that public utility or of any corporation in any chain of successive ownership or holding of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the voting securities of the public utility; (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Public Service Commission or the Arkansas Department of Transportation with respect to the particular public utilities and matters over which each agency has jurisdiction; (3) “Commissioner” means one (1) of the commissioners of the Arkansas Public Service Commission with respect to the particular public utilities and matters over which that commission has jurisdiction; (4) “Corporation” includes without limitation a private corporation, an association, a joint-stock association, a business trust, an electric cooperative corporation, and a limited liability company providing service for charge or compensation in any area or from any facility for which the commission has granted a

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-1-101

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