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2008 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 302
Offered January 9, 2008
Prefiled January 3, 2008
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 36-106.1, relating to the Uniform Statewide Building Code; use of diesel fuel or motor oil as release agent prohibited; penalty.
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Patron-- Nichols
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 36-106.1 as follows:

§ 36-106.1. Use of certain materials as release agent during construction; penalty.

Any person who uses diesel fuel or motor oil as a release agent for concrete forms during the construction of any building or structure is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

As used in this section, “release agent” means a material applied to wood or other mold surfaces used to mold concrete in order to facilitate the release of the concrete from the mold surface after the concrete has hardened.