“Commission” means the Interstate Industrialized/Modular Buildings Commission.

“Industrialized/modular building” means any building which is of closed construction; that is, constructed in such a manner that concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected at the site without disassembly, damage or destruction, and which is made or assembled in manufacturing facilities off the building site for installation, or assembly and installation on the building site. “Industrialized/modular building” includes, but is not limited to, modular housing which is factory-built single-family and multifamily housing, including closed wall panelized housing, and other modular nonresidential buildings. “Industrialized/modular building” does not include any structure subject to the requirements of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq.).

“Interim reciprocal agreement” means a formal reciprocity agreement between a noncompacting state wherein the noncompacting state agrees that labels evidencing compliance with the model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings, as authorized in Article VIII, section 8, shall be accepted by the state and its subdivisions to permit installation and use of industrialized/modular buildings. Further, the noncompacting state agrees that by legislation or regulation, and appropriate enforcement by uniform administrative procedures, the noncompacting state requires all industrialized/modular building manufacturers within that state to comply with the model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings.

“Model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings” means the construction standards adopted by the commission, after consideration of any recommendations from the rules development committee, which govern the design, manufacture, handling, storage, delivery and installation of industrialized/modular buildings and building components. The construction standards and any amendments thereof shall conform insofar as practicable to model building codes and referenced standards generally accepted and in use throughout the United States.

“State” means a state of the United States, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

“Uniform administrative procedures” means the procedures adopted by the commission, after consideration of any recommendations from the rules development committee, which state and local officials and other parties in one state will utilize to assure state and local officials and other parties in other states of the substantial compliance of industrialized/modular building construction with the construction standard of requirements of those other states; to assess the adequacy of building systems; and to verify and assure the competency and performance of evaluation and inspection agencies.

L.1991,c.457,s.2.