Emergency Communication Code Exemptions/Sanitary Board/401.

Added specific exemption criteria for apartment buildings under 75 feet with wood framing and fewer than 150 units, and for buildings under 12,000 square feet without basements.

Added provisions requiring the Building Code Council to adopt rules incorporating the new exemptions and specifying how existing systems in exempted buildings should be treated.

Added a sunset provision that expires when permanent rules become effective, and interim application provisions until those rules are adopted.

Removed amendment-specific formatting and signatures that were part of the amendment version but not needed in the final bill text.

Changed a numerical value from 'five' to '15' on page 3, line 49, though the specific context of this change is not fully visible in the provided diff.

Added Senate amendment header information including amendment number, page count, and signature lines for Senate approval.

Removed original House bill header information including filing date, bill number, and sponsor details.

Added requirement that vacancy appointments for sanitary district boards must be filled by a resident from the same residency district as the vacating commissioner.

Limited application of vacancy appointment provisions to sanitary districts providing water and sewer service in counties with more than 17 municipalities.

Removed committee substitute metadata including dates, sponsor information, and edition numbers from the final ratified version.

Changed document header from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Ratified Bill' and updated version number from v-4 to v-5.

Version number updated from H768-v-3 to H768-v-4, indicating this is the fourth edition of the bill.

Added 'Fourth Edition Engrossed 6/23/25' to the header, updating the bill's publication date.

House Bill page number updated from 3 to 4 in the header.

Added new provisions regarding vacancy appointments for certain sanitary boards, including requirements for single-member residency districts and staggered four-year terms.

Added statutory requirements for the Department of Environmental Quality's handling of applications for 401 certifications for projects eligible for nationwide or regional permits.

Expanded the treatment of existing systems in exempted buildings to include specific disconnection procedures for fire alarm integration, power sources, and antenna systems.

Revised fire code exemption language to specify 'R-2 Apartment Buildings of Type V construction' instead of the previous detailed height and unit count criteria.

Removed detailed exemption criteria including specific height limits (75 feet), unit counts (150 dwelling units), and gross floor area thresholds (12,000 square feet) for apartment buildings.

Changed references from 'Fire Prevention Code' to 'Fire Code' throughout the document for consistency and clarity.

Updated 'Emergency responder radio coverage requirements' to 'Emergency responder communication coverage requirements' to reflect broader terminology.

Expanded exemption eligibility from specific dwelling types to all buildings subject to the North Carolina Residential Code.

Clarified that existing emergency responder systems in exempted buildings may be deactivated rather than required to be removed.

Added language specifying that nonrequired systems may be described as 'obsolete' in addition to 'nonrequired or abandoned'.

Added 'Committee Substitute Favorable 4/17/25' designation indicating this is a revised version with committee amendments.