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S.F. No. 2857 - Regulation of Bioprocess Piping
Author: Senator Linda Scheid
Prepared by: John C. Fuller, Senate Counsel (651/296-3914)
Date: March 13, 2006

Section 1 classifies as nonpublic data all data regarding the material production processes, including the bioprocess system's structural design and layout.

Section 2 provides that regulation over bioprocess piping is with the Department of Labor and Industry.

Section 3 requires that the state building code contain the special provisions contained in new paragraph (m). Those special provisions include trade secret and nonpublic data classification regarding production processes, a definition of bioprocess piping, limitations on a municipality's ability to impose fees, and regulation by the Department of Labor and Industry.

Section 4 includes bioprocess piping within the definition of high pressure piping subject to regulation by the Department of Labor and Industry.

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