(1) (a) No later than January 1, 2027, a person responsible for a school facility shall perform a pressure test on fifty percent (50%) of the natural gas piping systems in the school facility. The test must be performed and results reported to the facility’s natural gas supplier before the beginning of the school year for the 2027-2028 academic year. (b) No later than January 1, 2028, a person responsible for a school facility shall perform a pressure test on the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the natural gas piping systems in the school facility that were not tested as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection. The test must be performed and results reported to the facility’s natural gas supplier before the beginning of the school year for the 2028-2029 academic year.
(a) No later than January 1, 2027, a person responsible for a school facility shall perform a pressure test on fifty percent (50%) of the natural gas piping systems in the school facility. The test must be performed and results reported to the facility’s natural gas supplier before the beginning of the school year for the 2027-2028 academic year.
(b) No later than January 1, 2028, a person responsible for a school facility shall perform a pressure test on the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the natural gas piping systems in the school facility that were not tested as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection. The test must be performed and results reported to the facility’s natural gas supplier before the beginning of the school year for the 2028-2029 academic year.
(2) After January 1, 2028, a person responsible for a school facility shall perform an annual pressure test on the natural gas piping system in the school facility. The test must be performed and results reported to the facility’s natural gas supplier before the beginning of the school year each academic year.
(3) After January 1, 2028, if the person responsible for one or more school facilities operates the facilities on a year-round calendar, the pressure test in each of those facilities must be conducted and reported to the facility’s natural gas supplier not later than July 1 of the year in which the pressure test is performed.
(4) A natural gas piping pressure test performed under a municipal code satisfies the pressure testing requirements prescribed by this section.