PUBLIC LAW 101-391—SEPT. 25, 1990 104 STAT. 747 Public Law 101-391 101st Congress An Act To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to allow for the development and issuance of guidelines concerning the use and installation of automatic sprinkler systems and smoke detectors in places of public accommodation affecting commerce, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990". SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress finds that— (1) more than 400 Americans have lost their lives in multistory hotel fires over the last 5 years; (2) when properly installed and maintained, automatic sprinklers and smoke detectors provide the most effective safeguards against the loss of life and property from fire; (3) automatic sprinklers and smoke detectors should supplement and not supplant other fire protection measures, including existing requirements for fire resistive walls and fire retardant furnishings; (4) some State and local governments and the hotel industry need to act more rapidly to require the installation and use of automatic sprinkler systems in hotels; and (5) through the United States Fire Administration and the Center for Fire Research, the Federal Government has helped to develop and promote the use of residential sprinkler systems and other means of fire prevention and control. 0)) PURPOSE. —It is the purpose of this Act to save lives and protect property by promoting fire and life safety in hotels, motels, and all places of public accommodation affecting commerce. SEC. 3. HOTEL AND MOTEL FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: "LISTINGS OF CERTIFIED PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION "SEC. 28. (a) SUBMISSIONS BY STATES.- ^1) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, each State shall, under procedures formulated by the Director, submit to the Director a list of those places of public accommodation affecting commerce located in the State which the Governor of the State or his designee certifies meet the requirements of the guidelines described in section 29. "(2) The Director shall formulate procedures under which each State shall periodically update the list submitted pursuant to paragraph (1). Sept. 25, 1990 [H.R. 94] Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990. 15 USC 2201 note. 15 USC 2201 note. State and local governments. 15 USC 2224. 39-189 O - 90 (391)
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