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 104 STAT. 748 PUBLIC LAW 101-391—SEPT. 25, 1990 Federal "(b) COMPILATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MASTER LiST.—(1) Not R^ter, later than 60 days after the expiration of the 2-year period referred publication. ^ jj^ subsection (a), the Director shall compile and publish in the Federal Register a national master list of all of the places of public accommodation affecting commerce located in each State that meet the requirements of the guidelines described in section 29, and shall distribute such list to each agency of the Federal Government and take steps to make the employees of such agencies aware of its existence and contents. "(2) The Director shall periodically update the national master list compiled pursuant to paragraph (1) to reflect changes in the State lists submitted to the Director pursuant to subsection (a), and shall periodically redistribute the updated master list to each agency of the Federal Government. "(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'agency' has the meaning given to it under section 5701(1) of title 5, United States Code. "FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL GUIDEUNES FOR PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION 15 USC 2225. "SEC. 29. (a) (CONTENTS OF GUIDELINES.— The guidelines referred to in sections 28 and 30 consist of— "(1) a requirement that hard-wired, single-station smoke detectors be installed in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard 74 in each guest room in each place of public accommodation affecting commerce; and "(2) a requirement that an automatic sprinkler system be installed in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard 13 or 13-R, whichever is appropriate, in each place of public accommodation affecting commerce except those places that are 3 stories or lower. "(b) EFFECT ON STATE AND LOCAL LAW. —The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the power of any State or political subdivision thereof to implement or enforce any law, rule, regulation, or standard concerning fire prevention and control. "(c) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: "(1) The term 'smoke detector' means an alarm that is designed to respond to the presence of visible or invisible particles of combustion. "(2) The term 'automatic sprinkler system' means an electronically supervised, integrated system of piping to which sprinklers are attached in a systematic pattern, and which, when activated by heat from a fire, will protect human lives by discharging water over the fire area, and by providing appropriate warning signals (to the extent such signals are required by Federal, State, or local laws or regulations) through the building's fire alarm system, " DISSEMINATION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL INFORMATION 15 USC 2226. "SEC. 30. The Director, acting through the Administrator, is authorized to take steps to encourage the States to promote the use of automatic sprinkler systems and automatic smoke detection systems, and to disseminate to the maximum extent possible information on the life safety value and use of such systems. Such steps may

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