[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 85 (Friday, May 27, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WYOMING CONFERENCE OF BUILDING 
                               OFFICIALS

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                         HON. CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS

                               of wyoming

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 27, 2016

  Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the occasion of the 40th 
anniversary of the Wyoming Conference of Building Officials, to 
recognize the leadership of the Wyoming Chapter of the International 
Code Council (ICC) that develops and publishes the model building, 
safety and energy efficiency model codes used in my home state of 
Wyoming, and each of the other 49 states.
   Confidence in building safety is achieved through the devotion of 
vigilant guardians--building safety and fire prevention officials, 
architects, engineers, builders, tradespeople, laborers and others in 
the construction industry who work year-round to ensure the safe 
construction of the buildings in which we live and work.
   Thirty-one people from eighteen cities across the state of Wyoming 
attended the very first meeting of the newly formed Wyoming Association 
of Building Officials on January 23, 1976 in Gillette, Wyoming. The 
following inaugural officers were elected at that first meeting in 
Gillette: President Ralph Rock, Building Inspector, Gillette, WY; Vice 
President Joe Keefer, Building Inspector, Douglas, WY; Secretary-
Treasurer Thomas W. Chambers, Cody, WY; Director R.G. Patton, Building 
Inspector, Cody, WY; and J.J. Ireland, Building Inspector, Cheyenne, 
WY.
   Over the past forty years the Wyoming Conference of Building 
Officials has provided continuing education for design professionals, 
fire service and the public. It has provided more than $18,000 in 
scholarships to Wyoming residents to attend the International Code 
Council's Annual Conference to learn more on the latest building 
standards and codes. And, it has published numerous articles in the 
Building Safety Journal.
   The current Board of the Wyoming Conference of Building officials--
President Keith Bowar of Campbell County, WY; Vice President Lyle 
Murdock of Wright, WY; Treasurer Billy Nunn of Jackson, WY; Director 
Matt Allred of Guernsey, WY; Director Ken Rogers of Gillette, WY; and 
Past President Bruce Wilson of Cheyenne, WY, currently represent 90 
members across 48 jurisdictions.
   I would like to thank the thousands of men and women who work every 
day to make sure our country's buildings comply with the most updated 
building and fire safety codes. And I would like to especially thank 
those hard working members of the Wyoming Conference of Building 
Officials, celebrating their 40th anniversary of service to the 
citizens of the great state of Wyoming.

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