Idea for taking care of the NFPA's finances if the NEC should become something of public record...
As cities & municipalities adopt the NEC into it's rules regarding electrical installations, have a, oh lets just say $5 NFPA access surcharge on electrical permits, that actually goes back to the NFPA to cover their costs.. Kind of a licensing agreement for use of the NEC between the city & the NFPA.. With this $5, access to the locally adopted version of the NEC, plus local ammendments, will be made available via internet for the duration of the permit.. Your permit# plus a code printed on the permit would be the password.
If the cities can pay the "red light camera" manufacturers (private companies) to write money-orders to the public for them... why cant they pay the NFPA (private company) for their information as well??
-Randy
