(a) Because of the manner of construction, assembly, and use of manufactured homes and their systems, components, and appliances (including heating, plumbing, and electrical systems), these types of dwellings may, like other finished products having concealed vital parts, present hazards to the health, life, and safety of persons and to the safety of property unless properly manufactured. In the sale of manufactured homes, there is also the possibility of defects not readily ascertainable when inspected by purchasers. Accordingly, it is the policy and purpose of this state to provide protection to the public against those possible hazards and, for that purpose, to forbid the manufacture and sale of new manufactured homes which are not so constructed as to provide reasonable safety and protection to their owners and users.

(b) The Commissioner is authorized and directed to investigate and examine engineering and construction practices and techniques; the properties of construction materials used in the construction and assembly of manufactured homes; electrical, plumbing, heating, and other systems and appliances used in manufactured homes; fire prevention and protective techniques; and other measures to promote the safety of persons and property and to protect the health of users of manufactured homes.

(c) The Commissioner is authorized and empowered to issue and promulgate all rules and procedures which in his judgment are necessary and desirable to make effective the construction standards so established.

(d) The Commissioner is authorized and empowered to contract or enter into cooperative agreements with any agency, department, or instrumentality of the United States; any agency, board, department, or commission of this state; any county, municipality, or local government of the state, or any combination of same; any public or private corporation, firm, or any persons whatsoever; or any public authority, agency, commission, or institution, as may be necessary to implement his responsibilities under this part, to further the stated policy and purposes thereof, or to participate in the enforcement of manufactured home construction and safety standards which may be promulgated pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.