Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9721, sub-§§3 and 4 are enacted to read:
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶¶J and K, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 699, §6, are amended to read:
J. In the adoption and amendment of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, ensure that nontraditional or experimental construction, including but not limited to straw bale and earth berm construction, is permissible under the code; and
K. In the adoption and amendment of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, ensure that building materials from local sawmills, including but not limited to nongraded lumber, are permissible under the code . ; and
Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶L is enacted to read:
L. Adopt, amend and maintain the Maine Uniform Building Code and the Maine Uniform Energy Code.
Sec. 4. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. A, §7, is further amended to read:
Sec. 5. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
Sec. 6. 25 MRSA §2373, first ¶, as amended by PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. A, §12, is further amended to read:
Beginning December 1, 2010, the The code must be enforced in a municipality that has more than 2,000 4,000 residents and that has adopted any building code by August 1, 2008. Beginning July 1, 2012, the code must be enforced in a municipality that has more than 2,000 4,000 residents and that has not adopted any building code by August 1, 2008. The code must be enforced through inspections that comply with the code through any of the following means:’
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill. It changes the threshold for municipalities that must adopt the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code from municipalities with more than 2,000 residents to municipalities with more than 4,000 residents. It requires the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board to adopt, amend and maintain an individual uniform statewide building code and a uniform statewide energy code that municipalities up to 4,000 residents may choose to adopt. If a municipality with up to 4,000 residents chooses to adopt a building code or an energy code it must adopt the statewide version adopted by the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board, or it may adopt the entire Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. A municipality with up to 4,000 residents may choose to have no code.