CHAPTER 489

H.P. 1305 - L.D. 1865

An Act To Clarify the Time Period in Which Municipalities

Must File Notices of Intent with the State for Purposes of

Issuing Building Permits

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1742-B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 615, §1, is further amended to read:

§1742-B. Municipal building ordinances

The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services, referred to as "the bureau" in this section, shall provide written notification to the municipal manager or, in the absence of a manager, the first selectman of a state construction project or public improvement within the boundaries of that municipality as soon as practicable after beginning the schematic design process. If a municipality intends to review and issue building permits on state construction projects and public improvements, the municipality must file a notice of intent with the Department of Administration, Bureau of Public Improvements bureau no later than 45 days following receipt of notification by the bureau of the state construction project or public improvement. Once the required notice is filed, the projects and improvements to state- owned or leased buildings must comply with municipal ordinances governing the construction and alteration of buildings, provided that the municipal building code standards are as stringent as, or more stringent than, the code for state