Resolve, Directing the Development of a Building Code and Building Rehabilitation Code Implementation Plan
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0677
Committee Amendment CA_A_S94 (Senate)

Majority 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 214, L.D. 677, "Resolve, Directing the 
Development of a Building Code and Building Rehabilitation Code Implementation Plan" 
Amend the resolve in section I in the first line (page I, line 1 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: 
"code and building rehabilitation code" and inserting the following: 
'codes' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 4th line (page 1, line 4 in L.D.) by inserting 
after the following: "Development" the following: ',the Department of Professional and 
Financial Regulation' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 9 (page 1, line 18 in 
L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'9. Identification of overlap between model codes and codes and standards listed in 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 9703;' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 12 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 23 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "; and" and inserting the following: ';' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 by inserting after subsection 12 the following: 
'13. Identification of the advantages and disadvantages of maintaining the current 
state fire code, the NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code, 2003 Edition, and the advantages and 
disadvantages of changing to the International Fire Code; 
14. Identification of measures that allow for preserving the artistic and architectural 
integrity of historic structures without unreasonable risk to life and safety; and' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 by renumbering the subsections to read consecutively. 
Amend the resolve in section 4 in the 3rd line from the end (page 2, line I in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "development" 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 214, L.D. 677 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. This amendment changes 
the resolve to include the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation in the 
group of agencies directed to develop a plan for implementing the Maine Model Building 
Code and the International Existing Building Code. It also includes a requirement that 
the agencies identify overlap between model codes and the codes and standards listed in 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 9703 and the advantages and disadvantages 
of maintaining the current state fire code or changing to the International Fire Code. It 
also requires the agencies to identify measures that allow for preserving the artistic and 
architectural integrity of historic structures without unreasonable risk to life and safety. 
II 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/02/07 p/ac:.. 
LD677 
LR 2443(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Development of a Building Code and Building Rehabilitation Code 
Implementation Plan 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A " 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
The additional costs associated with developing a plan for implementing the Maine Building Code and the 
International Existing Building Code can be absorbed by the State Planning Office, the Department of Public Safety, 
the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation and the Department of Economic and Community 
Development utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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