An Act To Create Efficiencies in the Administration and Enforcement of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1787
Committee Amendment CA_A_H892 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1312, L.D. 1787, Bill, "An Act To 
Create Efficiencies in the Administration and Enforcement of the Maine Uniform 
Building and Energy Code" 
Amend the bill in section 6 by striking out all of subsection 2 and inserting the 
following: 
'2. Training program standards; implementation. The committee shall direct the 
training coordinator of the Bw-ea1:l Division of Building Codes and Standards, established 
in Title 25, section 2372, to develop a training program for municipal building officials, 
local code enforcement officers and 3rd-party inspectors. The Executive Department, 
State Planning Office, pursuant to Title 30-A, section 4451, subsection 3-A, shall 
implement the training and certification program established under this chapter.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 7, 8 and 11. 
Amend the bill in section 12 in §2372 in subsection 2 in paragraph A in the first 2 
lines (page 3, lines 12 and 13 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "eertified in building 
standards f.lw-suant to Title 30 fiL, seetion 4451, subseetion 2 A, f.laragr~h E," and 
inserting the following: 'certified in building standards pursuant to Title 30-A, section 
4451, subsection 2-A, paragraph E,' 
Amend the bill in section 14 in §2374 by striking out all of the indented paragraph 
and inserting the following: 
'The Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund, referred to in this section as "the 
fund," is established within the Department of Public Safety to fund the activities of the 
bureau division under this chapter and the activities of the board under Title 10, chapter 
1103 and the Executive Department, State Planning Office under Title 30-A, section 
4451, subsection 3-A. Revenue for this fund is provided by the surcharge established by 
section 2450-A. The Department of Public Safety and the Executive Department, State 
Planning Office shall together determine an amount to be transferred annually from the 
fund for training and certification under Title 30-A, section 4451, subsection 3-A to the 
Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund established in Title 30-A, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1312, L.D. 1787 
section 4451, subsection 3-B. Any balance of the fund may not lapse, but must be carried 
forward as a continuing account to be expended for the same purpose in the following 
fiscal year.' 
Amend the bill in section 15 in §2450-A in the indented paragraph in the 5th and 6th 
lines (page 4, lines 22 and 23 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "1103, and" and 
inserting the following: '1103,' 
Amend the bill in section 15 in §2450-A in the indented paragraph in the 7th and 8th 
lines (page 4, lines 24 and 25 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "and the aetivities of 
the B*eeHtive Department, State Planning Offiee Hnder Title 30 A, seetion 4451, 
s*>seetion 3 A" and inserting the following: 
'and the activities of the Executive 
Department, State Planning Office under Title 30-A, section 4451, subsection 3-A' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 18 the following: 
'Sec. 19. Report on transition; authority to report out a bill. No later than 
January 15,2014, the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal shall 
provide a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over labor, commerce, research and economic development matters that details the 
transition of the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board to the Office of the State 
Fire Marshal and that provides an update on the funding for the operation of the board 
and the training program for municipal building officials, local code enforcement officers 
and 3rd-party inspectors. 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over labor, commerce, research and economic development matters is 
authorized to report out a bill concerning the details of this report to the Second Regular 
Session of the 126th Legislature. 
Sec. 20. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Building Codes and Standards Z073 
Initiative: Eliminates one Director, Bureau of Building Codes and Standards position. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Bureau of Building Codes and Standards Z073 
2011-12 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
(1.000) 
($89,895) 
($89,895) 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Public Safety License Inspector Supervisor position 
from 100% Fire Marshal - Office program to 50% Fire Marshal - Office program and 
50% Bureau of Building Codes and Standards program. 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2011-12 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
0.500 
$48,795 
$48,795 
Fire Marshal - Office of 0327 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Public Safety License Inspector Supervisor position 
from 100% Fire Marshal - Office program to 50% Fire Marshal - Office program and 
50% Bureau of Building Codes and Standards program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2011-12 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
(0.500) 
($48,795) 
($48,795) 
2012-13 
($89,895) 
($89,895) 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes provisions in the bill that are also included in the 
Governor's 2nd supplemental budget that transfer the duties and responsibilities of the 
State Planning Office to the Department of Economic and Community Development, 
Office of Community Development. It also removes provisions in the bill that proposed 
to address an inconsistency in the threshold for municipal populations to which the 
provisions of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code apply, as the resolution of 
this inconsistency is addressed in Legislative Document 1619, "An Act To Resolve 
Conflicts in the Implementation of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code." The 
amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/30/12 ;tvac:. 
LD 1787 
LR2559(02) 
An Act To Create Efficiencies in the Administration and Enforcement of the Maine Uniform Building 
and Energy Code 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (~-<gqd..) 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY20U-12 
FY 2012-13 
$0 
($89,895) 
$0 
($36,518) 
Projections 
FY 2013-14 
($92,664) 
($36,518) 
Projections 
FY 2014-15 
($95,518) 
($36,518) 
This legislation eliminates the Bureau of Building Codes and Standards program within the Department of Public 
Safety and moves its authority and responsibilities to a new division created in the Office of the State Fire Marshal 
within the Department of Public Safety. The bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds deallocation of$89,895 in 
fiscal year 2012-13 to the Department of Public Safety as a result of the elimination of the Bureau Director position. 
One half of the cost of a Public Safety License Inspector Supervisor position is transferred from the Office of the State 
Fire Marshal to the new division. The bill also reduces the transfer of the costs of a Planner II position from the State 
Planning office to the Bureau by $36,518 in fiscal year 2012-13. 
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