An Act To Provide Options to Municipalities Concerning the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1416
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H623 (House)
Amends: 10 MRSA §9724

HOUSEAMENDMENT "it" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A'; to H.P. 1042, 
L.D. 1416, Bill, "An Act To Provide Options to Municipalities Concerning the Maine 
Uniform Building and Energy Code" 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in subsection 1 in the 4th line (page 2, line 6 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "4,000" and inserting the following: '10,000' 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in subsection 1 in the 6th line (page 2, line 8 in 
amendment) by striking out the following: "4,000" and inserting the following: '10,000' 
Amend the amendment in section 5 in subsection I-A in the first line in the headnote 
(page 2, line 12 in amendment) by striking out the following: "up to 4,000" and inserting 
the following: 'of 5,000 to 10,000' 
Amend the amendment in section 5 in subsection I-A in the first line (page 2, line 12 
in amendment) by striking out the following: "up to 4,000" and inserting the following: 
'5,000 to 10,000' 
Amend the amendment in section 5 in subsection I-A in the 2nd and 3rd lines from 
the end (page 2, lines 17 and 18 in amendment) by striking out the following: "4,000 or 
fewer" and inserting the following: '5,000 to 10,000' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§I-B is enacted to read: 
I-B. Municipalities with fewer than 5,000 residents. A municipality with fewer 
than 5,000 residents may adopt a local building code, the Maine Uniform Building Code, 
the Maine Uniform Energy Code or the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. A 
municipality with fewer than 5,000 residents may choose not to adopt a building code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or Title 25, chapter 314, the 
provisions of the Maine Unifo~ Building Code, the Maine Uniform Energy Code or the 
Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code do not apply in a municipality that has fewer 
than 5,000 residents except to the extent the municipality has adopted that code pursuant 
to this subsection.' 
Amend the amendment in section 6 in the first paragraph in the '2nd line (page 2, line 
in amendment) by striking out the following: "4,000" and inserting the following: 
'10,000' 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" fJ:, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1042, L.D. 1416 
Amend the amendment in section 6 in the first paragraph in the 4th line (page 2, line 
in amendment) by striking out the following: "4,000" and inserting the following: 
'10,000' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the threshold for municipalities that must adopt the Maine 
Uniform Building and Energy Code from municipalities with more than 4,000 residents, 
as proposed in Committee Amendment "A," to municipalities with more than 10,000 
residents. It changes the threshold for municipalities that may not adopt or enforce a 
building code other than the Maine Uniform Building Code, the Maine Uniform Energy 
Code or the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code from municipalities with up to 
4,000 residents, as proposed in Committee Amendment "A," to municipalities with 5,000 
to 10,000 residents. It provides that municipalities with fewer than 5,000 residents may 
adopt a local building code, the Maine Unifonn Building Code, the Maine Uniform 
Energy Code or the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code or may choose not to 
adopt a building code. ~ 
SPONSORED BY, ~."..--­
(Representative COTTA) 
TOWN: China 
HOUSE AMENDMENT