An Act To Restore Uniformity to the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0977
Committee Amendment CA_B_H556 (House)
Amends: 10 MRSA §9722, 10 MRSA §97, 10 MRSA §9724

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·8" to H.P. 691, L.D. 977, Bill, "An Act To 
Restore Uniformity to the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. to MRS A §972t, sub-§§3 and 4, as corrected by RR 2011, c. 1, §9, are 
repealed. 
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ~K, as corrected by RR 2011, c. 1, § 10, is 
amended to read: 
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, ~, as corrected by RR 2011, c. I, § 11, is 
amended to read: 
L. In the adoption and amendment of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, 
adopt the standards for re~:idential basement wall insulation under the 2006 edition of 
the International Energy Conservation Code published by the International Code 
Council-;-aOO~ 
Sec. 4. 10 MRSA §97:!2, sub-§6, ~M, as reallocated by RR 2011, c. 1, § 12, is 
repealed.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 14 to 23 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §~'724, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 408, §5, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§1-B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 505, §l, is 
amended to read: 
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I-B. Residents. For the purposes of subsections subsection I and 1 A, "residents" 
does not include persons held at a correctional facility, as defined in Title 34-A, section 
1001, subsection 6, within the municipality. 
Sec. 4. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§I-C is enacted to read: 
l-C. Application; exemption. The Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code 
applies statewide. 
A. A municipality, regardless of size, may not adopt or enforce a building code other 
than the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. 
B. Notwithstanding paragraph A, a municipality does not have to enforce the Maine 
Uniform Building and Energy Code if: 
(1) It does not employ a building official; or 
(2) It has voted to not comply with the Maine Uniform Building and Energy 
Code due to a lack of financial resources. The exemption provided in this 
subparagraph does not apply if the State provides the municipality with sufficient 
funding necessary to assist the municipality with the enforcement provisions 
specified in Title 25, section 2373. 
Sec. 5. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2011, c. 582, §I, is further 
amended to read: 
5. Exception. This section does not prohibit the adoption or enforcement of an 
ordinance of any political subdivision that sets forth provisions for local enforcement of 
building codes. If such an ordinance does not provide for a process to appeal decisions 
made by building officials administering and enforcing the Maine Uniform Building 
Code, the Maine Uniform Energy Code or the Maine Uniform Building and Energy 
Code, an appeal may be taken in the same manner as provided under Title 30-A, section 
4103, subsection 5. This section does not prohibit the adoption or enforcement of an 
ordinance of any political subdivision that sets forth the swimming pool fencing 
standards, without amendment, contained in Appendix G of the 2nd edition of the 2009 
International Residential Code. 
A. The requirements of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code do not apply 
to: 
(1) Log homes or manufactured housing as defined in chapter 951; 
(2) Post and beam or timber frame construction; or 
(3) Warehouses or silos used to store harvested crops. 
Sec. 6. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 582, §2, is amended 
to read: 
6. Adoption by reference. The Maine Uniform Building Code, the Maiae Uaiform 
Eaergy Code and the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code may be adopted by 
reference by a municipality as specified in Title 30-A, section 3003.' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT~" to H.P. 691, L.D. 977 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. This amendment provides 
that the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code applies statewide and is the only 
building code that may be adopted or enforced in this State. As in the bill, a municipality 
of 2,000 or fewer residents is exempt from adopting or enforcing the Maine Uniform 
Building and Energy Code, but if such a municipality adopts a building code, it must be 
the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. This amendment allows a municipality to 
avoid enforcing the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code if it doesn't employ a 
building official or if it votes to not enforce the code due to a lack of financial resources, 
unless the State provides sufficient funding to allow the municipality to provide for 
enforcement. This amendment repeals the current law that defines a separate uniform 
building code and uniform energy code and removes references to those separate codes. 
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