An Act To Restore Uniformity to the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0977
Committee Amendment CA_A_H555 (House)
Amends: 10 MRSA §9722, 10 MRSA §9724

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/t,, 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 insetting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 10 MRS A §9721, sub-§§3 and 4, as corrected by RR 2011, c. I, §9, are 
repealed. 
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ~K, as corrected by RR 2011, c. I, §1O, 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 petmissible under the code; and 
Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ~, as corrected by RR 20 11, c. I, § II, is 
amended to read: 
L. In the adoption and amendment of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, 
adopt the standards for residential basement wall insulation under the 2006 edition of 
the International Energy Conservation Code published by the International Code 
Councilt-aHtl~ 
Sec. 4. 10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ~, as reallocated by RR 2011, c. 1, § 12, is 
repealed.' 
Amend the bill by strikin g out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 14 to 23 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §~~724, sub-§I-A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 408, §5, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §9724, sUb-§I-B, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 505, §1, is 
amended to read: 
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I-B. Residents. For the purposes of silbseetions subsection 1 and I 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: 
I-C. Application. The Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code applies statewide. 
A municipality, regardless of size, may not adopt or enforce a building code other than 
the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. 
Sec. 5. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2011, c. 582, §1, 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 Beilding 
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: 
(I) 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 Maine Uniform 
Energy 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.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority 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 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A .. to H.P. 691, L.D. 977 
the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. This amendment repeals the current law 
that defines a separate unifonn building code and uniform energy code and removes 
references to those separate codes. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/17/13 
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LD977 
LR 1593(02) 
An Act To Restore Uniformity to the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code 
Fiscal Note for Bill a. Amended by Committee Amendment .~. C H -5 5 ~ 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Develop~ent 
State Mandates 
Required Activity 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
State Mandate - Unfunded 
Municipalities with more than 2000 residents will be required to enforce the Maine 
Uniform Building and Energy Code. The current threshold is 4000. 
Unit Affected 
Local Cost 
Municipality 
Insignificant 
limited scope 
The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine. Unless 
General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is 
amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding 
requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes. 
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