| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1415-C, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 246, §7, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §1415-C, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 246, §8, | | is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §1415-C, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 818, §4, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 10 MRSA §1415-C, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 151, §4, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Multifamily structures. Effective January 1, 2004, in | | addition to conforming to the requirements of this section, any | | new construction or renovation of a conditioned space in any | | residential building of more than 2 dwelling units must conform | to ASHRAE Standard 62-2001 and ASHRAE Standard 90.1, 2001 | | 2001. For the purposes of this subsection, compliance with the | | 2003 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code | | published by the International Code Council constitutes | | compliance with ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 10 MRSA §1415-D, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 151, §5, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | Except as provided in this section, new construction or | | substantial renovation of any commercial or institutional | | building undertaken after January 1, 2004 must conform to ASHRAE | | Standard 62-2001 and ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001 under any of the | | compliance methods specified in the standards. For the purpose | | of this section compliance with the 2003 edition of the | | International Energy Conservation Code published by the | | International Code Council constitutes compliance with ASHRAE | | Standard 90.1-2001. For the purpose of this section, | | "substantial renovation" means any renovation for which the cost | | exceeds 50% of the building's current value prior to renovation. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 35-A MRSA §121 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 1.__Development; rules.__The commission shall adopt by rule a | | model building energy code, including a ventilation code, that is | | consistent with any other model building codes adopted by the | | State and with the building energy standards established in Title | | 10, section 1415-C, subsection 3 and section 1415-D.__The | | commission shall ensure that the model code is not inconsistent | | with any other applicable state code or standard, including, but |
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