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Energy performance building standards adopted by state
agencies shall must be coordinated with each other one another,
as far as practicable, so that similar activities and buildings
are treated in a similar way. The Commissioner of Economic and
Community Development commission shall assist other state
agencies in developing energy standards which that comply with
this section.

 
Sec. 6. 10 MRSA §1415-C, first ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 151, §3, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 7. 10 MRSA §1415-C, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 645, §4, is
further amended to read:

 
3. Multifamily structures. Effective January 1, 2004 2006,
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. 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.:

 
A.__Chapter 11 of the International Residential Code for
One- and Two-Family Dwellings adopted by the International
Code Council in 2003 or the 2003 edition of the
International Energy Conservation Code published by the
International Code Council; and

 
B. The standards adopted by ASHRAE in 2003 for ventilation
practices in residential low-rise building construction
entitled "Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in
Low-Rise Residential Buildings," commonly referred to as
ASHRAE 62.2-2003.

 
Sec. 8. 10 MRSA §1415-C, sub-§§4 and 5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 824,
Pt. A, §14, are further amended to read:

 
4. Waiver. A waiver from subsection 3 may be granted by the
commissioner commission on a case-by-case basis for instances of
renovation as defined by section 1413, subsection 15. In regards
to the renovation of historic buildings, a waiver is granted when
the Executive Director of the State Historic Preservation
Commission determines that adherence to the energy building
standards would result in irreparable damage to the historic
character of a building on the National Register of Historic
Places, eligible for nomination to the national register or
designated as a historic building by a certified municipal
historic preservation ordinance. In other instances, such as the


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