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An Act To Update a Reference Contained in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶L, as corrected by RR 2011, c. 1, §11, 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, as amended and published by the International Code Council; and
 
SUMMARY
Current law requires the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, Technical Building Codes and Standards Board to adopt, maintain and amend the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, using building codes published by the International Code Council or Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., or the Maine Model Building Code or the International Existing Building Code. This bill requires the board to use the most up-to-date version of the International Energy Conservation Code in adopting standards for residential basement wall insulation.