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An Act To Exempt Certain Agricultural Buildings from 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 published by the International Code Council; and
Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶M, as reallocated by RR 2011, c. 1, §12, is amended to read:
 
M. Adopt, amend and maintain the Maine Uniform Building Code and the Maine Uniform Energy Code.; and
Sec. 3.  10 MRSA §9722, sub-§6, ¶N  is enacted to read:
 
N.  In the adoption and amendment of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, ensure that buildings used to house livestock or harvested crops are not subject to the code.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, Technical Building Codes and Standards Board, the entity responsible for maintenance of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, to exempt buildings used to house livestock or harvested crops from the code.