1392                               Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 662

personnel designated by it to act as its agents, determine whether
a proposed industrialized building or mobile home meets the stand-
ards contained in the Department's regulations. Such determination
shall include not only the evaluation and testing of the building or
mobile home, but also the quality control system at the factory of
origin and at the building site. The Department shall maintain a
program of adequate inspection and upon favorable determination,
the Department shall certify the building or mobile home for the
prescribed area. If a problem arises which is limited to a particular
locality in the State, the Department shall, if practicable, hold a
public hearing in that locality. If the Secretary determines, after
public hearing, that the standards for industrialized buildings or
mobile homes prescribed by statute, rule or regulation of another
state are at least equal to the regulations prescribed under this Act,
and that such standards are actually adequately enforced by such
other State, he may provide by regulation that such buildings ap-
proved by the other states shall be entitled to certification by the
Department.

(b) Any person or firm manufacturing industrialized buildings or
mobile homes to be sold or offered for sale to first users in Maryland
must agree that the Department has the right to conduct unan-
nounced inspections at the manufacturing site to review any or all
aspects of the manufacturer's quality control program.

(1)   The cost of two such inspections may be charged to the manu-
facturer in accordance with a fee schedule established by the Depart-
ment. In addition, the total travel costs on published air fare, or
equivalent rate, between Baltimore and the location of the factory,
plus necessary supplemental surface transportation and reimburse-
ment for food and lodging consistent with allowances for Maryland
State employees may be charged to the manufacturer.

(2)  The Department is authorized to establish a program of train-
ing and accreditation of local enforcement agency personnel in order
to enable them to be most effective in inspection of these buildings
or mobile homes and to promote the possibility of reciprocal reliance
between building personnel in Maryland and between Maryland
and other states. IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS WHICH EMPLOY
ACCREDITED LOCAL ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PERSONNEL,
THE FUNCTION OF ON-SITE INSPECTION OF THE INSTAL-
LATION OR ASSEMBLY OF INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDINGS
SHALL BE RESERVED TO SAID JURISDICTIONS WITH AP-
PROPRIATE APPEAL PROCEDURES FROM THEIR DECI-
SIONS.

(c) Industrialized buildings and mobile homes certified by the
Department for sale in Maryland shall bear an insignia furnished
by the Department; but no mobile home manufactured twelve months
after issuance of regulations as promulgated under this Act shall
be sold or offered for sale in Maryland, unless it bears the insignia
of the Department.

(1) Any building or mobile home bearing an insignia shall be
acceptable in all localities as complying with the requirements of
this Act and shall be acceptable as meeting the requirements of
safety to life, health and property imposed by any ordinance or law
of any local governing body of this State without further investiga-
tion or inspection, provided such units are erected or installed in
accordance with all conditions of the certification.