Ch. 311                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) In developing the State guidelines, the
Department shall utilize the most recent ASHRAE standard, "Energy
Conservation in New Building Design".

(3) After approval by the AELR committee of the
Maryland General Assembly, these guidelines will be promulgated.
Based on the State guidelines, as approved by the AELR committee,
each local jurisdiction shall require each permit application to
be accompanied by sufficient information for the local
jurisdiction to determine the necessary energy conservation
measures needed under the guidelines.

(c)  (1) There is an advisory commission on energy
utilization in buildings.

(2) The Secretary shall appoint 15 members of the
advisory commission. The members shall serve without
compensation.

(3)  Members appointed shall be broadly representative
and shall include representatives from building code enforcement
agencies, architectural and engineering professions, public
utilities, the residential or commercial construction industry,
legislative bodies of local government, and the general public.

(4)  The advisory commission shall make
recommendations to the Secretary regarding the promulgation of
the statewide energy utilization guidelines and their
application.

(d)  The Department shall provide training to local
jurisdictions on the application of the State guidelines.
Training may include programs developed by agencies of the
federal government.

(e)  The provisions of this section do not apply to
applications for building or zoning permits made before January
1,1979.

Subtitle [5.] 2. Industrialized Building and Mobile Homes Act

[11-501.] 6-201.

It is found and declared that with the acceleration in

development of new materials, processes and assemblies of

building components, manufactured buildings, and subassemblies,

and the increased use of temporary and mobile structures, there

is a need for a statewide building regulatory system.

It is further found and declared that until the recent
increase in demand, for use of temporary and mobile structures,
the present system with its essentially local building regulatory

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