WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 311

[11-503.] 6-203.

(a)  The Department shall adopt rules and regulations
prescribing standards to which industrialized buildings must
comply for protection against the hazards of industrialized
buildings to safety, health and property and may adopt rules and
regulations governing all aspects of the enforcement, inspection
and certification programs authorized by this subheading. With
respect to industrialized buildings, the Department shall adopt
the Building Officials Conference of America basic code with such
exceptions or modifications which, after adequate public notice
and public hearing, it deems appropriate to meet the needs and
judgments of Maryland.

(b)  Where practical, the rules and regulations shall be
stated in terms of required levels of performance, so as to
facilitate the prompt approval of acceptable new building
materials and methods. When generally recognized standards of
performance are not available, the rules and regulations shall
provide for acceptance of materials and methods whose performance
have been found by the Department, on the basis of reliable test
and evaluation data presented by the proponent, to be
substantially equal in safety to those specified when used for
the purpose and in the manner recommended.

(c)  The Department shall have printed and keep in pamphlet
form, all rules and regulations prescribing standards for
industrialized buildings. Such pamphlets shall be furnished, on
request, at cost, to members of the public.

(d)  No rules or regulations promulgated under this
subheading shall be made effective earlier than twelve months
after July 1, 1971.

[11-504.] 6-204.

(a) The Department, through its own personnel or by an
approved testing facility or qualified local enforcement agency
personnel designated by it to act as its agents, shall determine
whether or not a proposed industrialized building meets the
standards contained in the Department's regulations. The
determination shall include not only the evaluation and testing
of the industrialized building, 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
industrialized building 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 prescribed by
statute, rule or regulation of another state are at least equal
to the regulations prescribed under this subheading and that the

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