WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 200

(C)      (1) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION, THE
MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SHALL APPLY TO ALL
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES WITHIN THE STATE FOR WHICH A BUILDING PERMIT
APPLICATION IS RECEIVED BY A LOCAL JURISDICTION ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 1995.

(2)      IN COUNTIES OR MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE NOT ADOPTED A
BUILDING CODE AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1992, THE STANDARDS SHALL APPLY TO ALL
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES FOR WHICH A BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION IS
RECEIVED BY THE LOCAL JURISDICTION ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 1997.

(3)      IN COUNTIES OR MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED THE
STANDARD BUILDING CODE AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1993, THE STANDARDS SHALL APPLY
TO ALL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES FOR WHICH A BUILDING PERMIT
APPLICATION IS RECEIVED BY THE LOCAL JURISDICTION ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1,
1999.

(4)       (I) IF THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT PROVIDED FUNDING TO A
COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TO COVER ALL DIRECT AND REASONABLE COSTS
NECESSARY FOR CONVERTING OR ESTABLISHING LOCAL SYSTEMS TO IMPLEMENT
THE STANDARDS, THEN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE VOID AND
WITHOUT EFFECT AS TO THE PARTICULAR COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY UNTIL THE
TIME THAT THE NEEDED FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE DEPARTMENT.

(II) 1. IN THIS PARAGRAPH "COSTS" MEANS EXPENSES
ASSOCIATED WITH HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR
OTHER DIRECT EXPENSES THAT A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY INCURS TO
IMPLEMENT THE STANDARDS.

2. IN THIS PARAGRAPH "COSTS" DOES NOT INCLUDE
EXPENSES THAT A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY WOULD INCUR WITHOUT
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARDS.

(5)      A LOCAL JURISDICTION MAY IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THE
MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND ANY LOCAL AMENDMENT
ON OR BEFORE THE DATES SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBSECTION FOR APPLICATION OF
THE STANDARDS.

(D)     (1) A LOCAL JURISDICTION MAY ADOPT LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE
MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS PROVIDED THAT THE
AMENDMENTS MAY NOT PROHIBIT THE MINIMUM IMPLEMENTATION AND
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION.

(2)      IF A LOCAL JURISDICTION ADOPTS A LOCAL AMENDMENT TO THE
MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THE STANDARDS AS AMENDED
BY THE LOCAL JURISDICTION SHALL APPLY WITHIN THE LOCAL JURISDICTION.

(3)      IF A LOCAL AMENDMENT CONFLICTS WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE
MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THE PROVISIONS OF THE LOCAL
AMENDMENT SHALL PREVAIL IN THE LOCAL JURISDICTION.

(4)      IN ADOPTING A LOCAL AMENDMENT TO THE MARYLAND BUILDING
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS A LOCAL JURISDICTION SHALL:

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