WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                          H.B. 421

(I) "STANDARD BUILDING CODE" MEANS THE STANDARD BUILDING CODE
ISSUED BY THE SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(J) "STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE" MEANS THE FIRE PREVENTION
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION COMMISSION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 38A, § 3 OF THE CODE.

(K) "STRUCTURE" HAS THE MEANING AND INTERPRETATION SET FORTH IN
THE BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE.

6-402.

(A)     THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT BY REGULATION, AS THE MARYLAND
BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THE BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE WITH
THE MODIFICATIONS INCORPORATED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER § 6-403 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

(B)      (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT THE INITIAL VERSION OF THE
MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 1994.

(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT ALL SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS OF
THE STANDARDS WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF THE DATE BOCA ISSUES THE BOCA
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE.

(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.

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