H.B. 421

VETOES

(A) BEFORE ADOPTING THE MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS OR ANY SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS OF THE STANDARDS, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(1)       REVIEW THE BOCA NATIONAL BUILDING CODE TO DETERMINE
WHETHER MODIFICATIONS SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE MARYLAND
BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS;

(2)      ACCEPT WRITTEN COMMENTS AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON
ANY PROPOSED MODIFICATION; AND

(3). TAKE INTO' CONSIDERATION COMMENTS RECEIVED BEFORE
ADOPTING THE MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

(B) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT ADOPT. AS PART OF THE MARYLAND
BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, A MODIFICATION OF A BUILDING CODE
REQUIREMENT THAT IS MORE STRINGENT THAN THE REQUIREMENT IN THE BOCA
NATIONAL BUILDING CODE.

6-404.                                                                          

(A)     THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:

        (1)       ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CENTRAL AUTOMATED DATA BASE
THAT, AT A MINIMUM, CONTAINS:

                 (I) THE MARYLAND BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS;

(II) LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MARYLAND BUILDING
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS;

(III) THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE. AND ANY AMENDMENTS
TO THE CODE PROMULGATED BY THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION COMMISSION;

(IV)    FIRE CODES ADOPTED BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

AND ANY AMENDMENTS; AND                                                                     

(V)     INFORMATION COMPILED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER §
6-405(B)(1)OF THIS SUBTITLE;                                                                                          

(2)      MAKE INFORMATION FROM THE DATA BASE AVAILABLE TO ANY
COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, STATE UNIT OR OTHER INTERESTED PARTY; AND

(3)      PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE A LOCAL JURISDICTION WITH
THE NECESSARY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE TO ENABLE THE LOCAL JURISDICTION
TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION IN THE CENTRAL AUTOMATED DATA BASE.

(B)      (1) THE DEPARTMENT MAY CHARGE A FEE FOR INFORMATION
PROVIDED FROM THE DATA BASE EXCEPT THAT A FEE MAY NOT BE CHARGED TO
STATE UNITS, COUNTIES, OR MUNICIPALITIES. IF ANY FEES ARE UNEXPENDED AT

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