(C) THE ADMINISTRATOR MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS AS NECESSARY TO
ADMINISTER OR ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1999.

Approved May 13, 1999.

CHAPTER 481
(House Bill 1039)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Building Performance Standards - Time Limits

FOR the purpose of altering the time limit period in which the Department of
Housing and Community Development has to incorporate subsequent versions
of the BOCA National Building Code into the Maryland Building Performance
Standards; and altering the date on which the Maryland Building Performance
Standards shall apply to counties or municipalities that have adopted the
standard building code issued by the Southern Building Code Congress
International, Inc.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 83B - Department of Housing and Community Development
Section 6-401 and 6-402(a) and (c)(1) and (2)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1998 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 83B - Department of Housing and Community Development
Section 6-402(b) and (c)(3)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 83B - Department of Housing and Community Development

6-401.

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "BOCA" means the organization known as the Building Officials and Code
Administrators International, Inc.

(c) (1) "BOCA National Building Code" means the first printing of the most
recent edition of the National Building Code periodically issued by BOCA.