(2) "BOCA National Building Code" does not include interim
amendments or subsequent printings of the most recent edition.

(d) "Building" has the meaning and interpretation set forth in the BOCA
National Building Code.

(e) "County" means any of the 23 counties of the State and the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore.

(f) "Local jurisdiction" means the county or municipality responsible for
implementation and enforcement of the Maryland Building Performance Standards
as more specifically provided in § 6-402(f) of this subtitle.

(g) "Maryland Building Performance Standards" or "Standards" means the
BOCA National Building Code adopted by the Department under § 6-402 of this
subtitle.

(h) "Municipality" means a municipal corporation subject to the provisions of
Article XI-E of the State Constitution.

(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] 24 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.