Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9701, sub-§2 is enacted to read:

2.__International Existing Building Code.__"International Existing Building Code" means the 2003 version of the International Existing Building Code.

Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §9702, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 580, §1, is amended to read:

§9702. Limitation on code adoption

A town, city or municipality may not adopt a residential building code or nonresidential building code other than the Maine Model Building Code after the effective date of this chapter. A town, city or municipality that adopts the Maine Model Building Code or the International Existing Building Code may adopt amendments to the code codes at any time, as long as such an amendment does not result in the adoption of all or a significant portion of any code other than the code codes adopted pursuant to this section. This section may not be construed to prevent a town, city or municipality from selectively adopting parts or portions of the Maine Model Building Code or from adopting a building rehabilitation code. A town, city or municipality that adopts the Maine Model Building Code shall also adopt the International Existing Building Code.

SUMMARY

This bill requires towns, cities or municipalities that adopt the Maine Model Building Code to also adopt the International Existing Building Code, which is a building rehabilitation code.