An Act To Require That State-funded Buildings Be Constructed with Wood Products

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1754  is enacted to read:

§ 1754.  Wood products preferred

A person that engages in public improvement shall use wood products, including cross-laminated timber, for structural components to the extent that suitable wood products are feasible for use, competitively priced and permitted under state or local building codes. As used in this section, "cross-laminated timber" means a prefabricated, solid engineered wood panel made of multiple lumber boards layered in alternating directions and bonded together with structural adhesives.

SUMMARY

This bill requires a person that engages in the construction or repair of public buildings or works to use wood products, including cross-laminated timber, for structural components to the extent that suitable wood products are feasible for use, competitively priced and permitted under state or local building codes.