Section 12-504 - Local amendments to Standards. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-504. Local amendments to Standards.
 

(a)  Authority to adopt.- A local jurisdiction may adopt local amendments to the Standards if the local amendments do not: 

(1) prohibit the minimum implementation and enforcement activities set forth in § 12-505 of this subtitle; or 

(2) weaken energy conservation and efficiency provisions contained in the Standards. 

(b)  Applicability.- If a local jurisdiction adopts a local amendment to the Standards, the Standards as amended by the local jurisdiction apply in the local jurisdiction. 

(c)  Conflict with Standards.- If a local amendment conflicts with the Standards, the local amendment prevails in the local jurisdiction. 

(d)  Adopted in accordance with local law.- A local jurisdiction that adopts a local amendment to the Standards shall ensure that the local amendment is adopted in accordance with applicable local law. 

(e)  Copy of amendments.- To keep the database established under this subtitle current, a local jurisdiction that adopts a local amendment to the Standards shall provide a copy of the local amendment to the Department: 

(1) at least 15 days before the effective date of the amendment; or 

(2) within 5 days after the adoption of an emergency local amendment. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83B, § 6-402(d); 2003, ch. 5, § 2; 2009, ch. 294.]