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House adopts amendments to building energy performance standards bill, delays enforcement and schedules further debate
Summary
Lawmakers adopted amendments to a Department of the Environment bill on building energy performance standards, added training, alternative compliance rules and exclusions for hospitals and sensitive compartmented information facilities; the bill was special-ordered to the next legislative day for further consideration.
The Maryland House adopted committee amendments to a bill that updates how the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) sets building energy performance standards for covered buildings and then special-ordered the bill to the appropriate time tomorrow for further consideration.
Floor amendments adopted in committee and on the floor added requirements and clarifications. The amendments require certain exclusions and crediting considerations for the standards, set rates for alternative compliance payments tied to energy use…
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