HB701:

Uniform Statewide Building Code; local building codes and regulations, etc.

Bill Summary:

Uniform Statewide Building Code; local building
codes and regulations; energy efficiency and conservation standards.
Provides that the Uniform Statewide Building Code (the Building Code)
shall not supersede the building code provisions and regulations
adopted by a locality that are related to energy efficiency and conservation
if the standards outlined in such provisions and regulations are
as or more stringent than those contained in the Building Code. The
bill defines a standard to be as stringent as one contained in the
Building Code if such standard would perform the same function as
the standard contained in the Building Code without using more energy
than would be used under the provisions of the Building Code.