S-3109

   Amend House File 605, as passed by the House, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, line 10, by striking <subsection:> and inserting <subsections:>
   2.  Page 1, after line 18 by inserting: 
   <NEW SUBSECTION.  23.  A county shall not adopt an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that imposes energy requirements that are more restrictive than requirements provided in an energy code adopted by the state building code commissioner. This subsection does not prevent a county from adopting an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that imposes requirements that are less restrictive or equivalent to requirements provided in an energy code adopted by the state building code commissioner.>
   3.  Page 1, line 20, by striking <paragraph:> and inserting <paragraphs:>
   4.  Page 1, after line 27 by inserting: 
   <NEW PARAGRAPH.  h.  A city shall not adopt an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that imposes energy requirements that are more restrictive than requirements provided in an energy code adopted by the state building code commissioner. This paragraph does not prevent a city from adopting an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that imposes requirements that are less restrictive or equivalent to requirements provided in an energy code adopted by the state building code commissioner.>
   5.  Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting <An Act relating to energy regulation by counties and cities.>

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COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

JASON SCHULTZ, CHAIRPERSON