APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 22, 2023 259
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 696 - L.D. 1101
An Act to Support Lower Home Energy Costs by Establishing a Home
Energy Scoring System
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §10117, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 372, Pt. B, §3, is amended
to read:
§10117. Energy efficiency of rental residential properties
1. Residential rental energy efficiency disclosure statement. The trust and the
Maine State Housing Authority shall prepare a residential rental energy efficiency
disclosure statement form for landlords and other lessors of residential properties to use to
disclose to tenants and lessees information about the energy efficiency of the property in
order to comply with Title 14, section 6030‑C. The trust and the Maine State Housing
Authority shall post and maintain the statement form required by this subsection on the
Internet in a format that is easily accessible by the public.
2. Suggested energy efficiency standards for residential rental properties. The
trust and the Maine State Housing Authority shall prepare suggested energy efficiency
standards for landlords and other lessors of residential rental property that is used by a
tenant or lessee as a primary residence. The trust and the Maine State Housing Authority
shall post and maintain the standards required by this subsection on the Internet in a format
that is easily accessible by the public.
3. Effective date. This section takes effect July 1, 2010.
4. Home energy score. By June 30, 2024, the trust shall establish a home energy
scoring system for residential buildings for the purposes of evaluating a building's energy
efficiency. The home energy score must estimate energy use and associated costs and assist
with the identification of energy solutions to improve the building's efficiency and be
consistent with the United States Department of Energy asset-based home energy score.
The trust shall establish a process by which a recipient of a home energy score may
voluntarily report the score to the trust. The trust shall establish and maintain a database
of these home energy scores.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 259: 35-A.10117