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Sponsor Pulls Plug on Aquaculture Building Code Exemption by Ethan Andrews Tuesday, June 1, 2021 1:42 PM A bill that would have exempted land-based aquaculture from the state’s building and energy code has been voted down in committee at the request of the sponsor. To what extent companies planning such facilities will have to comply with the code remains unclear. LD 1473, an emergency governor’s bill sponsored by Sen. Kimberley Rosen, R-Hancock County, was written by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development at the request of Whole Oceans, the...
May 9 Energy News — geoharvey Opinion: ¶ “California Energy Commission Proposal Makes Important Climate Progress, But Falls Short Of Widely Supported All-Electric Building Code” • The California Energy Commission released its official proposal for the 2022 California Energy Code, which, if finalized, will help advance the state toward pollution-free homes and buildings. [CleanTechnica] San Francisco (Timo Strohmann, Unsplash) ¶ “Oil, […]
Bill would bring land-based aquaculture under agriculture building regs BUCKSPORT—A bill filed last month on behalf of Gov. Janet Mills would exempt land-based aquaculture facilities from certain state building and energy codes, as is afforded to buildings that house livestock or harvested crops. The bill, LD 1473, was filed on April 14, and aims to bring the land-based aquaculture industry, including Whole Oceans, a land-based Atlantic salmon farm that is currently in the design stages, in line with the agricultural regulations. The company is revamping the former Ve...
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