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§ 269. Compliance plan
The commissioner of public service shall perform all of the following:
(1) No later than September 1, 2011, issue a plan for achieving compliance with the energy standards adopted under this subchapter no later than February 1, 2017 in at least 90 percent of new and renovated residential and commercial building space. In preparing this plan, the department shall review enforcement mechanisms for building energy codes that have been adopted in other jurisdictions and shall solicit the comments and recommendations of one or more mortgage lenders; builders; building designers; architects; civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers; utility representatives; environmental organizations; consumer advocates; energy efficiency experts; the attorney general; and other persons who are potentially affected or have relevant expertise.
(2) No later than June 30, 2012, by means of administrative rules adopted in accordance with 3 V.S.A. chapter 25:
(A) Establish active training and enforcement programs to meet the energy standards adopted under this subchapter.
(B) Establish a system for measuring the rate of compliance each year with the energy standards adopted under this chapter. Following establishment of this system, the commissioner also shall provide for such annual measurement. (Added 2009, No. 45, § 13, eff. May 27, 2009.)
