sec. 257K). Chapter 908, Acts of 1978, autho-
rized an additional $7,500,000 in reserves for the
Maryland Housing Fund.

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING

Joseph A. Kayne, Director

2525 Riva Road
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2711

The Office of Development Planning (ODP)
was created by the Secretary of the Department
of Economic and Community Development in
May 1974. Funded largely through Federal
grants, ODP is responsible for the continuous
generation of an economic development strategy
that will improve the efficiency with which public
and private resources are distributed in order to
enhance the well-being of the citizens of Mary-
land. The Office examines selected issues that
might have a significant impact on statewide eco-
nomic development and proposes substantive
programs related to these issues; provides devel-
opment planning assistance to local governments
and regional organizations; facilitates coordina-
tion among local. State, regional, and federal au-
thorities on economic development issues affect-
ing the State; and assists regional and local
organizations in establishing their own economic
development processes.

CODES ADMINISTRATION
Willard E. Bryant, Director

1748 Forest Drive
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2701

Codes Administration ia responsible for the In-
dustrialized Building and Mobile Homes Code,
the Model Performance Code, the Maryland
Building Code for the Handicapped and Aged,
the administration of the Maryland Safety
Glazing law, and the adoption of guidelines for
energy conservation.

The Industrialized Building and Mobile Homes
Code, established by Chapter 662, Acts of 1971,
offers certification standards for any building,
building sub-system, or component that is manu-
factured or partially assembled off-site to be used
in a Maryland structure. The intent of the Code
is to encourage and enable expanded industrial-
ized building activity in the State. Buildings and
building sub-system components that are certified
by the State under this Code can be used or
erected anywhere in Maryland, regardless of local

building codes, but must, of course, comply with
local zoning laws. The Code also applied to mo-
bile homes offered for sale within the State until
the federal government adopted a new HUD
standard effective June 15, 1976, which supersed-
ed the Maryland standard. The Codes Division
will continue to perform inspection functions in
assistance to enforcement of the HUD standard
under the provisions of Article 41, Section
266EE-7.

The Model Performance Code was adopted by
Chapter 663, Acts of 1971. The basis of the State's
Model Performance Code is the Building Officials
and Code Administrators International Basic
Building Code (BOCA). It is the intent of the Gen-
eral Assembly that this code eventually be adopted
throughout the State to allow builders to adapt
their materials to a single set of modern, flexible
standards. A requirement to include provisions to
promote energy conservation in the Model .Perfor-
mance Code was adopted by the Legislature in
1974 (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec. 257J).

A Safety Glazing law was adopted by Chapter
116, Acts of 1973, which required the use of safe-
ty glazing in all hazardous locations after July I,
1973. This was an updating of a previous less re-
strictive law. Administration of this law is
performed by the Codes Administration Division
(Code 1957, Art. 41, sees. 266GG-1 to
266GG-6).

The Statewide Building Energy Utilization Act,
adopted in 1978, authorizes Codes Administra-
tion to develop statewide standards for energy
conservation in new buildings. Implementation of
this Act is not anticipated until January 1, 1979
(Article 41, sec. 257M).

CODE ENFORCEMENT
CERTIFICATION BOARD

Chairperson: Henry P. Wojtanowski

1748 Forest Drive
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2701

The Industrialized Building and Mobile Homes
Act of Chapter 662, Acts of 1971, prescribed that
the certification and inspection of industrialized
buildings and mobile homes be done in part by
accredited local enforcement agency personnel,
and authorized the Secretary of the Maryland De-
partment of Economic and Community Develop-
ment to establish a program of training and ac-
creditation of such personnel. In order to assist
the Secretary of Economic and Community De-
velopment to certify code enforcement inspectors,