Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions

SB 479 adds specific exemptions to Maryland's building energy performance standards, allowing certain covered buildings to avoid compliance requirements. The bill exempts historic properties, public/private schools, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, and agricultural buildings from energy use intensity targets. It also includes exceptions for critical infrastructure, military buildings, and facilities with specialized needs like health care sterilization or emergency power. These exemptions apply until a specified future occurrence (not detailed in the bill text). The bill modifies existing law to clarify which building types are excluded from the state's energy efficiency mandates.