Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-A, sub-§16, as amended by PL 1999, c. 687, Pt. B, §1, is further amended to read:

16. State Board $35/Day 32 MRSA §1301

of Registration Licensure

for Professional Engineers

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1251, sub-§1 is amended to read:

1. Board. The term "board" shall mean "Board" means the State Board of Registration Licensure for Professional Engineers.

Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §1253, as amended by PL 1983, c. 413, §40, is further amended to read:

§1253. Corporations, partnerships and associations

A firm, copartnership, corporation or joint stock association may engage in the practice of professional engineering in this State, provided that the practice is carried on only by professional engineers registered licensed in this State.

Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §1254, as repealed and replaced by PL 1997, c. 304, §1, is amended to read:

§1254. Public works

1. Use of licensed professional engineer not required. Except as provided in subsection 2, any department of this State or any of its political subdivisions, or any county, city, town, township or plantation may engage in construction of any public work involving professional engineering without procuring the services of a registered licensed professional engineer, as long as the contemplated expenditure for the completed project does not exceed $100,000 and the work, both as performed and as completed, does not create an undue risk to public safety or welfare.

2. Exception. A department of this State may require the services of a registered licensed professional engineer for any public works project if the services of the professional engineer are required to comply with any provision of law or rule.

Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 186, §1, is further amended to read: