Sec. A-1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§13-B, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 455, Pt. A, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. A-2. 22 MRSA c. 270-C is amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:
CHAPTER 270-C
MAINE WATER WELL PROGRAM
Sec. A-3. 22 MRSA §§1689 and 1689-A, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 455, Pt. A, §2, are amended to read:
The Maine Water Well Drilling Program, known in this chapter as "the program," is established to provide the public with the highest quality drinking water possible by ensuring that water wells are drilled, constructed, altered or abandoned in a manner that protects ground water groundwater from contamination.
§1689-A. Administrative authority
The Maine Water Well Drilling Commission, as established in Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 13-B, shall administer the program. The commission has the powers and duties set forth in Title 32, chapter 69-C.
Sec. A-4. 32 MRSA §3501, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 25, §1, is amended to read:
6. Installation, repair or replacement of well pumps. A person licensed under this subchapter who performs the initial installation, repair or replacement of a pump in a well, as defined in section 4700-E, subsection 8, shall install, repair or replace that pump in compliance with the code of performance adopted by the Maine Water Well Drilling Commission pursuant to section 4700-H, subsection 5. Any person licensed under this subchapter who performs the initial installation of a water well pump in violation of that code of performance , company, firm, partnership or corporation who installs, alters, repairs or replaces a pump system without being licensed as provided in this chapter or in violation of the code of performance, except for an apprentice pump installer as set forth in this chapter, or any person, firm, partnership or corporation who procures a license as provided in this chapter wrongfully or by fraud commits a civil violation punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
This subsection does not prevent a person from making pump system installations, alterations, repairs or replacements in a single-family residence occupied by that person or to be occupied by that person as a bona fide personal abode, providing the installation, alteration, repair or replacement conforms to the standards set forth in this chapter and any rules adopted by the Maine Water Well Commission or the department.
This subsection does not prevent a person from removing and replacing an existing pump for the purpose of well inspection or to test pumping if the pump and electrical system are not being modified.
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