CHAPTER 597
S.P. 727 - L.D. 1879
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §15109, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 691, §2 and affected by PL 1999, c. 127, Pt. D, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §15109, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
2-A. Licenses. In order to safeguard life, health and property, the board shall provide for the mandatory licensing of stationary steam engineers and boiler operators. This subsection does not apply to:
A. Persons operating boilers exempt under section 15102;
B. Persons employed by entities under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission or the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or its successor; or
C. Persons operating steam heating boilers, hot water heating boilers and hot water supply boilers located in schoolhouses or owned by municipalities.
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §15109, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2001, c. 323, §38, is further amended by repealing and replacing the first paragraph to read:
7. Scope of licenses. The scope of a boiler operator's license and 4 classes of engineering licenses is as set out in this subsection.
Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §15109, sub-§7, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. H, §14 and affected by §17, is repealed.
Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §15109, sub-§7, ¶B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 323, §38, is further amended to read:
B. The holder of a high pressure boiler operator's license may operate, supervise or have charge of a heating plant having a capacity of not more than 20,000 #/HR or operate or supervise a plant up to the capacity of the license of the engineer in charge of the plant in which the licensee is employed. The applicant for a high pressure boiler operator's license must have 6 months' operating experience prior to examination under a boiler operator's training permit. The board shall issue a permit for the purpose of gaining that experience upon receipt of an application fee and permit fee set by the director under subsection 9. Such permit must be limited to a specified plant and must be limited to one year. The board may extend the permit for a period not to exceed one year under unusual circumstances. The board may allow the owner of a small plant to sit for the high pressure boiler operator's examination without first obtaining a boiler operator's training permit.
Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §15109, sub-§7, ¶C, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. W, §18, is further amended to read:
C. The holder of a 4th-class engineer's license may have charge of a plant of not more than 50,000 #/HR or operate or supervise a plant up to the capacity of the license of the engineer in charge of the plant in which the licensee is employed. An applicant for a 4th-class engineer's license must be a high school graduate or have equivalent education and at least one year of operating or supervising experience under a duly licensed engineer having charge of a plant. An applicant for a 4th-class engineer's license must have at least one year operating or supervising experience as a high pressure boiler operator.
Effective July 30, 2004, unless otherwise indicated.
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