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 D, §5, is repealed.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 companies 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 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 H, §14 and affected by §17, is repealed.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.