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 H, §14 and affected by §17, is repealed.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.