Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 186, §2, is further amended to read:

2. Nonresident becoming resident. A person not a resident of and not having established a place of business in this State, or who has become a resident of this State, practicing or offering to practice in the State for more than 30 days in any calendar year the profession of engineering, and having filed with the board an application for a certificate of registration license and having paid the fee required by this chapter. The exemption continues only for such time as the board requires for the consideration of the application for registration licensure, if the person is legally qualified to practice the profession of engineering in the state or country of residence in which the requirements and qualifications for obtaining a certificate of registration license are not lower than those specified in this chapter;.

A person must apply in writing and receive authorization in order to practice pursuant to the provisions of this subsection;

Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 355, §3, is further amended to read:

3. Certain employees. An employee or a subordinate of a person holding a certificate of registration license under this chapter, or an employee of a person exempted from registration licensure by subsections 1 and 2;, provided that the practice does not include responsible charge or design or supervision by the employee or subordinate.;

Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§5 is amended to read:

5. Interstate commerce corporation employees. An officer or employee of a corporation engaged in interstate commerce as defined in the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to Regulate Commerce" approved February 4, 1887, as amended, or in interstate communication as defined in the Act of Congress entitled