Revision: Jan. 31, 2011, midnight
HB 517-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2011 SESSION
10/04
HOUSE BILL 517-FN
AN ACT repealing provisions concerning licensure of fuel gas fitters.
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill repeals the statutory authority for the state fire marshal to regulate fuel gas fitters.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11-0381
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT repealing provisions concerning licensure of fuel gas fitters.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal; Licensure of Fuel Gas Fitters. RSA 153:27 through 153:37, relative to licensure of fuel gas fitters, is repealed.
2 Advisory Committee on Heating System Certification; Reference Removed. Amend RSA 153:16-c, III(i) to read as follows:
(i) One [licensed] fuel gas fitter, recommended by the Plumbers, Fuel Gas Fitters and HVAC Association of New Hampshire.
3 Voluntary Certification of Heating Equipment Installers; Fuel Gas Added. Amend RSA 153:16-b to read as follows:
153:16-b Certification of Heating Equipment Installers [and], Heating Equipment Service Personnel, Gas Piping Installers, and Hearth System Gas Installers; Penalty.
I. The state fire marshal shall establish a voluntary certification program for certifying the following:
(a) Individuals involved in the installation of residential and non-residential heating equipment systems, water heating systems, or appliances using heating oil.
(b) Individuals involved in the servicing and repair of heating equipment, water heating systems, or appliances using heating oil.
(c) Individuals involved in the installation of gas piping for heating systems, water heating systems, or appliances using natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.
(d) Individuals involved in the installation of hearth systems using liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas.
II. The commissioner of the department of safety shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the establishment of minimum education and training standards for voluntarily certified heating equipment installers [and], heating equipment service personnel, gas piping installers, and hearth system gas installers.
III. The commissioner of the department of safety shall adopt rules, which shall not be subject to RSA 541-A, relative to the establishment of fees for voluntary certification under this section. After the first year of this program, such fees shall be sufficient to produce estimated revenues equal to 125 percent of the direct operating expenses of the previous fiscal year. Fees shall be deposited in the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund, established in RSA 21-P:12-d.
IV. Whoever falsely claims to be certified under this section through advertising, signage, or verbal representation shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
4 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 21-P:12, VII, relative to the responsibility of the state fire marshal to regulate fuel gas fitters.
II. RSA 21-P:14, II(ee), relative to rulemaking authority concerning licensure of fuel gas fitters.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.
LBAO
11-0381
01/18/11
HB 517-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT repealing provisions concerning licensure of fuel gas fitters.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Due to time constraints, the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to provide a fiscal note for this bill at this time. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.