SB 116-FN – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
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2013 SESSION
10/09
SENATE BILL 116-FN
AN ACT relative to exceptions from licensure by the mechanical licensing board.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 29
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill clarifies exceptions from licensure by the mechanical licensing board for employees and operators of public drinking water systems, and for incidental repairs and installation of plumbing.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/07/13 0355s
6Feb2014… 2368h
6Feb2014… 0127h
13-0886
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to exceptions from licensure by the mechanical licensing board.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Mechanical Licensing; Exceptions; Water Systems. Amend RSA 153:36, IV to read as follows:
IV. The license requirements of this subdivision shall not apply to employees of public drinking water systems and public water system operators certified by the department of environmental services for drinking water treatment plants and distribution systems, when performing plumbing tasks within their certifications, as defined in RSA 485:11 and RSA 332-E:3. This exception is specifically limited to the testing, maintenance, repair or replacement, and installation of the water meter, meter horn, and backflow prevention devices directly adjacent to and required as part of the protection of the drinking water distribution system.
2 Mechanical Licensing; Exceptions; Plumbing. Amend RSA 153:36, VIII to read as follows:
VIII. The license requirements of this subdivision shall not apply to the following persons while performing plumbing work under the circumstances specifically described but shall apply to fuel gas fitting in the same circumstances unless otherwise exempted under this subdivision; provided, however, that plumbing installed or maintained by such persons under such circumstances shall conform to the state plumbing code:
(a) To regular employees of public utilities, as defined in RSA 362:2, when [working as such] performing plumbing tasks within their training, experience, and, if applicable, certification.
(b) To a person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company who regularly employs a person whose duties include the incidental repair, installation, and maintenance of plumbing on the property of that person, firm, corporation, or limited liability company, when such employee is actually so engaged.
(c) To a property owner or the property owner’s agent who installs, repairs, or replaces plumbing in the property owner’s own single-family detached or townhouse residence, including new construction, or any property owner or property owner’s agent who makes minor installations, repairs, or replacements to the owner’s property.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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13-0886
Amended 02/26/14
SB 116-FN FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to exceptions from licensure by the mechanical licensing board.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Safety states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendments #2013-2368h and #2014-0127h), will have no impact on state, county, and local revenues or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Safety states this bill clarifies exemptions from licensure by the mechanical licensing board for employees and operators of public drinking water systems and for incidental repairs and installation of plumbing. There will be no impact on state, county, and local revenues or expenditures.