CHAPTER 270
H.P. 546 - L.D. 737
An Act to Create a Helper Registration Category, to Exempt Certain Persons from Licensure under the Propane and Natural Gas Act and to Eliminate the Tagging Requirement
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §14802, sub-§6-A is enacted to read:
6-A. Highway transport driver. "Highway transport driver" means a driver of a tractor-trailer commercial motor vehicle that has a cargo tank with a water capacity of 9,000 gallons or more.
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §14807, sub-§§6 and 7 are enacted to read:
6. Propane and natural gas helper. A person may not assist a licensed person unless that person first registers with the board as a propane and natural gas helper. A helper may work only under the direct and continuous supervision of a licensed person on-site. A licensed person may supervise no more than 2 helpers at any time.
The board may set a fee for the propane and natural gas helper registration, not to exceed $40 biennially.
A licensed propane and natural gas technician who does not have the appropriate endorsement specified under this chapter or a person holding a temporary registration as a plant operator or delivery technician, is not required to register as a propane and natural gas helper when assisting a licensed propane and natural gas technician who has the appropriate endorsement to perform a function.
7. Exceptions. The licensing provisions of this section do not apply to a highway transport driver who delivers propane to bulk plants or industrial customers.
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §14808, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 389, §4, is amended to read:
4. Limited operator's license; training. The on-site owner or operator of a dispensing station must hold a limited operator's license issued biennially by the board. The board shall set by rule the requirements for obtaining the limited license. The holder of the limited license is responsible for training other dispensing station employees and documenting that training.
The training for the limited license must include a manual prepared by a regional propane gas association, a video prepared by a national propane gas association or equivalent materials approved by the board. The training documentation must be kept at the station. The on-site owner or operator of the dispensing station is responsible for compliance and is subject to section 14809.
Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §14809, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 389, §4, is repealed.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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