Amend the bill in Part C in section 3 in chapter 139 in subchapter 3 in §18135 by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 10, lines 19 to 37 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill in Part C in section 3 in chapter 139 in subchapter 3 in §18137 by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 11, lines 15 to 18 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill in Part D by striking out all of section 16 (page 16, line 38 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
PART E
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Sec. E-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Licensing and Enforcement 0352
Initiative: Deallocates funds to reflect savings from reducing the number of board members from 15 to 8 as a result of combining the Oil and Solid Fuel Board and the Propane and Natural Gas Board to form the Maine Fuel Board.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
|
Personal Services
|
($3,494) |
($7,338) |
|
 |
|
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL |
($3,494) |
($7,338) |
Sec. E-2. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010.’
summary
This amendment changes the professional qualification requirements in the bill for an applicant for a propane and natural gas technician license to require either the successful completion of a national propane gas association’s certified employee training program or successful completion of a board-approved propane or natural gas course at a Maine community college, career and technical education center or career and technical education region or a comparable institute of this State or another state and passing an examination approved by the board. This amendment also reduces the license term for applicants for a temporary plant operator or delivery technician license. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)