An Act To Permit the Use of a Common Flue for Oil and Solid Fuel Burning Equipment

Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2465, sub-§1-A,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 571, §1, is amended to read:

Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §2402-A,  as enacted by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. J, §16, is amended to read:

§ 2402-A. Rules

The board may adopt reasonable rules for the issuance of various types and classes of licenses to cover oil and solid fuel burner installations and to set forth standards and rules for product approval. Rules adopted pursuant to this section may not prohibit the continued use of an existing connection of a solid fuel burning appliance to a chimney flue to which another appliance burning oil or solid fuel is connected for any chimney existing and in use prior to February 2, 1998 as long as sufficient draft is available for each appliance, the chimney is lined and structurally intact and a carbon monoxide detector is installed in the building near a bedroom. A license may cover one or more types of installations. The board may further adopt reasonable rules concerning the term and type of experience required by candidates for examination.