71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2192
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
M.D., for State Landscape Contractors Board)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to landscape contractors; amending ORS 447.060 and
671.615.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 447.060 is amended to read:
447.060. (1) Nothing in ORS 447.010 to 447.160 prevents a
person from:
(a) Engaging in plumbing work when not so engaged for hire.
(b) Using the services of regular employees in performing
plumbing work for the benefit of property owned, leased or
operated by such employer.
(c) Using the services of an employee or contractor of a
utility company, energy service provider or water supplier to
install an approved low-flow showerhead or faucet aerator in
existing plumbing fixtures. The devices installed under this
paragraph are exempt from the licensing, permit and inspection
requirements of this chapter and ORS chapter 693.
(2) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a ' regular
employee' means a person who is subject to the provisions of ORS
316.162 to 316.212 and who has completed a withholding exemptions
certificate required by the provisions of ORS 316.162 to 316.212.
(3) A licensee under ORS 671.560 (2) is not required to be
registered under ORS 447.010 to 447.160 to install
{ - irrigation - } backflow { + prevention + } devices { + for
irrigation systems and ornamental water features + } if the
installer is licensed as required by ORS 671.615. The exemptions
established under this subsection do not exempt the person from
the inspection and permit requirements of this chapter.
(4) This section applies to any person, including but not
limited to, individuals, corporations, associations, firms,
partnerships, joint stock companies, public and municipal
corporations, political subdivisions, this state and any agencies
thereof, and the federal government and any agencies thereof.
SECTION 2. ORS 671.615 is amended to read:
671.615. { + The State Landscape Contractors Board may license
a landscape contractor to install backflow prevention devices for
irrigation systems and ornamental water features. The board, by
rule, shall establish qualifications for issuance of a license
under this section. A landscape contractor may install a backflow
prevention device only if the landscape contractor is licensed
under this section. + }A landscape contractor { + installing a
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backflow prevention device + } may tap into the potable water
supply only { + at a point + } after the connection between the
water system and the customer, as { + that connection is + }
defined in ORS 448.115 { - , in order to install irrigation
backflow prevention devices only if the landscape contractor is
licensed by the State Landscape Contractors Board, as set forth
by rule, to install irrigation backflow prevention devices - } .
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Passed by House February 9, 2001
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 4, 2001
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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