71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 2760
 
                         House Bill 2899
 
Sponsored by Representative HANSEN (at the request of Plumbers
  and Pipefitters Local 290, PMCA)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Creates continuing education requirement for persons having
certificate or business license issued by Board of Boiler Rules.
Allows board to adjust fees to cover cost of administering
continuing education registry.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to persons regulated by Board of Boiler Rules; amending
  ORS 480.607 and 480.630.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 480.607 is amended to read:
  480.607. Notwithstanding the fees prescribed in ORS 480.595 (3)
and (4), 480.600 (2) and 480.630 (4) and (6), and subject to the
prior approval of the Department of Consumer and Business
Services, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and a
report to the Emergency Board prior to adopting the fees, the
Board of Boiler Rules may increase the fees referred to in this
section by an amount not greater than 10 percent. The fees shall
be within the budget authorized by the Legislative Assembly as
that budget may be modified by the Emergency Board. The fees
shall not exceed the cost of the program { + , including but not
limited to the cost of administering a continuing education
registry + }.
  SECTION 2. ORS 480.630 is amended to read:
  480.630. (1)   { - No person shall - }   { + A person may
not + } engage in the business of installing, repairing or
altering boilers or pressure vessels unless the person first
obtains a license therefor from the Department of Consumer and
Business Services.
  (2)   { - No person shall - }   { + A person may not + }
install, repair or alter boilers or pressure vessels as an
employee of a business engaged in the installing, repairing or
altering of boilers or pressure vessels unless the person first
obtains certification therefor from the department.
  (3) The chief inspector may conduct examinations for
certification of an employee or agent of a business to establish
the competency of the applicant.
  (4) Licenses and certification shall be issued by the
department upon recommendation of the Board of Boiler Rules and
upon payment of a fee of $25 for each application for an employee
 
or agent's certification and $150 for each application for a
business license.
  (5) The licenses and certifications shall be renewed annually
without reexamination upon payment of the fees in subsection (4)
of this section { +  and compliance with the continuing education
requirement established in subsection (9) of this section + }.
  (6)   { - No person shall - }   { + A person may not + }
install, alter or repair a boiler or pressure vessel without
first securing a permit therefor from the department unless the
person is not subject to licensure or certification. Permits
shall be issued only to the persons licensed. A permit fee of $15
shall be paid directly to the department.
  (7) In the case of an emergency, a permit is not required in
advance for boiler or pressure vessel installations, or repair,
as required under subsection (6) of this section, if an
application accompanied by the appropriate fee for a permit is
submitted to the department within five days after the commencing
of the boiler or pressure vessel work.
  (8) The certification and examination requirements of this
section do not apply when a person is brought in from out of
state to repair or alter a boiler or pressure vessel utilizing
special tools or a special process for which that person is
uniquely qualified. The activity shall be limited solely to the
special process and the person performing the work shall have
qualifications which meet or exceed the state's certification
standards as determined by the chief boiler inspector. The chief
boiler inspector shall be notified prior to performance of any
work under this subsection.
   { +  (9) A person having a business license or certificate
issued under this section, or both a license and a certificate,
must complete 16 hours of board-approved continuing education
every two years. + }
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