Senate Amendment 3141 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 224 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 25 the 1 3 following: 1 4 <Sec. . Section 105.2, Code 2009, is amended by 1 5 adding the following new subsection: 1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 17. "Routine maintenance" means 1 7 the maintenance, repair, or replacement of existing 1 8 fixtures or parts of plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or 1 9 hydronic systems in which no changes in original 1 10 design are made. "Routine maintenance" does not 1 11 include the replacement of furnaces, boilers, cooling 1 12 appliances, or water heaters more than one hundred 1 13 gallons in size.> 1 14 #2. Page 3, by inserting after line 5 the 1 15 following: 1 16 <Sec. . Section 105.9, Code 2009, is amended by 1 17 adding the following new subsection: 1 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. Commencing July 2009 and every 1 19 biennium thereafter, the board shall review its 1 20 revenue, including amounts generated from license fees 1 21 set pursuant to this chapter, and its expenses for 1 22 purposes of reevaluating its fee structures. The 1 23 board shall establish a reduced rate for combined 1 24 licenses.> 1 25 #3. Page 3, by striking lines 14 through 18 and 1 26 inserting the following: 1 27 <Sec. . Section 105.10, Code 2009, is amended 1 28 by adding the following new subsections: 1 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The board shall adopt rules to 1 30 allow a grace period for a contractor to operate a 1 31 business described in subsection 2 without employing a 1 32 licensed master. 1 33 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. The board shall by rule 1 34 provide for the issuance of a license for installers 1 35 of geothermal heat pump systems that shall require 1 36 certification pursuant to industry accredited 1 37 installer certification standards recognized by the 1 38 United States department of energy.> 1 39 #4. Page 4, by striking lines 8 and 9 and 1 40 inserting the following: <school corporations, 1 41 performing routine maintenance on a mechanical system 1 42 or plumbing system,>. 1 43 #5. Page 4, line 14, by striking the word 1 44 <subsection> and inserting the following: 1 45 <subsections>. 1 46 #6. Page 4, by inserting after line 21 the 1 47 following: 1 48 <NEW SUBSECTION. 12. Apply to a person who 1 49 performs the laying of pipe that originates or 1 50 connects to pipe in the public right=of=way or 2 1 property that is intended to become public 2 2 right=of=way, even if such pipe extends under the 2 3 property and up to the building. However, the person 2 4 shall not make any interior pipe connections within a 2 5 building under this exemption. This exemption does 2 6 not restrict local jurisdictions from requiring 2 7 licensure under this chapter if required by local 2 8 ordinance, resolution, or by bidding specification. 2 9 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. Prohibit a rental property 2 10 owner or employee of such an owner from performing 2 11 routine maintenance on the rental property.> 2 12 #7. Page 8, by striking lines 20 and 21 and 2 13 inserting the following: <acceptable to the board, in 2 14 each such limited class for which the person is 2 15 licensed. The board shall designate each special, 2 16 restricted license to be a sublicense of either a 2 17 plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or hydronic license. 2 18 An individual holding a master or journeyperson, 2 19 plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, or hydronic license 2 20 shall not be required to obtain any special, 2 21 restricted license which is a sublicense of the 2 22 license that the individual holds. Special plumbing 2 23 and mechanical professional licenses shall not be 2 24 issued to employees of a rate=regulated gas or 2 25 electric public utility that provides plumbing or 2 26 mechanical services as part of a systematic marketing 2 27 effort, as defined pursuant to section 476.80. 2 28 c. The board shall establish a special, restricted 2 29 license fee at a reduced rate, consistent with any 2 30 other special, restricted license fees.> 2 31 #8. By renumbering as necessary. 2 32 2 33 2 34 2 35 JEFF DANIELSON 2 36 SF 224.702 83 2 37 jr/rj/22925 -1-