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.
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2 35 JEFF DANIELSON
2 36 SF 224.702 83
2 37 jr/rj/22925
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