An Act to Allow Dealers of Manufactured Housing to Install Oil Tanks LR 1750(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0396
Committee Amendment CA_A_S23 (Senate)
Amends: 32 MRSA §2401, 32 MRSA §2402-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A .. to S.P. 133, L.D. 396, Bill, "An 
Act To Allow Dealers of Manufactured Housing To Install Oil Tanks" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §2401, as amended by PL 2001, c. 633, §2, is 
further amended by adding at the end 2 new paragraphs to read: 
The 
board 
may 
issue 
a 
joint 
limited 
license 
to 
a 
manufactured housing dealer, as defined and licensed in Title 10, 
chapter 951. and an individual employee of the dealer who is 
named as the corecipient of the joint limited license for the 
limited purpose of allowing the employee 
to install outside 
residential heating oil tanks at manufactured housing, as defined 
in Title 10, section 9002, subsection 7, paragraph A, that has 
been 'sold by the dealgr. 
Rgquiremgnts for attaining thg joint 
limitgd licgnsg must includg training, of at least 4 hours at an 
education coursg approvgd by thg board, completed by the employee 
named as the corgcipient of the joint limited license, for proper 
installation of an outside oil tank. 
The joint limited licgnse 
is 
rgvoked 
upon 
termination 
of 
thg 
employee 
namgd 
as 
the 
corecipient of the joint limitgd license from the employ of the 
dealer. 
The board may issue a joint limited license to the owner of 
a 
manufactured housing dealership for the limited purpose of 
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allowing the owner to install outside residential heating oil 
tanks at manufadtured housing, as defined in Title 10, section 
9002, 
subsectioti 7, 
paragraph A, 
that has been sold by the 
owner. 
For the purposes of the joint limited license, the board 
shall consider the owner as both the dealer and the employee 
named as the corecipient. 
Requirements for attaining the joint 
limited license must include training of at least 4 hours at an 
education course· approved by the board, completed by the owner, 
for proper installation of an outside oil tank. 
The 
joint 
limited license is revoked upon the owner ceasing to operate as a 
manufactured housing dealer. 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §2402-B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 633, §3, 
is further amended to read: 
§2402-B. 
Fees 
The Director of the Office of Licensing and Registration may 
establish 
by 
rule 
fees 
for 
purposes 
authorized 
under 
this 
subchapter in amounts that are reasonable and necessary for their 
respective purposes, except that the fee for anyone purpose may 
not exceed $350 biennially. 
The fee for the limited license for 
a manufactured housing mechanic or the joint limited license for 
a 
manufactured pousing dealer and employee or owner may not 
exceed $50 bienrtially. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this section 
are routine tecQ.nical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter II-A 2-A. 
Sec. 
3. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
The 
PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Licensinq and Enforcement 
0352 
following 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds for the Oil and Solid Fuel Board for 
the costs associ~ted' with rulemaking. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
SUMMARY 
i 
2003-04 
$2,000 
$2,000 
2004-05 
$0 
$0' 
This amendm~nt replaces the bill. 
It allows an employee of 
a manufactured h~using dealer or owner of a manufactured housing 
dealership to install oil tanks in housing sold by the dealer or 
dealership if the employee or owner is the named corecipient of a 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f\t, to S.P. 133, L.D. 396 
joint limited license issued for this limited purpose. 
The joint 
limited license ~equires the named employee or owner to complete 
hours 
of 
tr~ining, 
and 
is 
revoked 
upon 
that 
employee's 
termination from: the dealer's employ or the owner's dealership 
ceasing to operate as a manufactured housing dealer. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03/16/03 ;t?/ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD396 
An Act to Allow Dealers of Manufactured Housing to Install Oil Tanks 
LR 1750(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
$2,000 
$0 
$0 
$12,500 
Projections 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2006-07 
$0 
$12,500 
This bill includes an Other Special Revenue Fund allocation of $2,000 in fiscal year 2003-04 for the Office of 
Licensing and Registration within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation for the Oil and Solid Fuel 
Board for the costs associated with rulemaking. The Office of Licensing and Registration also estimates an increase 
in dedicated revenue to the Board of $12,500 in fiscal year 2004-05 as a result of the biennial licensing fees associated 
with issuing the additional licenses to manufactured housing dealers. 
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