An Act To Expand Exemptions from Licensing Laws for Professional Engineers No. 1622 March 21, 2007
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1622
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: BROMLEY, CLEARY, COURTNEY, PERRY, RECTOR
Amends: 32 MRSA §1255

Legislative Document 
S.P.566 
An Act To Expand Exemptions from Licensing Laws for 
Professional Engineers 
No. 1622 
March 21, 2007 
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator BROMLEY of Cumberland. 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Cosponsored by Representative CLEARY of Houlton and Senators: COURTNEY of York, 
PERRY of Penobscot, Representative: RECTOR of Thomaston. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2005, c. 315, §9, is further 
amended to read: 
6. Subsurface sewage .disposal. Persons who have been licensed by the Department 
of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title 22, section 42, subsection 3-A, solely for 
the purpose of work relating to subsurface sewage disposal systems. This exemption does 
not apply to the board's power to license or to revoke, suspend or refuse to renew the 
license of any licensee; aae 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 34, § 1, is amended to 
read: 
7. Person who performs work on certain vessels. A person who performs work 
only on vessels under 200 feet long",; and 
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 
8. Persons engaged in design of minor construction. Persons engaged in the 
design of the following minor construction do not need to provide stamped and sealed 
plans and specifications unless specifically required by the code enforcement officer. 
A. Detached one-family or 2-family residences; 
B. Farm buildings with an overall floor plan not exceeding 3,000 square feet; 
C. Single-family bathroom additions or renovations in an existing building if there is 
no impact on the building'S compliance with the National Fire Protection Association 
Life Safety Code adopted by the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire 
Marshal; 
D. Revisions or additions to plumbing systems costing up to $10,000 if the work has 
no impact on the building's compliance with the National Fire Protection Association 
Life Safety Code adopted by the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire 
Marshal and does not involve roof drains; 
E. Revisions to existing heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and design 
of new heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems if the work has no impact on 
the building'S compliance with the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety 
Code adopted by the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal 
requirements and the project does not include more than one heating, ventilation and 
air conditioning unit with a maximum cooling capacity of 5 tons or heating capacity 
of 200,000 BTUs; 
F. Revisions or additions to structural systems costing up to $10,000 if the design is 
in accordance with the tables provided in the International Building Code; and 
G. Revisions or additions to electrical systems costing up to $10,000 if the work has 
no impact on the building's compliance with the National Fire Protection Association 
Life Safety Code adopted by the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire 
Marshal. 
All the work that is done under these exemptions must be in accordance with the 
licensing requirements of the trade involved, including, but not limited to, all construction 
industry design standards such as the National Fire Protection Association standards, state 
and municipal building and energy codes, the State Fire Marshal's requirements and 
ASHRAE Standard 62 and ASHRAE Standard 90. 
SUMMARY 
The bill exempts certain persons engaged in certain minor construction from the 
requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, chapter 19 . 
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