An Act To Establish the Maine Fuel Board
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1455
Committee Amendment CA_A_H345 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to H.P. 1007, L.D. 1455, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish the Maine Fuel Board" 
Amend the bill in Part C in section 3 in chapter 139 in subchapter J in § 18135 by 
striking out all of subsection 2 (page 10, lines 19 to 37 in L.D.) and inserting the 
following: 
'2. 
Professional gualifications. 
Each applicant for a propane and natural gas 
technician license must meet one of the following qualifications: 
A. Successful completion of the certified employee training program of a national 
propane gas association; or 
B. Successful completion of a board-approved propane or natural gas course at a 
Maine community college, career and technical education center or career and 
technical education region or a comparable institute of this State or another state and 
passage of an examination approved by the board. 
An out-of-state applicant must present satisfactory evidence to the board of experience in 
installing, cleaning, servicing, altering and repairing propane and natural gas burning 
equipment.' 
Amend the bill in Part C in section 3 in chapter 139 in subchapter 3 in § 18137 by 
striking out all of subsection 2 (page 11, lines 15 to 18 in L.D.) and inserting the 
following: 
'2. License term. An applicant for a temporary plant operator or delivery technician 
license must apply for a temporary plant operator or delivery technician license within 90 
days after first performing the functions listed in subsection 1 and may be issued a license 
for a 1-year term, which may not be renewed. A new temporary plant operator or delivery 
technician license may not be issued within 3 years following the date of issuance of the 
previous temporary plant operator or delivery technician license.' 
Amend the bill in Pali D by striking out all of section 16 (page 16, line 38 in L.D.) 
and inserting the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 1007, L.D. 1455 
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Sec. E-l. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Licensing and Enforcement 0352 
Initiative: Deallocates funds to reflect savings from reducing the number of board 
members from 15 to 8 as a result of combining the Oil and Solid Fuel Board and the 
Propane and Natural Gas Board to form the Maine Fuel Board. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
Personal Services 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2009-10 
($3,494) 
($3,494) 
Sec. E-2. Effective date. This Act takes effect January I, 20 10.' 
SUMMARY 
2010-11 
($7,338) 
($7)38) 
This amendment changes the professional qualification requirements in the bill for an 
applicant for a propane and natural gas technician license to require either the successful 
completion of a national propane gas association's certified employee training program or 
sllccessful completion of a board-approved propane or natural gas course at a Maine 
community college, career and technical education center or career and technical 
education region or a comparable institute of this State or another state and passing an 
examination approved by the board. This amendment also reduces the license term for 
applicants for a temporary plant operator or delivery technician license. The amendment 
also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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LD 1455 
LR 511(02) 
An Act To Establish the Maine Fuel Board 
Fiscal Note for BiH as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
2010-11 
Projections 
2011-12 
Projections 
2012-13 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($3,494) 
($7,338) 
($7,338) 
($7,338) 
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This bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds deallocations of $3,494 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $7,338 in fiscal 
year 2010-11 to the Licensing and Regulation program within the Department of Professional and Financial 
Regulation due to the savings achieved by decreasing the number of board members from 15 to 8 as a result of 
combining the Oil and Solid Fuel Board and the Propane and Natural Gas Board to form the Maine Fuel Board, 
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