Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation To Conduct a Sunrise Review Regarding the Proposal To License Heavy Equipment Operators
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0904
Committee Amendment CA_A_H465 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/J" to H.P. 668, L.D. 904, "Resolve, Directing the 
Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation To Conduct a Sunrise Review 
Regarding the Proposal To License Heavy Equipment Operators" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation To 
Conduct a Sunrise Review Regarding the Proposal To License Operators of Cranes' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 1, lines 2 and 3 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "heavy equipment operators" and inserting the following: 
'operators of cranes' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the last line (page 1, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "heavy equipment operators." and inserting the following: 'operators of 
cranes. 
For the purpose of this resolve, "crane" means a piece of power-operated 
equipment that can hoist, lower and horizontally move a suspended load.' 
Amend the resolve by adding after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 
Requirements. 
Resolved: That, in conducting the sunrise review 
required by section 1, the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation shall 
consider: 
1. Limiting licensure requirements to operators of cranes: 
A. That are used in construction, demolition or excavation work; 
B. That are used at construction sites of projects that involve work on structures over 
an established height; and 
C. That have lifting capacity that reaches or exceeds set limits; 
2. A requirement that an applicant for licensure as an operator of a crane possess an 
active, unrestricted Maine driver's license and a certification of medical fitness; 
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3. A requirement for a written and practical examination for licensure as an operator 
of a crane that incorporates nationally recognized certifications, federal guidelines or 
national industry guidelines pertaining to the operation of heavy equipment, including the 
United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and 
American National Standards Institute standards or American Society of Mechanical 
Engineers guidelines; and 
4. A .pathway to license recognition for an individual possessing a crane operator 
license, or the equivalent, in another state or a United States territory.' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment limits the sunrise review by the Commissioner of Professional and 
Financial Regulation to licensing operators of cranes instead of heavy equipment 
operators and provides additional detail regarding the information to be considered in the 
sunrise review process. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/23/19 :wac. 
LD904 
LR 1057(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation To Conduct a Sunrise 
Review Regarding the Proposal To License Heavy Equipment Operators 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,,/J, { )/- l/fo5J 
Committee: Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
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Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation to conduct the sumise review and submit 
the required report can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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