Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3307-G is enacted to read:

§3307-G.__Board of Code Enforcement Review

1. Members. The Board of Code Enforcement Review, within the State Planning Office, as established by section 12004-I, subsection 77-B and referred to in this section as "the board," consists of 5 members, appointed by the Governor as follows:

A.__One member who is a plumber;

B.__One member who is an electrician;

C.__One member who is employed in the field of construction; and

D.__Two members who are code enforcement officers.

Members are appointed for terms of 4 years.

Any member of the board may be removed from the board for cause by the Governor.

2. Powers and duties.__The board has the following powers and duties.

A.__The board may, in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act adopt rules commensurate with the authority vested in it by this section to implement this section.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

B.__The board may conduct hearings to assist with investigations.

C.__The board may enter into contracts to carry out its responsibilities under this section.

3.__Investigation of complaints.__The board shall investigate or cause to be investigated:

A.__All complaints made to it and all cases of failure to properly enforce municipal and state codes;

B.__Any gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the performance of the work of code enforcement;