CHAPTER 52

S.P. 20 - L.D. 40

An Act To Amend the Licensing and Certification

Requirements Relating to Asbestos Abatement Activities

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1273, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1991, c. 473, §12, is further amended to read:

4. Exemption. Persons undertaking asbestos abatement activities in single-unit residential buildings are exempt from the licensing and certification requirements of this section if the activities are limited to heating equipment and performed by persons licensed by the Oil and Solid Fuel Board under Title 32, chapter 33, to install, repair, remove or service heating equipment. Asbestos abatement activities related to disposal undertaken at licensed asbestos disposal sites are exempt from the requirements of this section.

Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §1281, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 448, §1-C, is amended to read:

§1281. Emergency provisions

In an emergency that results from a sudden, unexpected event that is not a planned asbestos abatement project, including the emergency repair, installation, removal or servicing of heating equipment in single-unit residential buildings by persons licensed by the Oil and Solid Fuel Board under Title 32, chapter 33, the commissioner may waive the requirements for a license or