Amendment #1353 to H3900

Refrigeration Technicians

Mr. Biele of Boston moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

SECTION XX. (a) Section 81 of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Registered”, the following new definition:-

“Residential/Light Commercial Refrigeration”, the installation, repair, replacement, maintenance of any refrigerant containing part of any refrigerant system of less than ten ton capacity.

(b) Said Chapter 146 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 82, the following new section:-

Section 82A.   The bureau shall adopt regulations for the examining and licensing of refrigeration technicians working on residential or light commercial refrigeration systems of less than ten tons. Licensing fees collected shall be placed in a retained revenue account to hire qualified inspectors to enforce the provisions of this section.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1353 to H3900

Refrigeration Technicians