September 11, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Hune and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1956 PA 217, entitled
"Electrical administrative act,"
by amending sections 1, 8g, and 9 (MCL 338.881, 338.888g, and
338.889), section 1 as amended by 1992 PA 130, section 8g as added
by 1990 PA 246, and section 9 as amended by 1981 PA 150.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) For purposes of this act, the words defined in
this section, section 1a, and section 1b have the meanings ascribed
to them in those sections.
(2) "Electrical wiring" means all wiring, generating
equipment, fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection
with the generation, distribution, and utilization of electrical
energy, within or on a building, residence, structure, or
properties, and including service entrance wiring as defined by the
code.
(3) "Electrical contractor" means a person, firm, or
corporation engaged in the business of erecting, installing,
altering, repairing, servicing, or maintaining electrical wiring,
devices, appliances, or equipment.
(4) "Master electrician" means a person having the necessary
qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to
supervise the installation of electrical wiring and equipment in
accordance with the standard rules and regulations governing that
work.
(5) "Electrical journeyman" means a person other than an
electrical contractor who, as his or her principal occupation, is
engaged in the practical installation or alteration of electric
wiring. An electrical contractor or master electrician may also be
an electrical journeyman.
(6) "Apprentice electrician" means an individual other than an
electrical contractor, master electrician, or electrical
journeyman, who is engaged in learning about and assisting in the
installation or alteration of electrical wiring and equipment under
the direct personal supervision of an electrical journeyman or
master electrician.
(7) "Jobsite" means the immediate work area within the
property lines of a single construction project, alteration
project, or maintenance project where electrical construction or
alteration of electrical wiring is in progress.
(8) "Municipality" means a city, village, or township.
(9) "Minor repair work" means electrical wiring not in excess
of
a valuation of $100.00 $1,000.00
or replacement in kind of an
electric motor.
(10)
"State construction code act of 1972" "Stille-DeRossett-
Hale single state construction code act" means Act No. 230 of the
Public
Acts of 1972, being sections 125.1501 to 125.1531 of the
Michigan Compiled Laws the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state
construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531.
(11) "Code" means the state construction code provided for in
section
4 of the state construction code act of 1972 Stille-
DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, MCL 125.1504, or
a part of that code which is of limited application, and includes a
modification of or amendment to the code, or a nationally
recognized model electrical code adopted by a governmental
subdivision
pursuant to section 8 8a of that act the Stille-
DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, MCL 125.1508a.
(12) "Enforcing agency" means the enforcing agency responsible
for the administration and enforcement of the electrical code
pursuant
to section 8 or 9 of the state construction code act of
1972
sections 8a and 8b of the
Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state
construction code act, MCL 125.1508a and 125.1508b.
(13) "Board" means the electrical administrative board created
pursuant to section 2.
Sec. 8g. Any provision of this act which is inconsistent or in
conflict
with the state construction code act of 1972 Stille-
DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act is superseded to
the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.
Sec.
9. Beginning October 1, 1980, all All
fees and money
received by the board for the licensing of persons under this act,
and any other income which shall be received under this act, except
as
otherwise provided in sections 5, 6, and 6a this act,
shall be
paid into the state construction code fund as created by section 22
of
Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, being
section
125.1522 of the Michigan Compiled Laws the Stille-
DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, MCL 125.1522.