Act No. 301

Public Acts of 1998

Approved by the Governor

July 28, 1998

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 28, 1998

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 1998

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1998

Introduced by Senators Rogers, Shugars, Bennett, Stille and Bullard

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 330

AN ACT to amend 1929 PA 266, entitled "An act to protect the health, and promote the safety and welfare of the people, by regulating the installation, alteration, maintenance, improvement and inspection of plumbing; to define plumbing and the classification of plumbers; to provide for the issuing of licenses and permits pertaining thereto and the disposition of moneys derived therefrom; to create a plumbing board, and to prescribe its powers and duties; to authorize cities, villages and townships to adopt and enforce certain standards; to establish remedies and fix penalties for violation of the provisions of this act," (MCL 338.901 to 338.917) by adding section 4a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 4a. (1) If the plumbing, reconstruction, alteration, or repair of pipes, tanks, or fixtures is performed without compensation by a person licensed under this act for or on behalf of a charitable organization, the permit required under section 4 may be obtained by the owner of the property on which the work is performed.

(2) This section applies only to the reconstruction, renovation, or remodeling of 1- to 4-family dwellings.

(3) As used in this section, "charitable organization" means a not for profit tax-exempt religious, educational, or humane organization.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Approved

Governor.