SB-0967, As Passed House, December 13, 2016

SB-0967, As Passed Senate, October 20, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 967

 

 

May 18, 2016, Introduced by Senators KNOLLENBERG, SCHUITMAKER, HORN, MACGREGOR, ZORN and SCHMIDT and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1986 PA 135, entitled

 

"Asbestos abatement contractors licensing act,"

 

by amending section 207 (MCL 338.3207), as amended by 1998 PA 132.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 207. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2),

 

an asbestos abatement contractor shall not engage in any activity

 

involving the demolition, renovation, or encapsulation of friable

 

asbestos materials without first receiving a license from the

 

department.

 

     (2) The licensing requirement of subsection (1) does not apply

 

to any of the following if engaged in an asbestos abatement project

 

that is incidental to the primary licensed trade and involves not

 

more than 160 square feet or 260 linear feet of friable asbestos

 

materials:

 


     (a) A business entity licensed under the electrical

 

administrative act, 1956 PA 217, MCL 338.881 to 338.892.article 7

 

of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5701 to 339.5739.

 

     (b) A business entity licensed under the Forbes mechanical

 

contractors act, 1984 PA 192, MCL 338.971 to 338.988.article 8 of

 

the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5801 to 339.5819.

 

     (c) A business entity licensed under 1929 PA 266, MCL 338.901

 

to 338.917.article 11 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL

 

339.6101 to 339.6133.

 

     (d) A business entity licensed as a residential builder or a

 

residential maintenance and alteration contractor under article 24

 

of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2401 to 339.2412.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 963                                    

 

          of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.