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Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation To Conduct a Sunrise Review Regarding the Proposal To License Operators of Cranes’
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 1, lines 2 and 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "heavy equipment operators" and inserting the following: 'operators of cranes'
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the last line (page 1, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "heavy equipment operators." and inserting the following: 'operators of cranes. For the purpose of this resolve, "crane" means a piece of power-operated equipment that can hoist, lower and horizontally move a suspended load.'
Amend the resolve by adding after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2 Requirements. Resolved: That, in conducting the sunrise review required by section 1, the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation shall consider:
1. Limiting licensure requirements to operators of cranes:
A. That are used in construction, demolition or excavation work;
B. That are used at construction sites of projects that involve work on structures over an established height; and
C. That have lifting capacity that reaches or exceeds set limits;
2. A requirement that an applicant for licensure as an operator of a crane possess an active, unrestricted Maine driver's license and a certification of medical fitness;
3. A requirement for a written and practical examination for licensure as an operator of a crane that incorporates nationally recognized certifications, federal guidelines or national industry guidelines pertaining to the operation of heavy equipment, including the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and American National Standards Institute standards or American Society of Mechanical Engineers guidelines; and
4. A pathway to license recognition for an individual possessing a crane operator license, or the equivalent, in another state or a United States territory.’
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment limits the sunrise review by the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation to licensing operators of cranes instead of heavy equipment operators and provides additional detail regarding the information to be considered in the sunrise review process.