PRINTER'S NO. 2635
No. 2023 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, FARGO, LYNCH, WILT, PISTELLA, STERN,
YOUNGBLOOD, E. Z. TAYLOR, HERSHEY, DeWEESE, ROSS, SEMMEL,
D. W. SNYDER, HERMAN, PETRONE, BOSCOLA, HENNESSEY, BAKER,
FAIRCHILD, SATHER, C. WILLIAMS, ZIMMERMAN, BELFANTI, SHANER,
BIRMELIN AND HESS, NOVEMBER 25, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
NOVEMBER 25, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act relating to and regulating the practice of
3 the profession of engineering, including civil engineering,
4 mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mining
5 engineering and chemical engineering, the profession of land
6 surveying and the profession of geology and constituent parts
7 and combinations thereof as herein defined; providing for the
8 licensing and registration of persons practicing said
9 profession, and the certification of engineers-in-training
10 and surveyors-in-training, and the suspension and revocation
11 of said licenses, registrations and certifications for
12 violation of this act; prescribing the powers and duties of
13 the State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land
14 Surveyors and Geologists, the Department of State and the
15 courts; prescribing penalties; and repealing existing laws,"
16 further providing for exemption from licensure and
17 registration.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. Section 5 of the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913,
21 No.367), known as the Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist
22 Registration Law, is amended by adding a subsection to read:
23 Section 5. Exemption from Licensure and Registration.--
1 Except as specifically provided in this section, this act shall
2 not be construed to require licensure and registration in the
3 following cases:
4 * * *
5 (l) The design of on-lot sewage disposal systems by sewage
6 enforcement officers qualified by the Department of
7 Environmental Protection: Provided, That the systems are
8 permitted by a local agency in accordance with the act of
9 January 24, 1966 (1965 P.L.1535, No.537), known as the
10 "Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act."
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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