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HB 1318 Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act; certain liquefied propane gas containers exempt from Act.

Introduced by: R. Lee Ware, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act; liquefied propane gas containers. Exempts stationary American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) LP-Gas containers used exclusively in propane service from the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act if their capacity does not exceed 2,000 gallons and the owner or his servicing agent inspects the tank every five years, maintains records of the inspection, and makes the records available to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. The measure also provides that boilers and pressure vessels on the property of private residences and apartment houses with fewer than four units are exempt from the Act; the current exemption applies only to such equipment in such residences or apartment houses.


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