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236.020 Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules.
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In the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction, Division of Plumbing,
there shall be a Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules, which shall hereafter be
referred to as the board, consisting of seven (7) members including the chief boiler
inspector who shall serve as chairman. The other members shall be appointed to the
board by the Governor for terms of four (4) years each. The Governor may at any
time remove any member of the board. Upon the death or incapacity of any
member, the Governor shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the vacated term
and until a successor is appointed and qualified, with a representative of the same
interests with which his or her predecessor was identified. Of these six (6)
appointed members, one (1) shall be a practical steam operating engineer of high
pressure boilers, or any other representative of owners and users of high pressure
boilers or pressure vessels within the state; one (1) shall be a representative of the
boiler manufacturers or pressure vessel manufacturers within the state; one (1) shall
be a representative of a boiler insurance company licensed to do business within the
state; one (1) shall be a representative of the boilermakers within the state selected
from a list of five (5) names submitted by the Kentucky State Building and
Construction Trades Council; one (1) shall be a representative of pipe erecting
concerns doing business within the state; and one (1) shall be a metallurgist, welder,
or a person representing the welding industry. The board shall meet at least four (4)
times each year at the Capitol or other place designated by the board. No approval,
decision, or ruling of the board shall be effective unless supported by the vote of at
least five (5) members thereof.
The members of the board shall serve without salary and shall receive their actual
necessary expenses, incurred while in the performance of their duties as members of
the board, to be paid in the same manner as in the case of other state officers.
The division shall provide such administrative support and assistance as may be
necessary for the board to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 515, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1990, sec. 284,
sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 207, sec. 3, effective
July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 32, effective July 1, 1978. -Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V., sec. 24(11). -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch.
246, sec. 1. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 2.
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