HOUSE BILL No. 3005

      An Act concerning the boiler safety act; amending K.S.A. 44-913, 44-914, 44-915, 44-916,
      44-917, 44-918, 44-919, 44-920, 44-921, 44-922, 44-923, 44-924, 44-925, 44-926, 44-
      928 and 44-929 and repealing the existing sections.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

    Section 1. K.S.A. 44-913 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-
913. This act shall be known and may be cited as the boiler safety act,
and, except as otherwise herein provided, shall apply to all pressure vessels
installed after January 1, 1999, and boilers in this state.

    Sec. 2. K.S.A. 44-914 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-914.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:

    (a) ``Boiler'' means a closed vessel in which water or other liquid is
heated, steam or vapor is generated or steam is superheated, or in which
any combination of these functions is accomplished, under pressure or
vacuum, for use internal or external to itself, by the direct application of
energy from the combustion of fuels or of electric, or solar power or
nuclear energy. The term boiler shall also include fired units for heating
or vaporizing liquids other than water where these units are separate from
processing systems and are complete within themselves.

    (b) ``Certificate inspection'' means an inspection, the report of which
is used by the chief inspector to determine whether or not an inspection
certificate shall be issued as provided by K.S.A. 44-924, and amendments
thereto.

    (c) ``Heating boiler'' means a steam or vapor boiler operating at pres-
sures not exceeding fifteen (15) 15 pounds per square inch gauge or a
hot water heating boiler operating at pressures not exceeding one hun-
dred sixty (160) 160 pounds per square inch gauge or temperatures not
exceeding two hundred fifty degrees (250°) 250° Fahrenheit.

    (d) ``High pressure, high temperature water boiler'' means a water
boiler operating at pressures exceeding one hundred sixty (160) 160
pounds per square inch gauge or temperatures exceeding two hundred
fifty degrees (250°) 250° Fahrenheit.

    (e) ``Power boiler'' means a boiler in which steam or other vapor is
generated at a pressure of more than fifteen (15) 15 pounds per square
inch gauge.

    (f) ``Secretary'' means the secretary of human resources.

    (g) ``Pressure vessel'' means a vessel or container used for the con-
tainment of pressure either internal or external in which the pressure is
obtained from an external source of vapor, liquid or gas.

    (h) ``Hot water supply boiler'' means a vessel heating water for exter-
nal uses, by gas, oil, electricity or solar energy that does not exceed 160
psi, or 210° Fahrenheit.

    (i) ``Inspection fee'' means any inspection fees collected pursuant to
subsection (a) of K.S.A. 44-926, and amendments thereto, and shall not
include any certificate fees collected pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A.
44-926, and amendments thereto, and any travel or hotel expense.

    Sec. 3. K.S.A. 44-915 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-915.
(a) The provisions of this act shall not apply to:

    (1) Boilers and pressure vessels under the control of the United States
government or federal law;

    (2) antique, scale model or other steam boilers which are used exclu-
sively for exhibition purposes and which are inspected by associations
that have established an approved inspection procedure and whose in-
spectors are registered as special inspectors with the boiler safety unit of
the state of Kansas, department of human resources;

    (3) fire engine boilers brought into the state for temporary use in
times of emergency;

    (4) boilers and pressure vessels located on producing oil and gas
leases or storage areas, and outside the limits of any municipality, used
solely for oil and gas production purposes; and

    (5) hot water supply boilers which are directly fired with oil, gas or,
electricity or solar energy and which are equipped with pressure and
temperature safety relief valves approved by the national board of the
American society of mechanical engineers or the national board of boiler
and pressure vessel inspectors, if none of the following limitations is ex-
ceeded:

    (A) Heat input of two hundred thousand (200,000) BTU 200,000
BTUH per hour,;

    (B) water temperature of two hundred degrees (200°) 210° Fahren-
heit; and

    (C) nominal water capacity of one hundred twenty (120) 85 gallons
or 120 gallons for an electrical utility generating plant; and

    (6) pressure vessels constructed and installed prior to January 1,
1999.

    (b) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of K.S.A. 44-923, and
amendments thereto, and the provisions of K.S.A. 44-924, 44-925, and
44-926, and amendments thereto, shall not apply to:

    (1) Boilers and pressure vessels located on farms and used solely for
agriculture or horticultural purposes;

    (2) heating boilers and pressure vessels which are located in private
residences or in apartment houses of less than six (6) five family units;

    (3) steam boilers which are regularly inspected by any state agency;

    (4) (3) boilers and pressure vessels operated and regularly inspected
by railway companies operating in interstate commerce; and

    (5) (4) any boiler and pressure vessels in any establishment in which
petroleum products are refined or processed in which all boiler and pres-
sure equipment is inspected and rated either by an inspection service
regularly maintained within such establishment or provided by a manu-
facturer, designer or insurer of such equipment, in accordance with the
applicable provisions of any published code or codes of rules or recom-
mended practices nationally recognized in the industry of which such
establishment is a part as providing suitable standards for the inspection,
repair and rating of pressure equipment of the type used in such estab-
lishment.;

    (5) pressure vessels used for transportation and storage of compressed
gases when constructed in compliance with specifications of the United
States department of transportation and when charged with gas marked,
maintained and periodically requalified for use, as required by appropri-
ate regulations of the United States department of transportation;

    (6) pressure vessels located on vehicles operating under the rules and
regulations of other state authorities and used to transport passengers or
freight;

    (7) pressure vessels installed on the right-of-way of railroads and used
in the operation of trains;

    (8) pressure vessels having an internal or external operating pressure
not exceeding 15 psig with no limit on size;

    (9) pressure vessels having an inside diameter, width, height or cross
section diagonal not exceeding six inches, with no limitation on length of
the vessel or pressure;

    (10) pressure vessels for containing water or other nonflammable liq-
uids under pressure, including those containing air, the compression of
which serves only as a cushion, when neither of the following limitations
is exceeded:

    (A) A design pressure of 300 psig; or

    (B) a design temperature of 210° Fahrenheit;

    (11) pressure vessels which may be classified as pressure containers
which are an intergal part of components of rotating or reciprocating
mechanical devices such as pumps, turbines, generators, engines and hy-
draulic or pneumatic cylinders, where the primary design considerations
and stresses are derived from the functional requirements of the device;

    (12) pressure vessels that do not exceed: (A) 15 cubic feet and 250 psi
pressure; or (B) 11/2 cubic feet in volume and 600 psi pressure; and

    (13) pressure vessels installed and constructed before January 1,
1999.

    Sec. 4. K.S.A. 44-916 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-916.
(a) The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations, consistent with the
provisions of this act, for the safe construction, installation, inspection,
maintenance and repair of boilers in this state and to fix inspection fees
as provided in K.S.A. 44-926 and amendments thereto. The secretary shall
adopt rules and regulations, consistent with the provisions of this act, for
the safe construction and installation of pressure vessels in this state.

    (b) Rules and regulations adopted hereunder for construction of new
boilers and pressure vessels shall be based upon and at all times follow
generally accepted nationwide engineering standards, formulae and prac-
tices established and pertaining to boiler construction and safety. Such
rules and regulations may incorporate by reference specific editions, or
portions thereof, of the boiler and pressure vessel code of the American
society of mechanical engineers or other approved codes of construction.

    (c) Rules and regulations adopted hereunder for the construction,
installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of boilers and pressure
vessels shall be based upon and at all times follow generally accepted
nationwide engineering standards. Such rules and regulations may incor-
porate by reference specific editions, or portions thereof, of the inspec-
tion code of the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors
and may require the use of such board's ``R'' stamp for repairs.

    (d) All rules and regulations adopted hereunder shall be subject to
the provisions of article 4 of chapter 77 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated,
except that rules and regulations applying to the construction and instal-
lation of new boilers shall not become effective until 12 months after
their adoption by the secretary.

    (d) The chief inspector or deputy inspectors may perform inspections
of boilers and pressure vessels and issue, upon completion, a special cer-
tification showing that such inspection was done in accordance with na-
tionwide engineering standards as adopted by rules and regulations.

    Sec. 5. K.S.A. 44-917 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-917.
(a) No All new boiler boilers and pressure vessels shall which does not
conform to the rules and regulations issued pursuant to this statute which
governing govern new construction and installation shall be installed and
operated in this state unless the. If a new boiler or pressure vessel is of
special design or construction which and the design is not inconsistent
consistent with the spirit and safety objectives of such rules this act and
rules and regulations, in which case a special installation and operating
permit may be granted by the secretary, at his or her discretion an inter-
ested party may request a variance from the secretary to build and operate
a nonconforming boiler or pressure vessel.

    (b) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or pressure
vessel carrying the American society of mechanical engineers or other
approved code symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of
the code under which it was constructed and stamped.

    (c) The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or pressure
vessel which does not carry the American society of mechanical engineers
code symbol shall be computed in accordance with the inspection code
of the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors. rules and
regulations adopted by the secretary.

    (d) This act shall not be construed as in any way preventing the use,
sale or reinstallation of a boiler or pressure vessel previously installed in
this state, provided it has been made to conform to the rules and regu-
lations governing existing installations and provided it has not been found
upon inspection to be in an unsafe condition.

    (e) This act shall not be construed to require a pressure vessel in-
spection of those pressure vessels moved to a different location by the
same owner.

    Sec. 6. K.S.A. 44-918 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-918.
(a) The secretary shall appoint a chief inspector within sixty (60) days
after the effective date of this act and at any time thereafter that the office
of the chief inspector may become vacant. Such chief inspector who shall
be a citizen of this state, or, if not available, a citizen of another state,
and who shall have at the time of appointment not less than five (5) 10
years experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation,
maintenance or repair of high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a
mechanical engineer, steam operating engineer, boiler maker or boiler
inspector and who shall hold a commission issued by the national board
of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors. The chief inspector shall be in
the unclassified civil service and shall receive such compensation as pre-
scribed by the secretary, subject to the approval of the governor.

    (b) The chief inspector, if authorized by the secretary, shall serve
under the direction of the secretary and is hereby charged, directed and
empowered:

    (1) To take action necessary for the enforcement of this act and of
the rules and regulations adopted hereunder;

    (2) to maintain a complete record of all boilers and pressure vessels
to which this act applies, which record shall include the name and address
of each owner or user and the type, dimensions, maximum allowable
working pressure, age and last recorded inspection of each such boiler or
pressure vessel;

    (3) to publish and make available copies of rules and regulations
adopted hereunder to any person requesting them;

    (4) to issue, or to suspend or revoke for cause, inspection certificates
as provided in K.S.A. 44-924, and amendments thereto; and

    (5) to cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of this
act or of the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.

    Sec. 7. K.S.A. 44-919 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-919.
The secretary shall employ one or more deputy inspectors who shall be
responsible to the chief inspector. Each deputy inspector shall have at
the time of appointment not less than three years experience in the con-
struction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance or repair of
high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam
operating engineer, boilermaker or boiler inspector. Deputy inspectors
shall be in the unclassified civil service and shall receive such compen-
sation as prescribed by the secretary, subject to the approval of the gov-
ernor.

    Sec. 8. K.S.A. 44-920 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-920.
(a) In addition to the deputy inspectors authorized by K.S.A. 44-919 and
amendments thereto, the secretary, upon the request of any company
licensed to insure and insuring boilers and pressure vessels in this state
or of the Kansas antique engine show safety association, shall issue to any
inspectors of such insurance company or association certificates of com-
petency as special inspectors, provided that each such inspector shall hold
a commission issued by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel
inspectors or shall be approved by the Kansas antique engine show safety
association, as the case may be.

    (b) Special inspectors shall receive no salary from, nor shall any of
their expenses be paid by, the state, and the continuance of their certif-
icates of competency shall be conditioned upon their continuing in the
employ of the boiler insurance company duly authorized as aforesaid or
upon the continuing approval of the Kansas antique engine show safety
association and upon their maintenance of the standards imposed by this
act and by rules and regulations adopted hereunder.

    (c) Special inspectors shall inspect all boilers insured by their respec-
tive companies or those boilers designated by the Kansas antique engine
show safety association and, when so inspected, the owners and users of
such boilers shall be exempt from the payment to the state of the in-
spection fees provided for in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 44-926 and amend-
ments thereto.

    (d) The secretary shall fix, by rules and regulations, certification
requirements for inspectors of antique, scale models or other steam boilers
used exclusively for exhibition purposes.

    Sec. 9. K.S.A. 44-921 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-921.
(a) A special inspector's certificate of competency may be suspended by
the secretary, after due investigation, for the incompetence or untrus-
tworthiness of the holder thereof or for willful falsification of any matter
or statement contained in such inspector's application or in a report of
any inspection made by such inspector. Written notice of any such sus-
pension shall be given by the secretary within not more than 10 days
thereof to the inspector and the inspector's employer.

    (b) A person whose certificate of competency has been suspended
shall be entitled to apply, after 90 days from the date of such suspension,
for reinstatement of such certificate of competency.

    (c) If the secretary has reason to believe that an inspector is no longer
qualified to hold a certificate of competency, the secretary, upon not less
than 15 days' written notice to the inspector and such inspector's em-
ployer, shall hold a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kan-
sas administrative procedure act at which such inspector and such in-
spector's employer shall have an opportunity to be heard. If, as a result
of such hearing, the secretary finds that such inspector is no longer qual-
ified to hold a certificate of competency, the secretary shall thereupon
revoke such certificate of competency.

    The chief inspector may suspend or revoke a special inspector's certif-
icate of competency for cause, after due investigation, if the chief inspector
finds incompetence, untrustworthiness, falsification of any matter or
statement contained in a special inspector's application or report, or a
failure by the special inspector to report findings of any inspection made
by such inspector to the chief inspector. Such a suspension or revocation
of certificate shall be effective as soon as notice of the suspension or ter-
mination has been delivered to the special inspector or the inspector's
employer.

    Sec. 10. K.S.A. 44-922 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-922.
If a certificate of competency is lost or destroyed, a new certificate of
competency shall be issued in its place without another examination. The
secretary may charge a fee for a replacement certificate.

    Sec. 11. K.S.A. 44-923 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-923.
(a) The secretary, the chief inspector or any deputy inspector shall have
free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where
a boiler is boilers and pressure vessels are being operated, repaired, in-
stalled or is being constructed for use in this state, for the purpose of
ascertaining whether such boiler is being boilers or pressure vessels have
been constructed and installed in accordance with the provisions of this
act and the rules and regulations adopted hereunder.

    (b) Between July 1, 1977, and July 1, 1978, each boiler used or pro-
posed to be used within this state, except for boilers exempt under K.S.A.
44-915, which has not received an internal inspection during the three
(3) years immediately preceding July 1, 1977, shall receive a certificate
inspection which shall be an internal inspection, where construction per-
mits, or as complete an inspection as possible, where construction does
not permit internal inspection.

    (c) (b) From and after July 1, 1978, Each boiler used or proposed to
be used within this state, except for boilers exempt under K.S.A. 44-915,
and amendments thereto (owners and users may request to waive this
exemption), shall be thoroughly inspected as to construction, installation
and condition as follows:

    (1) Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers
shall receive an annual certificate inspection which shall be an internal
inspection, where construction permits, or as complete an inspection as
possible, where construction does not permit internal inspection. Such
boilers shall also be externally inspected while under pressure, if possible.

    (2) Steam heating boilers shall receive an annual certificate inspection
with an internal inspection every three (3) years where construction per-
mits.

    (3) All other boilers subject to this section, except those provided for
in subdivision (4) of this subsection, shall receive an annual certificate
inspection with an internal inspection at the discretion of the inspector.
An electrical generating utility may apply for, and receive a variance
granting such utility up to an additional year between inspections.

    (4) Boilers utilizing nuclear energy shall be inspected and reported
in such form and with such appropriate information as the secretary shall
designate.

    (5) (4) A grace period of two (2) months beyond the periods specified
in subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of this subsection may elapse between
certificate inspections.

    (6) (5) The secretary may provide, by rules and regulations, for longer
periods between certificate inspections.

    (d) (c) The inspections herein required shall be made by the chief
inspector, by a deputy inspector or by a special inspector provided for in
this act.

    (e) (d) If, at the discretion of the inspector, a hydrostatic pressure
test shall be deemed necessary, it shall be made by the owner or user of
the boiler.

    (f) (e) All boilers All pressure vessels installed after January 1, 1999,
and boilers, other than cast iron sectional boilers, to be installed in this
state after the effective date of the first rules and regulations adopted
hereunder applying to the construction and installation of new boilers
shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules
and regulations by an inspector authorized to inspect boilers and pressure
vessels in this state, or, if constructed outside of the state, by an inspector
holding a commission issued by the national board of boiler and pressure
vessel inspectors. All pressure vessels installed after January 1, 1999, and
boilers, regardless of code of construction, shall be registered with the
national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors.

    (f) Hot water supply boilers shall receive an external certificate in-
spection every three years.

    (g) Low pressure hot water supply boilers with a heat input over
400,000 BTUH shall receive an annual external certificate inspection.

    (h) Hot water supply boilers over 200,000 BTUH or 120 gallon ca-
pacity shall be stamped and registered with the national board of boiler
and pressure vessels inspectors.

    Sec. 12. K.S.A. 44-924 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-924.
(a) The chief inspector, each deputy inspector and each company em-
ploying a special inspector, within thirty (30) days following each certifi-
cate inspection made by such inspector, All inspections made by any
inspector shall file a report of such inspection in be reported to the office
of the chief inspector within 30 days following each certificate inspection
upon the appropriate form as promulgated by the national board of boiler
and pressure vessel inspectors approved by the secretary. The filing of
reports of external inspections, other than certificate inspections, shall
not be required except when whenever such inspections disclose that the
boiler or pressure vessel is in a dangerous an unsafe condition.

    (b) If a report filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shows
that a boiler or pressure vessel is found to comply with the rules and
regulations adopted hereunder, the owner or user thereof shall pay di-
rectly to the chief inspector the certificate fee prescribed by subsection
(b) of K.S.A. 44-926, and amendments thereto, and the chief inspector or
the chief inspector's duly authorized representative shall issue to such
owner or user an inspection certificate bearing the date of inspection and
specifying the maximum pressure under which the boiler or pressure
vessel may be operated. Such boiler inspection certificate shall be valid
for not more than fourteen (14) 14 months from its date unless covered
by a variance. In the case of those boilers covered by subdivision (1), (2)
or (3) of subsection (c) (b) of K.S.A. 44-923, and amendments thereto, for
which the secretary has established or extended the operating period be-
tween required inspections pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (6)
(5) of subsection (c) (b) of K.S.A. 44-923, and amendments thereto, the
certificate shall be valid for a period of not more than two (2) months
beyond the period set by the secretary. Certificates shall be posted under
glass, or similarly protected, in the room containing the boiler maintained
on site and available upon request.

    (c) No inspection certificate issued for an insured boiler based upon
a report of a special inspector shall be valid after the boiler for which it
was issued shall cease to be insured by a company duly authorized by this
state to provide such insurance. Whenever a boiler becomes uninsured or
there is a change of insurers, the owner or new insurer must notify the
chief boiler inspector within 30 days.

    (d) The secretary or the secretary's authorized representative may at
any time suspend an inspection certificate if the boiler for which it was
issued chief inspector or deputy inspector may shut down or suspend the
operation of a boiler or pressure vessel in accordance with the Kansas
administrative procedure act if the chief inspector or deputy inspector
finds that the boiler or pressure vessel cannot be operated without menace
to the public safety an immediate danger to the public health, safety or
welfare or is found not to does not comply with the rules and regulations
adopted hereunder. The suspension of the inspection certificate or shut-
down of the boiler or pressure vessel shall continue in effect until such
boiler shall have been made to conform to the the owner or operator
demonstrates that the danger has been abated and the applicable rules
and regulations, and until said inspection certificate shall have been re-
instated have been complied with. The chief inspector or deputy inspector
shall reinspect the boiler or pressure vessel to ensure it is safe and that
applicable rules and regulations have been complied with, before issuing
a permit to restart or resume operations.

    Sec. 13. K.S.A. 44-925 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-925.
(a) From and after July 1, 1978, It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
partnership or, corporation or other entity to operate in this state a boiler
pressure vessel installed after January 1, 1999, or a boiler without a valid
inspection certificate, and the operation of a boiler pressure vessel in-
stalled after January 1, 1999, or a boiler without such inspection certifi-
cate or at a pressure exceeding that specified in such inspection certificate
shall constitute a class C misdemeanor. Each day of such unlawful op-
eration shall be deemed a separate offense.

    (b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or, corpo-
ration or other entity to install or operate any boiler or pressure vessel in
this state or to construct any boiler or pressure vessel for use in this state
in violation of this act or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder,
and any such unlawful installation, operation or construction shall con-
stitute a class C misdemeanor. Each day of unlawful installation, operation
or construction shall be deemed a separate offense.

    Sec. 14. K.S.A. 44-926 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-926.
(a) The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this act
to be inspected by the chief inspector or a deputy inspector shall pay
directly to the chief inspector, upon completion of inspection, inspection
fees fixed by the secretary in accordance with this subsection (a). The
secretary shall fix annually, by rules and regulations, a schedule of fees
for inspections of boilers pressure vessels installed after January 1, 1999,
and boilers by state inspectors and may fix different fees for inspection of
boilers and pressure vessels in the various categories. Such fees shall not
exceed $250. per day for each boiler or pressure vessel inspected, Subject
to this limitation, the secretary may establish, by rules and regulations,
different categories of boilers to be inspected and may fix, by rules and
regulations, different fees for the inspection of boilers in the various cat-
egories.

    (b) The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel for which an
inspection certificate is to be issued pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A.
44-924, and amendments thereto, shall pay directly to the chief inspector,
before issuance of such certificate, a certificate fee fixed by the secretary
by rules and regulations of not to exceed $25.

    (c) There is hereby created in the state treasury the boiler inspection
fee fund. The chief inspector shall pay daily to the secretary all moneys
received from the fees established hereunder, and the secretary shall
remit all such moneys to the state treasurer at least monthly. Upon receipt
of any such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount
thereof in the state treasury. Twenty percent of each such deposit in-
spection fees shall be credited to the state general fund and the balance
including all of the certificate fees shall be credited to the boiler inspection
fee fund. All expenditures from the boiler inspection fee fund shall be
made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director
of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the
secretary of human resources or by a person or persons designated by
the secretary.

    (d) The fees established by this section immediately prior to the ef-
fective date of this act shall continue in effect until different fees are fixed
by the secretary by rules and regulations as provided under this section.

    Sec. 15. K.S.A. 44-928 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-928.
(a) Any person aggrieved by any act or determination of the secretary or
of the chief inspector, performed or made pursuant to the provisions of
this act, or rules and regulations adopted hereunder, may request a hear-
ing thereon. Such hearing shall be conducted by the secretary or the
secretary's designee in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas ad-
ministrative procedure act. The secretary shall render an order approving,
disapproving or modifying the original act or determination.

    (b) Any action of the secretary pursuant to subsection (a) this act is
subject to review in accordance with the act for judicial review and civil
enforcement of agency actions.

    Sec. 16. K.S.A. 44-929 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-929.
No city, county or other political subdivision of this state shall have the
power to make any laws, ordinances or resolutions providing for the con-
struction, installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of boilers
within the limits of such city, county or political subdivision, and any such
laws, ordinances or resolutions heretofore made or passed shall be void
and of no effect.

    The secretary or the chief inspector, if authorized by the secretary, may
delegate to any city such authority as is necessary, or contract with any
city, to provide for the enforcement of laws pertaining to the construction,
installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of boilers within the limits
of any such city.

    Sec. 17. K.S.A. 44-913, 44-914, 44-915, 44-916, 44-917, 44-918, 44-
919, 44-920, 44-921, 44-922, 44-923, 44-924, 44-925, 44-926, 44-928 and
44-929 are hereby repealed.

    Sec. 18. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

I hereby certify that the above Bill originated in the House,
and passed that body

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Speaker of the House.

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Chief Clerk of the House.

Passed the Senate __________________________

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President of the Senate

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Secretary of the Senate.

Aproved __________________________________

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Governor.