(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be licensed by the Board to provide stationary engineer services before the individual may provide stationary engineer services in the State.

(b) (1) In this subsection, “resource recovery facility” means a facility that processes solid waste to produce valuable resources, including steam, electricity, metals, or refuse-derived fuel.

(2) An individual who provides stationary engineer services at a resource recovery facility that generates steam or electricity is not required to be licensed by the Board to provide stationary engineer services if the individual is certified to operate a resource recovery facility under regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Environment.