By: Sibley S.B. No. 540
2001S0349/1
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the adoption of standards for the practice of air
1-3 conditioning and refrigeration contracting.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Subdivision (10), Section 2, Air Conditioning and
1-6 Refrigeration Contractor License Law (Article 8861, Vernon's Texas
1-7 Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-8 (10) "Mechanical integrity" means physical
1-9 installation of products, systems, or equipment in accordance with
1-10 their intended purpose and according to:
1-11 (A) standards at least as strict as the
1-12 standards set forth in the Uniform Mechanical Code and the
1-13 International Mechanical Code [published jointly by the
1-14 International Conference of Building Officials and the
1-15 International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, or
1-16 their successor organizations, or the Standard Mechanical Code
1-17 published by the Southern Building Code Congress International,
1-18 Inc., or its successor organization];
1-19 (B) all other applicable codes; and
1-20 (C) the manufacturer's specifications.
1-21 SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 3, Air Conditioning and
1-22 Refrigeration Contractor License Law (Article 8861, Vernon's Texas
1-23 Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-24 (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules for the practice of
1-25 air conditioning and refrigeration contracting consistent with this
2-1 Act. The standards prescribed by rule must be at least as strict
2-2 as the standards set forth in the Uniform Mechanical Code published
2-3 [jointly] by [the International Conference of Building Officials
2-4 and] the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
2-5 Officials and [or] the International [Standard] Mechanical Code
2-6 published by the International [Southern Building] Code Council
2-7 [Congress International, Inc., as those codes exist at the time the
2-8 rules are adopted]. The commissioner shall enforce this Act and
2-9 may adopt rules relating to enforcement requirements.
2-10 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.