Amend Floor Amendment No. 1 to CSSB 1090 as follows:
(1) In amended Section 754.015(b), Health and Safety Code,
strike amended Subdivisions (3) through (6) (page 10, lines 8
through 18) and substitute the following:
(3) [inspection reports or certificates of compliance
to be placed in locations other than one provided in Section;]
require building owners to submit to the department proposed plans
for equipment installation or alteration;
(4) prohibit a QEI-1 certified inspector who is
registered with the department from inspecting equipment; or
(2) Strike amended Sections 754.016(c) and (d), Health and
Safety Code (page 11, line 22 through page 12, line 19), and
substitute new amended Sections 754.016(c) and (d) as follows:
(c) The executive director [commissioner] shall date and
sign a certificate of compliance and shall issue the certificate to
the building owner. The certificate of compiance shall state:
(1) that the [elevators, escalators, and related]
equipment has [have] been inspected by a certified inspector and
found by the inspector to be in compliance, except for any delays or
waivers granted by the executive director [commissioner] and stated
in the certificate;
(2) the date of the last inspection and the due date
for the next inspection; and
(3) contact information at the department to report a
violation of this subchapter.
(d) The commission by rule shall:
(1) specify what information must be contained in a
certificate of compliance;
(2) describe the procedure by which a certificate of
compliance is issued;
(3) require that a certificate of compliance related
to an elevator be posted in a publicly visible area of the building;
and
(4) determine what constitutes a "publicly visible
area" under Subdivision (3).
(3) Strike amended Section 754.019(a)(4), Health and Safety
Code (page 15, lines 12 through 20), and substitute a new amended
Section 754.019(a)(4) as follows:
(4) display the certificate of compliance:
(A) in a publicly visible area of the building,
as determined by commission rule under Section 754.016, [the
elevator mechanical room] if the certificate relates to an
elevator;
(B) in the escalator box if the certificate
relates to an escalator; or
(C) in a place designated by the executive
director [commissioner] if the certificate relates to [related]
equipment other than an elevator or escalator; and
(4) Insert new Sections 2 and 3 of the bill as follows (on
page 21, between lines 4 and 5):
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2003, the Texas
Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt the rules
required by Sections 754.016 and 754.019(a), Health and Safety
Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an inspection report or certificate of compliance issued on or
after the effective date of this Act. An inspection report or
certificate issued before the effective date of this Act is covered
by the law in effect when the report or certificate was issued and
is valid until the renewal date of that report or certificate under
the terms of the former law, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose. On renewal, an inspection report or
certificate is subject to Chapter 754, Health and Safety Code, as
amended by this Act.
(5) Renumber subsequent sections of the bill appropriately.