H.B. No. 1723




AN ACT

relating to the performance of asbestos surveys.                              
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1954, Occupations Code, is 
amended by adding Section 1954.260 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1954.260.  DURATION OF ASBESTOS SURVEY.  An asbestos 
survey performed for a public building as required by this chapter 
and any other law is valid if the survey was performed in compliance 
with the laws in effect at the time the survey was completed and the 
survey identifies any asbestos-containing building material, the 
location of that material, and any other asbestos condition in the 
building.  Any renovation, construction, or other activity for 
which an asbestos survey is required shall be conducted without the 
requirement of obtaining a new asbestos survey if a valid asbestos 
survey exists.
	SECTION 2.  (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                       
	(b)  The change in law made by this Act applies only to an 
asbestos survey performed by a person licensed under Chapter 1954, 
Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, on or after the effective 
date of this Act.  An asbestos survey performed before the effective 
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the 
survey was performed, and the former law  is continued in effect for 
that purpose.




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 1723 was passed by the House on April 
30, 2003, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in 
Senate amendments to H.B. No. 1723 on May 26, 2003, by a non-record 
vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	
I certify that H.B. No. 1723 was passed by the Senate, with 
amendments, on May 24, 2003, by a viva-voce vote.

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                                                      Secretary of the Senate   



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              Governor