78R11 ATP-D
By: Hardcastle H.B. No. 2010
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the standard operating procedures of certain fire
departments for fighting structure fires.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 419.046(d), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(d) This subsection applies only to a fire department of a
local government with a population of 350,000 or more. The standard
operating procedures for structure fires shall comply with the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Final Rule, 29
C.F.R. Section 1910.134(g)(4), procedures for interior structural
fire fighting of July 1, 1998.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.