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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of elevators, escalators, and related |
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equipment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 754.011(5), (6), and (8), Health and |
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Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(5) "ASCE Code 21" means the American Society of Civil |
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Engineers Code 21 for people movers operated by cables, as it |
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existed on January 1, 2004, or any subsequent revision of that code |
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adopted after a review by the commission, as required by law. |
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(6) "ASME Code A17.1" means the American Society of |
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Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators |
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(Bi-national standard with CSA B44-2007), ASME A17.1/CSA-B44, as it |
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existed on January 1, 2004, or any subsequent revision of that code |
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adopted after a review by the commission, as required by law |
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[A17.1]. |
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(8) "ASME Code A18.1" means the American Society of |
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Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for Platform Lifts and Stairway |
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Chairlifts A18.1, as it existed on January 1, 2004, or any |
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subsequent revision of that code adopted after a review by the |
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commission, as required by law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 754.014, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (l) and (m) to read as follows: |
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(l) Standards adopted by the commission may include and be |
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guided by revised versions of ASME Code A17.1, ASME Code A18.1, and |
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ASCE Code 21, as appropriate. The commission may not adopt a |
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version of ASME Code A17.3 revised after January 1, 2004. |
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(m) The executive director may on application of a person |
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and in accordance with procedures adopted by the commission, grant |
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a variance to allow the installation of new technology if the new |
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component, system, subsystem, function, or device is equivalent or |
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superior to the standards adopted by the commission. |
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SECTION 3. Section 754.015(d), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The executive director may charge a reasonable fee as |
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set by the commission for: |
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(1) registering or renewing registration of an |
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inspector; |
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(2) registering or renewing registration of a |
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contractor; |
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(3) applying for a certificate of compliance; |
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(4) filing an inspection report as required by Section |
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754.019(a)(3), 30 days or more after the date the report is due, for |
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each day the report remains not filed after the date the report is |
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due; |
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(5) applying for a waiver, variance, or delay; and |
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(6) attending a continuing education program |
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sponsored by the department for registered QEI-1 inspectors. |
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SECTION 4. Section 754.011(11), Health and Safety Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |