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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the approval of designs, plans, and specifications of |
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industrialized housing and buildings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1202.155, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), the commission |
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by rule may adopt another method of indicating that the designs, |
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plans, and specifications of industrialized housing and buildings |
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satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) and are approved in |
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accordance with Subsection (a)(2) if the study conducted under |
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Section 1202.1551 recommends the method. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 1202, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1202.1551 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1202.1551. STUDY CONCERNING APPROVAL OF DESIGNS, |
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PLANS, AND SPECIFICATIONS. (a) The council shall conduct a study |
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to: |
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(1) evaluate the current method of indicating approval |
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of designs, plans, and specifications of industrialized housing and |
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buildings under Sections 1202.155(a) and (b); and |
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(2) identify and evaluate methods of indicating |
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approval of designs, plans, and specifications of industrialized |
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housing and buildings that are alternatives to the method described |
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by Subdivision (1). |
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(b) The study may recommend for adoption by the commission |
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an alternative method identified under Subsection (a)(2) if the |
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council determines that the method would: |
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(1) ensure that the designs, plans, and specifications |
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of industrialized housing and buildings: |
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(A) meet or exceed the code standards and |
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requirements under council interpretations and instructions; and |
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(B) are approved by the department or an approved |
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design review agency; and |
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(2) be more efficient and cost-effective for the |
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department or approved design review agencies. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (a), Section 1202.252, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A municipality that regulates the on-site construction |
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or installation of industrialized housing and buildings may: |
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(1) require and review, for compliance with mandatory |
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building codes, a complete set of designs, plans, and |
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specifications approved by the council [bearing the council's stamp
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of approval] for each installation of industrialized housing or |
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buildings in the municipality; |
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(2) require that all applicable local permits and |
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licenses be obtained before construction begins on a building site; |
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(3) require, in accordance with commission rules, that |
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all modules or modular components bear an approved decal or |
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insignia indicating inspection by the department; and |
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(4) establish procedures for the inspection of: |
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(A) the erection and installation of |
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industrialized housing or buildings to be located in the |
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municipality, to ensure compliance with mandatory building codes |
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and commission rules; and |
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(B) all foundation and other on-site |
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construction, to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans, |
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and specifications. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than September 1, 2012, the Texas |
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Industrialized Building Code Council shall complete the study |
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required by Section 1202.1551, Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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