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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of corrugated stainless steel tubing in |
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residential and commercial structures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 766.001, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivisions (1-a) and (4-a) to read as follows: |
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(1-a) "Corrugated stainless steel tubing" means a type |
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of conduit that is meant for the transport of natural gas with |
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residential structure application and consists of corrugated |
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stainless steel or another similar corrugated conduit identified by |
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state fire marshal order. |
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(4-a) "Residential dwelling" means a structure that |
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has one or more residential units that are occupied as, or designed |
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or intended for occupancy as, a residence by individuals. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 766, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 766.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 766.004. REQUIREMENTS ON USE OF CORRUGATED STAINLESS |
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STEEL TUBING. Corrugated stainless steel tubing in each |
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residential dwelling constructed in this state must conform to the |
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standards of the 2008 International Residential Code or to a |
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version of that code that is adopted by ordinance of the largest |
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municipality in the county in which the dwelling is located and that |
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is at least as stringent as the 2008 version of that code. |
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SECTION 3. Subtitle A, Title 9, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 766A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 766A. FIRE SAFETY IN COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES |
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Sec. 766A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Commercial structure" means a structure that is |
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occupied for, or designed or intended for occupancy for, a |
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commercial purpose. |
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(2) "Corrugated stainless steel tubing" means a type |
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of conduit that is meant for the transport of natural gas with |
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commercial structure application and consists of corrugated |
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stainless steel or another similar corrugated conduit identified by |
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state fire marshal order. |
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Sec. 766A.002. REQUIREMENTS ON USE OF CORRUGATED STAINLESS |
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STEEL TUBING. Corrugated stainless steel tubing in each commercial |
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structure constructed in this state must conform to the minimum |
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standards adopted by state fire marshal order. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to corrugated stainless steel tubing installed in a structure on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. Corrugated stainless steel |
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tubing installed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the tubing was installed, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |