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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from registration and regulation |
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requirements for steam cookers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 755.001, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivision (23-a) to read as follows: |
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(23-a) "Steam cooker" means a steam heating boiler |
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that is: |
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(A) designed to steam cook food; |
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(B) operated at a pressure not exceeding five |
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pounds per square inch; and |
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(C) equipped with a safety appliance operated at |
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a pressure not exceeding five pounds per square inch. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 755.022, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This chapter does not apply to: |
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(1) boilers owned or operated by the federal |
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government; |
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(2) pressure vessels or process steam generators, |
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other than steam collection or liberation drums of process steam |
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generators; |
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(3) manually fired miniature boilers that: |
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(A) are constructed or maintained for |
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locomotives, boats, tractors, or stationary engines only as a hobby |
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for exhibition, recreation, education, or historical purposes and |
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not for commercial use; |
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(B) have an inside diameter of 12 inches or less |
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or a grate area of two square feet or less; and |
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(C) are equipped with a safety valve of adequate |
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size, a water level indicator, and a pressure gauge; [or] |
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(4) boilers that are designed for operation only at |
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atmospheric pressure and that are equipped with two independent |
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means to prevent the buildup of pressure; or |
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(5) steam cookers. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 506 passed the Senate on |
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March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 506 passed the House on |
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May 2, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |