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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to construction standards for certain recreational |
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vehicle parks and campgrounds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 9, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 769 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 769. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS AND CAMPGROUNDS |
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CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS |
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Sec. 769.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Governmental entity" means the state, an agency |
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of the state, or a political subdivision of the state. |
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(2) "NFPA" means the National Fire Protection |
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Association. |
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Sec. 769.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to a |
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campground or recreational vehicle park consisting of a privately |
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owned parcel or tract of land under the control of a person, |
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organization, or other entity, other than a governmental entity, on |
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which sites for recreational vehicles, recreational park trailers, |
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or other camping units are offered primarily for transient guest |
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use by the public or members of an organization for overnight stays. |
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Sec. 769.003. MINIMUM STANDARDS. A campground or |
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recreational vehicle park to which this chapter applies must comply |
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with the NFPA 1194, Standard for Recreational Vehicle Parks and |
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Campgrounds, 2014 Edition, other than Section 1.1.1. |
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Sec. 769.004. EFFECT OF OTHER LAW. A governmental entity |
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may adopt a law, policy, rule, regulation, ordinance, or order that |
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regulates environmental health and sanitation, safety of |
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electrical distribution systems, safety of liquefied petroleum gas |
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storage and dispensing, or fire protection, provided that the law, |
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policy, rule, regulation, ordinance, or order does not impose |
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standards more stringent than the standards under Section 769.003. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 769, Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act, a recreational vehicle park or |
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campground to which that chapter applies operating on the effective |
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date of this Act is not required to comply with that chapter before |
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September 1, 2016. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 769.004, Health and Safety |
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Code, as added by this Act, a recreational vehicle park or |
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campground described by Subsection (a) of this section, during the |
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period following the effective date of this Act until the date the |
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recreational vehicle park or campground is in compliance with |
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Chapter 769, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, is |
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subject to any other state or local laws, policies, rules, |
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regulations, ordinances, or orders applicable to a recreational |
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vehicle park or campground. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |