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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fire inspections by the state fire marshal for |
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state-owned and state-leased buildings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 417.0081, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 417.0081. INSPECTION OF [CERTAIN] STATE-OWNED OR |
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STATE-LEASED BUILDINGS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 417.0081(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The state fire marshal, at the commissioner's |
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direction, shall periodically inspect public buildings under the |
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charge and control of a state agency [the Texas Facilities
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Commission] and buildings leased for the use of a state agency [by
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the Texas Facilities Commission]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 417.0082, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 417.0082. PROTECTION OF [CERTAIN] STATE-OWNED OR |
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STATE-LEASED BUILDINGS AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS; AUTHORITY OF STATE |
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FIRE MARSHAL. (a) The state fire marshal, under the direction of |
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the commissioner, shall take any action necessary to protect a |
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public building under the charge and control of a state agency [the
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Texas Facilities Commission,] and the building's occupants, and the |
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occupants of a building leased for the use of a state agency [by the
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Texas Facilities Commission], against an existing or threatened |
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fire hazard. The state fire marshal [and the Texas Facilities
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Commission] shall include the State Office of Risk Management and |
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each state agency occupying or managing an affected building in all |
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communication concerning fire hazards. |
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(b) The commissioner[, the Texas Facilities Commission,] |
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and the State Office of Risk Management [risk management board] |
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shall make and each adopt [by rule] a memorandum of understanding |
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that coordinates the agency's duties under this section. |
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(c) The state fire marshal is the authority having |
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jurisdiction over a state-owned building for purposes of fire |
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safety. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2015. |