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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for public |
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service companies working on certain private property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1301.059 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.059. PLUMBING BY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES ON |
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CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTY. A person is not required to be licensed |
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under this chapter to perform plumbing work on behalf of a public |
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service company if the person is a public service company or a |
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contractor of a public service company who performs plumbing, |
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including the installation, service, or repair of service mains, |
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service lines, appurtenances, equipment, or appliances that |
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provide water, sewer, storm drainage, or gas services, on private |
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property in an area that extends from a public easement to not less |
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than five feet from a building or structure. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |