86R16003 SRA-F
 
  By: Geren, Cain H.B. No. 2228
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the inspection of certain boilers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 755.026, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  With the approval of the executive director and the
  inspection agency that has jurisdiction for the power boiler, the
  interval between internal inspections may be extended to a period
  not exceeding a total of 60 months. For unfired steam boilers or
  steam collection or liberation drums of process steam generators,
  the inspection interval may be extended to the next scheduled
  downtime of the boiler, but not exceeding a total of:
               (1)  84 months for unfired steam boilers; [or]
               (2)  120 months for steam collection or liberation
  drums of process steam generators manufactured before January 1,
  1970; or
               (3)  144 months for steam collection or liberation
  drums of process steam generators manufactured on or after January
  1, 1970.
         (c-1)  The executive director and the inspection agency on
  request may grant an extension for a period not to exceed 24 months
  in addition to the extension authorized under Subsection (a)(2).  
  The request must include a report issued by an engineer licensed by
  the Texas Board of Professional Engineers certifying:
               (1)  completion in accordance with industry standards
  of a quantitative engineering assessment for in-service equipment,
  repairs, and alterations prescribed by the National Board
  Inspection Code NB23; and
               (2)  based on the assessment, the steam collection or
  liberation drums of the process steam generator are safe to
  operate.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.