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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from boiler registration and inspection |
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requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and |
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autoclaves. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 755.022(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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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; |
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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; |
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(5) steam cookers; [or] |
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(6) espresso machines; |
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(7) boilers that are a component of a medical device |
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regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are |
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of a size that does not exceed: |
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(A) an inside shell diameter of 16 inches; |
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(B) 20 square feet of heating surface, unless the |
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boiler is electric; |
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(C) five cubic feet of gross volume, excluding |
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the casing and insulation; and |
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(D) an allowable working pressure of 100 pounds |
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per square inch gauge; or |
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(8) unfired pressure vessels in an autoclave. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |