By: Watson S.B. No. 506
(Thompson of Harris)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an exemption from registration and regulation
requirements for steam cookers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 755.001, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (23-a) to read as follows:
(23-a) "Steam cooker" means a steam heating boiler
that is:
(A) designed to steam cook food;
(B) operated at a pressure not exceeding five
pounds per square inch; and
(C) equipped with a safety appliance operated at
a pressure not exceeding five pounds per square inch.
SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 755.022, Health and
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) boilers owned or operated by the federal
government;
(2) pressure vessels or process steam generators,
other than steam collection or liberation drums of process steam
generators;
(3) manually fired miniature boilers that:
(A) are constructed or maintained for
locomotives, boats, tractors, or stationary engines only as a hobby
for exhibition, recreation, education, or historical purposes and
not for commercial use;
(B) have an inside diameter of 12 inches or less
or a grate area of two square feet or less; and
(C) are equipped with a safety valve of adequate
size, a water level indicator, and a pressure gauge; [or]
(4) boilers that are designed for operation only at
atmospheric pressure and that are equipped with two independent
means to prevent the buildup of pressure; or
(5) steam cookers.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.