| 1 | | - | H.B. No. 2228 |
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| 1 | + | By: Geren, Cain (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 2228 |
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| 2 | + | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 16, 2019; |
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| 3 | + | April 17, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 4 | + | Business & Commerce; May 2, 2019, reported favorably by the |
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| 5 | + | following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 2, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | + | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 4 | 10 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 11 | | relating to the inspection of certain boilers. |
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| 6 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 7 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 755.026, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 8 | 14 | | amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c-1) to |
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| 9 | 15 | | read as follows: |
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| 10 | 16 | | (a) With the approval of the executive director and the |
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| 11 | 17 | | inspection agency that has jurisdiction for the power boiler, the |
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| 12 | 18 | | interval between internal inspections may be extended to a period |
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| 13 | 19 | | not exceeding a total of 60 months. For unfired steam boilers or |
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| 14 | 20 | | steam collection or liberation drums of process steam generators, |
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| 15 | 21 | | the inspection interval may be extended to the next scheduled |
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| 16 | 22 | | downtime of the boiler, but not exceeding a total of: |
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| 17 | 23 | | (1) 84 months for unfired steam boilers; [or] |
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| 18 | 24 | | (2) 120 months for steam collection or liberation |
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| 19 | 25 | | drums of process steam generators manufactured before January 1, |
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| 20 | 26 | | 1970; or |
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| 21 | 27 | | (3) 144 months for steam collection or liberation |
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| 22 | 28 | | drums of process steam generators manufactured on or after January |
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| 23 | 29 | | 1, 1970. |
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| 24 | 30 | | (c-1) The executive director and the inspection agency on |
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| 25 | 31 | | request may grant an extension for a period not to exceed 24 months |
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| 26 | 32 | | in addition to the extension authorized under Subsection (a)(2). |
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| 27 | 33 | | The request must include a report issued by an engineer licensed by |
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| 28 | 34 | | the Texas Board of Professional Engineers certifying: |
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| 29 | 35 | | (1) completion in accordance with industry standards |
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| 30 | 36 | | of a quantitative engineering assessment for in-service equipment, |
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| 31 | 37 | | repairs, and alterations prescribed by the National Board |
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| 32 | 38 | | Inspection Code NB23; and |
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| 33 | 39 | | (2) based on the assessment, the steam collection or |
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| 34 | 40 | | liberation drums of the process steam generator are safe to |
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| 35 | 41 | | operate. |
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| 36 | 42 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 37 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 38 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 39 | | - | I certify that H.B. No. 2228 was passed by the House on April |
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| 40 | | - | 16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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| 41 | | - | voting. |
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| 42 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 44 | | - | I certify that H.B. No. 2228 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 45 | | - | 10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 46 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 48 | | - | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 49 | | - | Date |
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| 50 | | - | _____________________ |
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| 51 | | - | Governor |
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