Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	By: Springer S.B. No. 1806
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to the exemption of miniature boilers that are integrated
7	7	as a component of a medical device regulated by the United States
8	8	Food and Drug Administration and unfired pressure vessels contained
9	9	within an autoclave from boiler inspection requirements.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 755.001, Health and Safety Code, is
12	12	amended to read as follows:
13	13	Sec. 755.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
14	14	(1) "Alteration" means a substantial change in an original
15	15	design.
16	16	(2) "Board" means the board of boiler rules.
17	17	(3) "Boiler" means:
18	18	(A) a heating boiler;
19	19	(B) a nuclear boiler;
20	20	(C) a power boiler;
21	21	(D) an unfired steam boiler; or
22	22	(E) a process steam generator.
23	23	(4) "Certificate inspection" means the required internal or
24	24	external boiler inspection, the report of which is used by the chief
25	25	inspector to decide whether to issue a certificate of operation.
26	26	(5) "Certificate of operation" means a certificate issued
27	27	by the executive director to allow the operation of a boiler.
28	28	(6) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of
29	29	Licensing and Regulation.
30	30	(7) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing
31	31	and Regulation.
32	32	(7-a) "Executive director" means the executive director
33	33	of the department.
34	34	(8) "External inspection" means an inspection of the
35	35	exterior of a boiler and its appurtenances that is made, if
36	36	possible, while the boiler is in operation.
37	37	(9) "Heating boiler" means a steam heating boiler, hot water
38	38	heating boiler, hot water supply boiler, or potable water heater
39	39	that is directly fired with oil, gas, solar energy, electricity,
40	40	coal, or other solid or liquid fuel.
41	41	(10) "High-temperature water boiler" means a water boiler
42	42	designed for operation at pressures exceeding 160 pounds per square
43	43	inch or temperatures exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
44	44	(11) "Hot water heating boiler" means a boiler designed for
45	45	operation at a pressure not exceeding 160 pounds per square inch or
46	46	temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit at or near the
47	47	boiler outlet.
48	48	(12) "Hot water supply boiler" means a boiler designed for
49	49	operation at pressures not exceeding 160 pounds per square inch or
50	50	temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit at or near the
51	51	boiler outlet if the boiler's:
52	52	(A) heat input exceeds 200,000 British thermal units
53	53	per hour;
54	54	(B) water temperature exceeds 210 degrees Fahrenheit;
55	55	or
56	56	(C) nominal water-containing capacity exceeds 120
57	57	gallons.
58	58	(13) "Inspection agency" means an authorized inspection
59	59	agency providing inspection services.
60	60	(14) "Inspector" means the chief inspector, a deputy
61	61	inspector, or an authorized inspector.
62	62	(15) "Internal inspection" means a complete and thorough
63	63	inspection of the interior waterside and fireside areas of a boiler
64	64	as construction allows.
65	65	(16) "Miniature boilers" means boilers designed and
66	66	constructed not to exceed the following dimensions:
67	67	(a) 16 inches inside diameter of shell;
68	68	(b) 20 square feet of heating surface (not applicable
69	69	to electric boilers);
70	70	(c) 5 cubic feet of gross volume exclusive of casing
71	71	and insulation; and
72	72	(d) 100 psig maximum allowable working pressure.
73	73	(17) (16) "Nuclear boiler" means a nuclear power plant
74	74	system, including its pressure vessels, piping systems, pumps,
75	75	valves, and storage tanks, that produces and controls an output of
76	76	thermal energy from nuclear fuel and the associated systems
77	77	essential to the function of the power system.
78	78	(18) (17) "Portable boiler" means a boiler primarily intended
79	79	for use at a temporary location.
80	80	(19) (18) "Potable water heater" means a boiler designed for
81	81	operation at pressures not exceeding 160 pounds per square inch and
82	82	water temperatures not exceeding 210 degrees Fahrenheit if the
83	83	boiler's:
84	84	(A) heat input exceeds 200,000 British thermal units
85	85	per hour; or
86	86	(B) nominal water-containing capacity exceeds 120
87	87	gallons.
88	88	(20) (19) "Power boiler" means:
89	89	(A) a high-temperature water boiler; or
90	90	(B) a boiler in which steam is generated at a pressure
91	91	exceeding 15 pounds per square inch for a purpose external to the
92	92	boiler.
93	93	(21) (20) "Process steam generator" means an evaporator, heat
94	94	exchanger, or vessel in which steam is generated by the use of heat
95	95	resulting from the operation of a processing system that contains a
96	96	number of pressure vessels, such as used in the manufacture of
97	97	chemical and petroleum products.
98	98	(22) (21) "Repair" means the work necessary to return a
99	99	boiler to a safe and satisfactory operating condition without
100	100	changing the original design.
101	101	(23) (22) "Safety appliance" means a safety device such as a
102	102	safety valve or a safety relief valve for a boiler provided to
103	103	diminish the danger of accidents.
104	104	(24) (23) "Standard boiler" means a boiler that bears a Texas
105	105	stamp, the stamp of a nationally recognized engineering
106	106	professional society, or the stamp of any jurisdiction that has
107	107	adopted a standard of construction equivalent to the standard
108	108	required by the executive director.
109	109	(24-a) (23 a) "Steam cooker" means a steam heating boiler
110	110	that is:
111	111	(A) designed to steam cook food;
112	112	(B) operated at a pressure not exceeding five pounds
113	113	per square inch; and
114	114	(C) equipped with a safety appliance operated at a
115	115	pressure not exceeding five pounds per square inch.
116	116	(25)(24) "Steam heating boiler" means a boiler designed for
117	117	operation at pressures not exceeding 15 pounds per square inch.
118	118	(26)(25) "Unfired steam boiler" means an unfired pressure
119	119	vessel in which steam is generated. The term does not include:
120	120	(A) vessels known as evaporators or heat exchangers; or
121	121	(B) vessels in which steam is generated by using the
122	122	heat that results from the operation of a processing system that
123	123	contains a number of pressure vessels, as used in the manufacture of
124	124	chemical and petroleum products.
125	125	SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 755.022, Health and
126	126	Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
127	127	(a) This chapter does not apply to:
128	128	(1) boilers owned or operated by the federal
129	129	government;
130	130	(2) pressure vessels or process steam generators, other
131	131	than steam collection or liberation drums of process steam
132	132	generators;
133	133	(3) manually fired miniature boilers that:
134	134	(A) are constructed or maintained for
135	135	locomotives, boats, tractors, or stationary engines only as a hobby
136	136	for exhibition, recreation, education, or historical purposes and
137	137	not for commercial use;
138	138	(B) have an inside diameter of 12 inches or less
139	139	or a grate area of two square feet or less; and
140	140	(C) are equipped with a safety valve of adequate
141	141	size, a water level indicator, and a pressure gauge;
142	142	(4) boilers that are designed for operation only at
143	143	atmospheric pressure and that are equipped with two independent
144	144	means to prevent the buildup of pressure;
145	145	(5) steam cookers; or
146	146	(6) espresso machines;
147	147	(7) Miniature boilers, as defined in Sec. 755.001(16)
148	148	of this Chapter, that are integrated as a component of a medical
149	149	device regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration;
150	150	or
151	151	(8) Unfired pressure vessels contained within an
152	152	autoclave.
153	153	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.