TITLE: Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 233.061(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The commissioners court of a county [with a population of over 250,000 or a county adjacent to a county with a population of over 250,000] may adopt a fire code and rules necessary to administer and enforce the fire code. SECTION 2. Sections 233.062(a) and (b), Local Government Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) The fire code applies only to the following buildings constructed in an unincorporated area of the county: (1) an inhabitable [a] commercial establishment; (2) a public building; and (3) a multifamily residential dwelling consisting of four or more units. (b) The fire code:(1) does not apply to:(A) an industrial facility having a fire brigade that conforms to requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health [and Safety] Administration;or (B) development on a tract of land appraised as agricultural or open-space land by the appraisal district; and (2) may not be enforced in a manner that limits or otherwise impairs the rights of individuals or entities in the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or other minerals.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.