TITLE: Relating to the inspection of municipal buildings during a declared disaster.

SUMMARY: Relating to the inspection of municipal buildings during a declared disaster.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the inspection of municipal buildings during a declared disaster. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 214.220 to read as follows: Sec. 214.220. INSPECTION DURING DECLARED DISASTER. (a) In an area of a municipality that is subject to a declaration of disaster by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, or a declaration of local disaster under that chapter, a building inspection for compliance with this subchapter or related municipal regulations may, while the declaration is in effect, be performed by a person: (1) other than: (A) the owner of the building; or (B) a person whose work is the subject of the inspection; and (2) who is: (A) certified to inspect buildings by the International Code Council; (B) employed as a building inspector by the municipality in which the building is located; (C) employed as a building inspector by any political subdivision, if the municipality in which the building is located has approved the person to perform inspections during a disaster; or (D) an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code. (b) A municipality may not collect an additional inspection fee related to the inspection of a building performed under Subsection (a). (c) A person who performs an inspection under this section must: (1) comply with the municipality's building inspection regulations and policies; and (2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the inspection, provide notice to the municipality of the inspection. (d) The municipality may prescribe a reasonable format for the notice provided under Subsection (c)(2). SECTION 2. 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.