Texas § GV.417.0081 - INSPECTION OF STATE-OWNED OR STATE-LEASED BUILDINGS
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§ GV.417.0081. INSPECTION OF STATE-OWNED OR STATE-LEASED BUILDINGS
INSPECTION OF STATE-OWNED OR STATE-LEASED BUILDINGS. (a) The state fire marshal, at the commissioner's direction, shall periodically inspect public buildings under the charge and control of a state agency and buildings leased for the use of a state agency. (b) For the purpose of determining a schedule for conducting inspections under this section, the commissioner by rule shall adopt guidelines for assigning potential fire safety risk to state-owned and state-leased buildings. Rules adopted under this subsection must provide for the inspection of each state-owned and state-leased building to which this section applies, regardless of how low the potential fire safety risk of the building may be. (c) On or before January 1 of each year, the state fire marshal shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate standing committees of the legislature regarding the state fire marshal's findings in conducting inspections under this section. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 684, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 3.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147 (H.B. 1951 ), Sec. 4.002, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 374 (S.B. 1105 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 374 (S.B. 1105 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 9, 2015.
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