16 TAC §73.100
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation ("Department")
proposes an amendment to an existing rule at 16 Texas Administrative Code, §73.100
concerning technical requirements in the electricians licensing program.
The proposed rule amendment will adopt the 2005 version of the National
Electrical Code. This rule is necessary to comply with the provisions of Occupations
Code, §1305.101(a)(2) which requires the Commission to adopt the new
version of the code as it is revised every three years.
William H. Kuntz, Jr., Executive Director, has determined that for the
first five-year period the proposed amendment is in effect there will be no
cost to state or local government as a result of enforcing or administering
the amendment.
Mr. Kuntz also has determined that for each year of the first five-year
period the amendment is in effect, the public benefit will be that the most
recent Code is adopted.
There will be no effect on small or micro-businesses as a result of the
proposed amendment. There are no anticipated economic costs to persons who
are required to comply with the rule as amended.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to William H. Kuntz, Jr., Executive
Director, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, P.O. Box 12157, Austin,
Texas 78711, or facsimile 512/475-3032, or electronically: whkuntz@license.state.tx.us.
The deadline for comments is 30 days after publication in the
Texas Register
.
The amendment is proposed under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter
51, which authorizes the Department to adopt rules as necessary to implement
this chapter and any other law establishing a program regulated by the Department
and Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1305, §1305.101(a)(2).
The statutory provisions affected by the proposal are those set forth in
Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 1305. No other statutes, articles,
or codes are affected by the proposal.
§73.100.Technical Requirements.
Effective
July 1, 2005
[
September 1, 2004
] the
Department adopts the National Electrical Code,
2005
[
2002
] Edition as it existed August
5, 2004
[
2, 2001
]
as adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on March 21, 2005.
TRD-200501225
William H. Kuntz, Jr.
Executive Director
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Earliest possible date of adoption: May 1, 2005
For further information, please call: (512) 463-7348