1. (a) Except as modified in the remaining sections of this subchapter, the Commission adopts by specific reference the provisions established by the National Fire Protection Association in its 1999 edition of the National Fuel Gas Code, commonly referred to as NFPA 54 or Pamphlet 54. Nothing in this section or subchapter shall prevent the Commission, after notice, from adopting additional requirements, whether more or less stringent, for individual situations to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public. Any documents or parts of documents incorporated by reference into these rules shall be a part of these rules as if set out in full.

2. (b) The Commission also adopts by reference all other NFPA publications or portions of those publications referenced in NFPA 54 which apply to LP-gas activities only. The adopted pamphlets referenced in NFPA 54 are:

   1. (1) NFPA 30A, Automotive and Marine Service Station Code, 1996 edition;
   2. (2) NFPA 37, Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines, 1998 edition;
   3. (3) NFPA 51, Standard for the Design and Installation of Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes, 1997 edition;
   4. (4) NFPA 52, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicular Fuel Systems, 1998 edition;
   5. (5) NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2001 edition;
   6. (6) NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 1999 edition;
   7. (7) NFPA 82, Standard on Incinerators, Waste, and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment, 1999 edition;
   8. (8) NFPA 88A, Standard for Parking Structures, 1998 edition;
   9. (9) NFPA 90A, Standard for the Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, 1999 edition;
   10. (10) NFPA 90B, Standard for the Installation of Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Systems, 1999 edition;
   11. (11) NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, 1998 edition;
   12. (12) NFPA 211, Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances, 2000 edition;
   13. (13) NFPA 409, Standard on Aircraft Hangars, 1995 edition; and
   14. (14) NFPA 1192, Standard on Recreational Vehicles, 1999 edition.

Source Note:The provisions of this §9.301 adopted to be effective February 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 947; amended to be effective September 29, 2003, 28 TexReg 8318.