1. (a) The council shall consider and review all amendments to these codes which are approved and recommended by the International Conference of Building Officials or Southern Building Code Congress International, Incorporated, and if they are determined to be in the public interest, the amendments shall be effective 180 days following the date of the council's determination or at a later date as set by the council.
2. (b) Any amendment proposed by a local building official, and determined by the council following a public hearing to be essential to the health and safety of the public on a statewide basis, shall become effective 180 days following the date of the council's determination or at such later date as set by the council.

3. (c) The 1996 Edition of the National Electrical Code shall be amended as follows.

   1. (1) Add to Article 310-1 the following statement: "Aluminum and copper-clad aluminum shall not be used for branch circuits in buildings classified as a residential occupancy; aluminum and copper-clad aluminum conductors, of size number 4 AWG or larger, may be used in branch circuits in buildings classified as occupancies other than residential."
   2. (2) Add to Article 110-14 the following statement: "Aluminum and copper-clad aluminum conductors shall be terminated using approved compression-type crimp lugs with approved inhibitors."

4. (d) The 1994 edition of the Uniform Building Code shall be amended as follows.

   1. (1) Amend Appendix Chapter 13 as follows.

      1. (A) Amend §1302.2 to read: "In order to comply with the purpose of this appendix, residential buildings shall be designed to comply with the requirements of the Model Energy Code promulgated jointly by the International Conference of Building Officials, the Southern Building Code Congress International, the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, and the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, dated 1993."
      2. (B) Add §1302.3 to read: "In order to comply with the purpose of this appendix, commercial buildings and high-rise residential buildings shall be designed to comply with the requirements of ASHRAE/IES 90.1/89, Energy Efficient Design of New Buildings Except New Low-Rise Residential Buildings."

   2. (2) Accessibility requirements for the physically handicapped shall be amended as follows.

      1. (A) Delete Chapter 11 and Appendix Chapter 11 and replace with the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) of the Architectural Barriers Act, Article 9102, Texas Civil Statutes, dated April 1, 1994. Buildings subject to the requirements of the Texas Accessibility Standards are described in Administrative Rules of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 68, §68.21(a) and (c) of this title (relating to Registration--Subject Buildings and Facilities), dated June 1, 1994.
      2. (B) Wherever reference elsewhere in the code is made to the Council of American Building Officials (CABO)/American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A117.1 (CABO/ANSI A117.1), the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) shall be substituted.
   3. (3) Amend Appendix Chapter 3, Division III, §332 to read: "Buildings regulated by this division shall be designed and constructed to comply with the requirements of the Council of American Building Officials One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 1995 Edition (as it applies to detached one- and two-family dwellings), promulgated jointly by the International Conference of Building Officials, the Building Officials and Code Administrators International and the Southern Building Code Congress International."
   4. (4) Amend §707.3 by adding the following text to the exceptions: "3. This section shall not apply to cellulose insulation regulated by the Consumer Protection Safety Commission as provided in CPSC 16 CFR, Parts 1209 and 1404."

5. (e) The 1994 edition of the Standard Building Code shall be amended as follows.

   1. (1) Delete Appendix E, Energy Conservation and replace with the following: All residential buildings shall be designed to comply with the requirements of the Model Energy Code promulgated jointly by the International Conference of Building Officials, the Southern Building Code Congress International, the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, and the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, dated 1993. All commercial buildings and high-rise residential buildings shall be designed to comply with the requirements of ASHRAE/IES 90.1/89, Energy Efficient Design of New Buildings Except New Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

   2. (2) Accessibility requirements for the physically handicapped shall be amended as follows.

      1. (A) Delete Chapter 11 and Appendix I and replace with the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) of the Architectural Barriers Act, Article 9102, Texas Civil Statutes, dated April 1, 1994. Buildings subject to the requirements of the Texas Accessibility Standards are described in Administrative Rules of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 68, §68.21(a) and (c) of this title (relating to Registration--Subject Buildings and Facilities), dated June 1, 1994.
      2. (B) Wherever reference elsewhere in the code is made to the Council of American Building Officials (CABO)/American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A117.1 (CABO/ANSI A117.1), the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) shall be substituted.

   3. (3) Revise Chapter 35, Reference Standards, §3502 as follows.

      1. (A) Revise "CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 1989 (1990 amendments)" to read "CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 1995 edition."
      2. (B) Delete "CABO/ANSI A117.1-92, Accessible and Usable Building, and Facilities."
      3. (C) Add Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS), dated April 1, 1994.
   4. (4) Amend §708.8 Cellulose Fiber Thermal Insulation by deleting the existing text and replacing with the following: "The provisions of 708 shall not apply to cellulose insulation regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission as provided in CPSC 16 CFR, parts 1209 and 1404."
   5. (5) Amend §3502, Referenced Standards, by deleting the following: "ASTM C 739-91, Cellulosic Fiber (Wood-Based) Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation 708.8."

Source Note:The provisions of this §70.101 adopted to be effective April 13, 1990, 15 TexReg 1787; amended to be effective May 13, 1991, 16 TexReg 114; amended to be effective December 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 6620.