1. (a) The council shall consider and review all amendments to these codes which are approved and recommended by ICC, 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 a later date as set by the council.

3. (c) 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 International Building Code shall be amended as follows.

   1. (1) Amend "Section 101.1 Title" to read as follows: "These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, hereinafter referred to as 'this code.'"
   2. (2) Amend "Section 101.3 Intent" by adding the following: "Where conflicts occur between the provisions of this code and the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202, Industrialized Housing and Buildings, or the provisions of 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, rules governing the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202 and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, shall control."
   3. (3) Amend "Section 101.4 Referenced codes" to read as follows. "The other codes listed in Sections 101.4.1 through 101.4.9 and referenced elsewhere in this code shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference. Whenever amendments have been adopted to the referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code and standard shall be considered to reference the amendment as well. Any reference to NFPA 70 or the Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code as adopted."
   4. (4) Add "Section 101.4.7 Electrical" to read as follows: "The provisions of NFPA 70, The National Electrical Code, and Appendix K shall apply to the installation of electrical systems, including repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances thereto."
   5. (5) Add "Section 101.4.8 Alterations" to read as follows: "The provisions of the International Existing Building Code shall apply to all matters governing the repair, alterations or additions, and changes of occupancy of existing previously occupied industrialized buildings that are designed to be transported from one commercial site to another commercial site."
   6. (6) Add "Section 101.4.9 Accessibility" to read as follows: "Buildings and facilities shall be designed and constructed to be accessible in accordance with this code and the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS). Wherever reference elsewhere in this code is made to ICC A117.1, ICC/ANSI A117.1, or ANSI A117.1, the TAS of Texas Government Code, Chapter 469, Elimination of Architectural Barriers shall be substituted. 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.
   7. (7) Amend "Section 102.6 Existing Structures" by adding the following: "Existing industrialized buildings that bear an approved certification decal or insignia in accordance with the requirements of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202, and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, and that have not been altered or modified, shall be considered to be in compliance with the current mandatory building code adopted by the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council."
   8. (8) Amend "Section 104.1 General" by adding the following: "The term building official as used in this code, or as used in the codes and standards referenced in this code, shall mean the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, the executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council, or the local building official in accordance with the powers and duties assigned to each in Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202, Industrialized Housing and Buildings."
   9. (9) Amend "Section 107.1 General" by adding the following: "Construction documents depicting the structural design of buildings to be located in hurricane prone regions shall be prepared and sealed by a Texas licensed professional engineer."
   10. (10) Amend "Section 111.1 Use and occupancy" by revising the first sentence to read as follows: "No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof, shall be made until the local building official has issued a certificate of occupancy in accordance with the locally adopted rules and regulations."

   11. (11) Amend "Section 111.2 Certificate issued" as follows.

       1. (A) Amend the first paragraph to read as follows: "The local building official shall issue a certificate of occupancy in accordance with the locally adopted rules and regulations."
       2. (B) Delete item numbers 1 through 12.
   12. (12) Amend "Section 111.3 Temporary occupancy" to read as follows: "The local building official shall issue a temporary certificate of occupancy in accordance with locally adopted rules and regulations."
   13. (13) Amend "Section 111.4 Revocation" to read as follows: "The local building official may suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy or completion issued under the provisions of this code in accordance with locally adopted rules and regulations."
   14. (14) Amend "Section 311.3 Low-hazard storage, Group S-2" to add equipment shelters as an example of the type of building that falls under this occupancy group.
   15. (15) Amend "Section 508.2.5 Separation of incidental accessory occupancies" by adding the following: "An incidental accessory occupancy shall be classified in accordance with the occupancy of that portion of the building in which it is located."
   16. (16) Amend "Section 1101.2 Design" to read as follows: "Buildings and facilities shall be designed and constructed to be accessible in accordance with this code and the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS)."
   17. (17) Delete Sections 1102 through 1110.
   18. (18) Amend "Section 3401.1 Scope" to read as follows: "The provisions of the International Existing Building Code shall control the alteration, repair, addition, and change of occupancy of industrialized buildings designed to be moved."

   19. (19) Amend "Chapter 35, Referenced Standards" as follows.

       1. (A) Delete ICC/ANSI A117.1-03, Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
       2. (B) Add TDLR, PO Box 12157, Austin, TX 78711 as a promulgating agency and add 2012 TAS Effective March, 2012, Texas Accessibility Standards as adopted under 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 68, as the referenced standard, referenced in code sections 101.4.9, 409.6.2.2, 907.5.2.3.4, 1007.9, 1010.1, 1010.6.5, 1010.9, 1011.3, 1022.8, 1101.2, 2902.4, 3001.3, 3008.13.1, 3008.13.2, 3411.6, 3411.8.2, and 3411.8.3
       3. (C) Delete NFPA Standard 70-08, add NFPA Standard 70-11, and add referenced section 101.4.7

5. (e) The International Fuel Gas Code shall be amended as follows.

   1. (1) Amend "Section 101.1 Title" to read as follows: "These regulations shall be known as the Fuel Gas Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Building program, hereinafter referred to as 'this code.'"
   2. (2) Amend "Section 101.4 Intent" by adding the following: "Where conflicts occur between the provisions of this code and the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202, Industrialized Housing and Buildings, or the provisions of 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, rules governing the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202 and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70 shall control."
   3. (3) Amend "Section 102.4 Additions, alterations or repairs" by deleting the first sentence and adding the following: "The provisions of the International Existing Building Code shall apply to all matters governing the repair, alterations, or additions, and changes of existing previously occupied industrialized buildings that are designed to be transported from one commercial site to another commercial site."
   4. (4) Amend "Section 102.7 Moved buildings" to read as follows: "Existing industrialized buildings that bear approved certification decals, or insignia, or that bear an alteration decal, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 1202 of the Texas Occupations Code and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, and that have not been altered or modified since the decal, insignia, or alteration decal was attached, shall be considered to be in compliance with the current mandatory building code adopted by the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council."
   5. (5) Amend "Section 102.8 Referenced codes and standards" by adding the following. "Whenever amendments have been adopted to the referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code and standard shall be considered to reference the amendments as well. Any reference to the NFPA 70 or the ICC Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code as adopted."

   6. (6) Amend "Chapter 8, Referenced Standards" as follows:

      1. (A) Add ICC Standard IEBC-09, International Existing Building Code, referenced in code section 102.4; and
      2. (B) Delete NFPA Standard 70-08, add NFPA Standard 70-11, and add referenced section 102.8.

6. (f) The International Plumbing Code shall be amended as follows.

   1. (1) Amend "Section 101.1 Title" to read as follows: "These regulations shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, hereinafter referred to as 'this code.'"
   2. (2) Amend "Section 101.3 Intent" by adding the following: "Where conflicts occur between the provisions of this code and the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202, Industrialized Housing and Buildings, or the provisions of 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, rules governing the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202 and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70 shall control."
   3. (3) Amend "Section 102.4 Additions, Alterations or repairs" to delete the first sentence and by adding the following: "The provisions of the International Existing Building Code shall apply to all matters governing the repair, alterations or addition, and changes of existing previously occupied industrialized buildings that are designed to be transported from one commercial site to another commercial site."
   4. (4) Amend "Section 102.7 Moved buildings" to read as follows: "Existing industrialized buildings that bear approved certification decals, or insignia, or that bear an alteration decal, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 1202 of the Texas Occupations Code and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, and that have not been altered or modified since the decal, insignia, or alteration decal was attached, shall be considered to be in compliance with the current mandatory building code adopted by the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council."
   5. (5) Amend "Section 102.8 Referenced codes and standards" to add the following: "Whenever amendments have been adopted to the referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code and standard shall be considered to reference the amendments as well. Any reference to NFPA 70 or the ICC Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code as adopted."

   6. (6) Add "Section 403.1.3 Industrialized housing and buildings exemptions" to read as follows:

      1. (A) "403.1.3.1 Unoccupied buildings. Unoccupied buildings, such as equipment shelters, that are not normally occupied or that are only occupied to service equipment, shall not be required to provide plumbing facilities. EXCEPTION: Unoccupied buildings that are also classified as a Group H occupancy must be provided with plumbing facilities required for this type of occupancy such as requirements for emergency shelters and eyewash stations."
      2. (B) "403.1.3.2 Other buildings. All other industrialized buildings shall contain the minimum plumbing fixtures required in accordance with Table 401.4 unless the building is a non-site specific building and the plans and the data plate contain a special condition/limitation note that the minimum number of required fixtures shall be provided in another building located on the installation site with a path of travel that does not exceed a distance of 500 feet. The plumbing facilities must be accessible to the occupants of the industrialized building. Non-site specific buildings and special condition/limitation notes shall be as defined in the 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, rules governing the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program."
      3. (C) "403.1.3.3 Requirements for service sinks. Commercial industrialized buildings with areas of less than or equal to 1,800 square feet shall not be required to contain a service sink provided that the building contains a lavatory and water closet that can be substituted for the service sink. EXCEPTION: A building of less than 1,800 square feet in area without any plumbing facilities shall comply with 403.1.3.2."

   7. (7) Amend "Chapter 13, Referenced Standards" as follows.

      1. (A) Delete NFPA Standard 70-08, add NFPA Standard 70-11, and add referenced section 102.
      2. (B) Add code section 102.4 as a code referenced section for ICC Standard IEBC-06, International Existing Building Code.

7. (g) The International Mechanical Code shall be amended as follows.

   1. (1) Amend "Section 101.1 Title" to read as follows: "These regulations shall be known as the Mechanical Code of Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, hereinafter referred to as 'this code.'"
   2. (2) Amend "Section 101.3 Intent" by adding the following: "Where conflicts occur between the provisions of this code and the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202, Industrialized Housing and Buildings, or the provisions of 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, rules governing the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202 and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70 shall control."
   3. (3) Amend "Section 102.4 Additions, alterations or repairs" by deleting the first sentence and by adding the following: "The provisions of the International Existing Building Code shall apply to all matters governing the repair, alterations or addition, and changes of existing previously occupied industrialized buildings that are designed to be transported from one commercial site to another commercial site."
   4. (4) Amend "Section 102.7 Moved buildings" to read as follows: "Existing industrialized buildings that bear approved certification decals, or insignia, or that bear an alteration decal, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 1202 of the Texas Occupations Code and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, and that have not been altered or modified since the decal, insignia, or alteration decal was attached, shall be considered to be in compliance with the current mandatory building code adopted by the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council."
   5. (5) Amend "Section 102.8 Referenced codes and standards" by adding the following: "Whenever amendments have been adopted to the referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code and standard shall be considered to reference the amendments as well. Any reference to NFPA 70 or the ICC Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code as adopted."

   6. (6) Amend "Chapter 15 Referenced Standards" as follows.

      1. (A) Delete NFPA Standard 70-08, add NFPA Standard 70-11 and add referenced section 102.8.
      2. (B) Add code section 102.4 as a code referenced section for ICC Standard IEBC-06, International Existing Building Code.

8. (h) The International Residential Code shall be amended as follows.

   1. (1) Amend "Section R101.1 Title" to read as follows: "These provisions shall be known as the Residential Code for One- and Two-family Dwellings of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program and shall be cited as such and will be referred to herein as 'this code.'"
   2. (2) Amend "Section R101.3 Intent" by adding the following: "Where conflicts occur between the provisions of this code and the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202, Industrialized Housing and Buildings, or the provisions of 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, rules governing the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202 and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70 shall control."
   3. (3) Amend "Section R102.4 Referenced codes and standards" by adding the following: "The provisions of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, shall apply to the installation of electrical systems, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances thereto. Any reference to NFPA 70 or the Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code as adopted. Any reference to Chapters 34 through 43 of this code shall mean the Electrical Code as adopted. Whenever amendments have been adopted to the referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code and standard shall be considered to reference the amendment as well."
   4. (4) Add "Section R102.4.1 Buildings designed for the 14 first tier counties along the Texas Gulf Coast and for designated catastrophe areas in Texas as defined by the Texas Department of Insurance." "Buildings designed to be placed in the first tier counties along the Texas coast and designated catastrophe areas as defined by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) shall also comply with the current effective code and amendments adopted by the TDI, hereafter referred to as the TDI Code. Where conflicts occur between the provisions of this code and the TDI Code as they relate to the requirements for hurricane prone regions, the more stringent requirements shall apply. Where conflicts occur between the provisions of this code and the TDI Code as they relate to other code aspects, this code shall apply."
   5. (5) Amend "Section 104.1 General" by adding the following: "The term 'building official' as used in this code, or as used in the codes and standards referenced in this code, shall mean the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, the executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council, or the local building official in accordance with the powers and duties assigned to each in Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202, Industrialized Housing and Buildings."
   6. (6) Amend "Section 110.1 Use and occupancy" by revising the first sentence to read as follows: "No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the local building official has issued a certificate of occupancy in accordance with locally adopted rules and regulations."

   7. (7) Amend "Section R110.3 Certificate issued" as follows.

      1. (A) Amend the first paragraph to read as follows: "The local building official shall issue a certificate of occupancy in accordance with the locally adopted rules and regulations."
      2. (B) Delete item numbers 1 through 9.
   8. (8) Amend "Section R110.4 Temporary occupancy" to read as follows: "The local building official may issue a temporary certificate of occupancy in accordance with locally adopted rules and regulations."
   9. (9) Amend "Section R110.5 Revocation" to read as follows: "The local building official shall, in writing, suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy issued under the provisions of this code wherever the certificate is issued in error, or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or where it is determined that the building or structure or portion thereof is in violation of any ordinance or any of the provisions of this code."
   10. (10) Amend "Section R301.1.3 Engineered design" by adding the following: "Construction documents depicting the structural design of industrialized housing to be located in regions where the basic wind speeds equal or exceed 100 mph in hurricane prone regions, or 110 mph elsewhere shall be prepared and sealed by a Texas licensed professional engineer."
   11. (11) Amend "Section R301.2 Climatic and geographic design criteria" by adding the following: "If no criteria has been established, or if there is no local jurisdiction to set the criteria, then the criteria shall be in accordance with the requirements set in the footnotes of Table R301.2(1)."
   12. (12) Amend "Section R302.2 Townhouses" by adding Exception 2 to read as follows: "When structurally independent, and divided by two separate one-hour fire-resistance-rated wall assemblies, then the individual townhouse units are considered single family dwellings and a sprinkler system is not required. The walls separating the dwellings shall comply with Section R302.2.1."
   13. (13) Amend "Section R302.5.2 Duct penetration" to read as follows: "Ducts in the garage and ducts penetrating the walls or ceilings separating the dwelling from the garage shall be constructed of a minimum No. 26 gauge (0.48 mm) sheet steel or other approved material, shall be protected as required by Section R302.11, Item 4, and shall have no openings into the garage."
   14. (14) Amend "Section R303.8 Required heating" to read as follows: "Every dwelling unit shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a minimum room temperature of 68°F (20°C) at a point 3 feet (914 mm) above the floor and 2 feet (610 mm) from exterior walls in all habitable rooms at the design temperature. The installation of one or more portable space heaters shall not be used to achieve compliance with this section."
   15. (15) Delete "Section R313.2 One-and two-family dwellings automatic fire sprinkler systems."
   16. (16) Amend "Section R902.1 Roofing covering materials" to read as follows: "Roofs shall be covered with materials as set forth in Sections R904 and R905. Class A, B or C roofing shall be installed. Classes A, B and C roofing required by this section to be listed shall be tested in accordance with UL 790 or ASTM E 108."
   17. (17) Delete "Part VIII-Electrical, Chapters 34 through 43."
   18. (18) Amend Chapter 44 Referenced Standards" by deleting NFPA Standard 70-08, adding NFPA Standard 70-11 and adding referenced section 102.4.

9. (i) The International Existing Building Code shall be amended as follows.

   1. (1) Amend "Section 101.1 Title" to read as follows: "These regulations shall be known as the Existing Building Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program, hereinafter referred to as 'this code.'"
   2. (2) Amend "Section 101.3 Intent" by adding the following: "Where conflicts occur between the provisions of this code and the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202, Industrialized Housing and Buildings, or the provisions of 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, rules governing the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, the provisions of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1202 and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70 shall control."
   3. (3) Amend "Section 101.4.1 Buildings not previously occupied" to read as follows: "A building or portion of a building that has not been previously occupied or used for its intended purpose in accordance with the laws in existence at the time of its completion shall comply with the provisions of the International Building Code or International Residential Code, as applicable, as required by the provisions of Chapter 1202 of the Texas Occupations Code and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70.
   4. (4) Amend "Section 102.4 Referenced Codes and Standards" by adding the following: "Whenever amendments have been adopted to the referenced codes and standards, each reference to said code and standard shall be considered to reference the amendment as well. Any reference to NFPA 70 or the ICC Electrical Code shall mean the Electrical Code as adopted."
   5. (5) Add new "Section 102.4.1 TAS" to read as follows: "Wherever reference elsewhere in this code is made to ICC A117.1, ICC/ANSI A117.1, or ANSI A117.1, the TAS of Texas Government Code, Chapter 469, Elimination of Architectural Barriers shall be substituted."
   6. (6) Amend "Section 1301.2 Applicability" to read as follows: "Structures existing prior to July 1, 2012, in which there is work involving additions, alterations, or changes of occupancy shall be made to conform to the requirements of this chapter or the provisions of Chapters 4 through 12. The provisions of Sections 1301.2.1 through 1301.2.5 shall apply to existing occupancies that will continue to be, or are proposed to be, in Groups A, B, E, F, M, R, and S. These provisions shall not apply to buildings with occupancies in Group H or Group I."

   7. (7) Amend "Chapter 15 Referenced Standards" as follows.

      1. (A) Delete ICC/ANSI A117.1-03, Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
      2. (B) Add TDLR, PO Box 12157, Austin, TX 78711 as a promulgating agency and add 2012 TAS - Effective March, 2012, Texas Accessibility Standards as adopted under 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 68, as the referenced standard, referenced in code sections 102.4.1, 310.6, 310.8.2, 605.1, 605.1.2, 605.1.3.
      3. (C) Delete NFPA Standard 70-08 and replace with NFPA Standard 70-11, and add referenced section 102.4.

10. (j) The International Energy Conservation Code shall be amended as follows.

    1. (1) Amend "Section 101.1 Title" to read as follows: "This code shall be known as the International Energy Conservation Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program, and shall be cited as such. It is referred to herein as 'this code.'"
    2. (2) Amend "Section 101.4.1 Existing buildings" by adding the following: "Existing industrialized buildings that bear approved certification decals, or insignia, or that bear an alteration decal, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 1202 of the Texas Occupations Code and 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 70, and that have not been altered or modified since the decal, insignia, or alteration decal was attached, shall be considered to be in compliance with the current mandatory building code adopted by the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council."
    3. (3) Amend "Section 101.4.3 Additions, alterations, renovations or repairs" by adding the following: "The provisions of the International Existing Building Code shall apply to all matters governing the repair, alterations or additions, and changes of existing previously occupied industrialized buildings that are designed to be transported from one commercial site to another commercial site."

    4. (4) Amend "Section 101.5.1 Compliance materials" by adding new "Subsection 101.5.1.1 Compliance Tools" to read as follows:

       1. (A) "Section 101.5.1.1.1 Residential buildings." The PNNL/DOE software program REScheck and the International Code Compliance Calculator (ICCC or I3C) from the Texas Energy Systems Laboratory may be used to demonstrate energy compliance for residential buildings. REScheck may be used only to verify compliance for the U-factor alternative and for the Total UA alternative of this code. The mandatory requirements of this code apply regardless of which software program is used to demonstrate compliance.
       2. (B) "Section 101.5.1.1.2 Commercial buildings." The PNNL/DOE software program COMcheck may be used to demonstrate energy code compliance for commercial buildings. The mandatory requirements of this code apply regardless of the software program that is used to demonstrate compliance.
    5. (5) Add "Section 501.2.1 Design standards for buildings for state agencies and institutions of higher education" to read as follows: "Building designs for state agencies and institutions of higher education shall comply with the energy standard adopted pursuant to Texas Government Code, §447.004 by the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO), and implemented through 34 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 19, Subchapter C, Energy Conservation Design Standards, effective September 1, 2011."

    6. (6) Amend "Chapter 6 Referenced Standards" as follows.

       1. (A) Add PNNL/DOE, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/Department of Energy, http://www.energycodes.gov/ as a promulgating agency and add the following as referenced standards.

          1. (i) REScheck Version 4.4.1 or later, Residential Energy Compliance Software, referenced in code section 101.5.1.1.1.
          2. (ii) COMcheck, Version 3.8.2 or later, Commercial Energy Compliance Software, referenced in code section 101.5.1.1.2.
       2. (B) Add Texas Energy System Laboratory, Energy Systems Laboratory, 302 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, College Station, TX 77845-3581 as a promulgating agency and add ICCC, v.310 or later, International Code Compliance Calculator, referenced in code section number 101.5.1.1.1 as the referenced standard.
       3. (C) Add ICC Standard IEBC-09, International Existing Building Code, referenced in code section 101.4.3.

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; amended to be effective February 8, 2000, 24 TexReg 7225; amended to be effective October 28, 2001, 26 TexReg 8508; amended to be effective December 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 10458; amended to be effective May 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 2504; amended to be effective July 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 5000; amended to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 2076.