1. (a) The council shall consider and review all amendments to these codes which are approved and recommended by ICBO or SBCCI, 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 1999 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 1997 Edition of the Uniform Building code shall be amended as follows.

   1. (1) Amend Appendix Chapter 13, Section 1302.2 to read: "To comply with the purpose of this appendix, buildings shall be designed to comply with the requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code promulgated by the International Code Council, dated 1998."

   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) 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, Section 332 to read: "Buildings regulated by this division shall be designed and constructed to comply with the requirements of the International One and Two Family Dwelling code, 1998 Edition (as it applies to detached one and two family dwellings), as promulgated by the International Code Council."

5. (e) The 1997 Edition of the Standard Building Code shall be amended as follows:

   1. (1) Amend Appendix E as follows.

      1. (A) Amend Section E101.2 as follows: "All buildings, except those listed below, shall be designed in accordance with the International Energy Conservation Code."
      2. (B) Delete Section E102.

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

      1. (A) Delete 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) 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, Section 3502 as follows.

      1. (A) Delete "CABO/ANSI A117.1-92, Accessible and Usable Building, and Facilities, delete CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 1995 edition, and delete CABO Model Energy Code, 1995 edition.
      2. (B) Add Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS), dated April 1, 1994, add International One and Two Family Dwelling Code, 1998 edition, and International Energy Conservation Code, 1998 edition.
   4. (4) Delete Appendix B, Recommended Schedule of Permit Fees.
   5. (5) Amend Appendix C as follows: "All one and two family dwellings not more than three stories in height and their accessory structures shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the International One and Two Family Dwelling Code as promulgated by the International Code Council. All structures constructed in accordance with this appendix shall meet the height and area requirements for Group R3 occupancies in Table 500 of the Standard Building Code
6. (f) Amend the 1997 edition of the International Plumbing Code by deleting Appendix A, Plumbing Permit Fee Schedule.
7. (g) Amend the 1998 edition of the International Mechanical Code by deleting Appendix B, Recommended Permit Fee Schedule.
8. (h) Revise Chapter 49 of the 1998 edition of the International One and Two Family Dwelling Code, "ASCE 7-1988, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures" to read: "ASCE 7-1995, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures."

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.