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) Revise §101.1 to read "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) Delete Chapter 11 and replace with the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) of Texas Government Code, Chapter 469, Elimination of Architectural Barriers, 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.

   3. (3) Revise Chapter 35, Referenced Standards, as follows.

      1. (A) Delete ICC/ ANSI A117.1-98, Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
      2. (B) Add Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) dated April 1, 1994.
   4. (4) Wherever reference elsewhere in the code is made to ICC/ANSI A177.1, the Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) shall be substituted.
5. (e) Section 101.1 of the International Fuel Gas Code shall read as follows: "These regulations shall be known as the Fuel Gas Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, hereinafter referred to as 'this code.'"
6. (f) Section 101.1 of the International Plumbing Code shall 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.'"
7. (g) Section 101.1 of the International Mechanical Code shall read as follows: "These regulations shall be known as the Mechanical Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings program, hereinafter referred to as 'this code.'"
8. (h) Section R101.1 of the International Residential Code shall 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.'"

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.