Bill Text: TX SB1806 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the exemption of miniature boilers that are integrated as a component of a medical device regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and unfired pressure vessels contained within an autoclave from boiler inspection requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-20 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB1806 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1806-Introduced.html
By: Springer | S.B. No. 1806 | |
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relating to the exemption of miniature boilers that are integrated | ||
as a component of a medical device regulated by the United States | ||
Food and Drug Administration and unfired pressure vessels contained | ||
within an autoclave from boiler inspection requirements. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 755.001, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 755.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
(1) "Alteration" means a substantial change in an original | ||
design. | ||
(2) "Board" means the board of boiler rules. | ||
(3) "Boiler" means: | ||
(A) a heating boiler; | ||
(B) a nuclear boiler; | ||
(C) a power boiler; | ||
(D) an unfired steam boiler; or | ||
(E) a process steam generator. | ||
(4) "Certificate inspection" means the required internal or | ||
external boiler inspection, the report of which is used by the chief | ||
inspector to decide whether to issue a certificate of operation. | ||
(5) "Certificate of operation" means a certificate issued | ||
by the executive director to allow the operation of a boiler. | ||
(6) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of | ||
Licensing and Regulation. | ||
(7) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing | ||
and Regulation. | ||
(7-a) "Executive director" means the executive director | ||
of the department. | ||
(8) "External inspection" means an inspection of the | ||
exterior of a boiler and its appurtenances that is made, if | ||
possible, while the boiler is in operation. | ||
(9) "Heating boiler" means a steam heating boiler, hot water | ||
heating boiler, hot water supply boiler, or potable water heater | ||
that is directly fired with oil, gas, solar energy, electricity, | ||
coal, or other solid or liquid fuel. | ||
(10) "High-temperature water boiler" means a water boiler | ||
designed for operation at pressures exceeding 160 pounds per square | ||
inch or temperatures exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit. | ||
(11) "Hot water heating boiler" means a boiler designed for | ||
operation at a pressure not exceeding 160 pounds per square inch or | ||
temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit at or near the | ||
boiler outlet. | ||
(12) "Hot water supply boiler" means a boiler designed for | ||
operation at pressures not exceeding 160 pounds per square inch or | ||
temperatures not exceeding 250 degrees Fahrenheit at or near the | ||
boiler outlet if the boiler's: | ||
(A) heat input exceeds 200,000 British thermal units | ||
per hour; | ||
(B) water temperature exceeds 210 degrees Fahrenheit; | ||
or | ||
(C) nominal water-containing capacity exceeds 120 | ||
gallons. | ||
(13) "Inspection agency" means an authorized inspection | ||
agency providing inspection services. | ||
(14) "Inspector" means the chief inspector, a deputy | ||
inspector, or an authorized inspector. | ||
(15) "Internal inspection" means a complete and thorough | ||
inspection of the interior waterside and fireside areas of a boiler | ||
as construction allows. | ||
(16) "Miniature boilers" means boilers designed and | ||
constructed not to exceed the following dimensions: | ||
(a) 16 inches inside diameter of shell; | ||
(b) 20 square feet of heating surface (not applicable | ||
to electric boilers); | ||
(c) 5 cubic feet of gross volume exclusive of casing | ||
and insulation; and | ||
(d) 100 psig maximum allowable working pressure. | ||
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system, including its pressure vessels, piping systems, pumps, | ||
valves, and storage tanks, that produces and controls an output of | ||
thermal energy from nuclear fuel and the associated systems | ||
essential to the function of the power system. | ||
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for use at a temporary location. | ||
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operation at pressures not exceeding 160 pounds per square inch and | ||
water temperatures not exceeding 210 degrees Fahrenheit if the | ||
boiler's: | ||
(A) heat input exceeds 200,000 British thermal units | ||
per hour; or | ||
(B) nominal water-containing capacity exceeds 120 | ||
gallons. | ||
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(A) a high-temperature water boiler; or | ||
(B) a boiler in which steam is generated at a pressure | ||
exceeding 15 pounds per square inch for a purpose external to the | ||
boiler. | ||
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exchanger, or vessel in which steam is generated by the use of heat | ||
resulting from the operation of a processing system that contains a | ||
number of pressure vessels, such as used in the manufacture of | ||
chemical and petroleum products. | ||
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boiler to a safe and satisfactory operating condition without | ||
changing the original design. | ||
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safety valve or a safety relief valve for a boiler provided to | ||
diminish the danger of accidents. | ||
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stamp, the stamp of a nationally recognized engineering | ||
professional society, or the stamp of any jurisdiction that has | ||
adopted a standard of construction equivalent to the standard | ||
required by the executive director. | ||
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that is: | ||
(A) designed to steam cook food; | ||
(B) operated at a pressure not exceeding five pounds | ||
per square inch; and | ||
(C) equipped with a safety appliance operated at a | ||
pressure not exceeding five pounds per square inch. | ||
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operation at pressures not exceeding 15 pounds per square inch. | ||
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vessel in which steam is generated. The term does not include: | ||
(A) vessels known as evaporators or heat exchangers; or | ||
(B) vessels in which steam is generated by using the | ||
heat that results from the operation of a processing system that | ||
contains a number of pressure vessels, as used in the manufacture of | ||
chemical and petroleum products. | ||
SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 755.022, Health and | ||
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) This chapter does not apply to: | ||
(1) boilers owned or operated by the federal | ||
government; | ||
(2) pressure vessels or process steam generators, other | ||
than steam collection or liberation drums of process steam | ||
generators; | ||
(3) manually fired miniature boilers that: | ||
(A) are constructed or maintained for | ||
locomotives, boats, tractors, or stationary engines only as a hobby | ||
for exhibition, recreation, education, or historical purposes and | ||
not for commercial use; | ||
(B) have an inside diameter of 12 inches or less | ||
or a grate area of two square feet or less; and | ||
(C) are equipped with a safety valve of adequate | ||
size, a water level indicator, and a pressure gauge; | ||
(4) boilers that are designed for operation only at | ||
atmospheric pressure and that are equipped with two independent | ||
means to prevent the buildup of pressure; | ||
(5) steam cookers; |
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(6) espresso machines; | ||
(7) Miniature boilers, as defined in Sec. 755.001(16) | ||
of this Chapter, that are integrated as a component of a medical | ||
device regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration; | ||
or | ||
(8) Unfired pressure vessels contained within an | ||
autoclave. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |