CHAPTER 464. BUILDING MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS TESTING LABORATORY
GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SUBTITLE E. OTHER EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 464. BUILDING MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS TESTING LABORATORY
Sec. 464.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Council" means the Technical Testing and Evaluation
Council.
(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Housing and
Community Affairs.
(3) "Director" means the executive director of the department.
(4) "Laboratory" means the State of Texas Building Materials and
Systems Testing Laboratory.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 762, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
Sec. 464.002. LABORATORY AND COUNCIL. The State of Texas
Building Materials and Systems Testing Laboratory is an agency of
the state, and includes the Technical Testing and Evaluation
Council.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 464.003. COMPOSITION OF LABORATORY. (a) The department
may invite a college or university with facilities to perform
tests or make evaluations described by this chapter to
participate in laboratory testing and evaluation and to appoint a
representative to serve as a member of the council.
(b) A public college or university invited under this section
may participate in the functions of the laboratory.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 464.004. COMPOSITION AND CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL. (a) The
council is composed of members who are the laboratory operations
directors of the colleges and universities participating in the
laboratory.
(b) The members of the council shall elect a chairman by a
majority vote at a meeting called for that purpose. The chairman
serves for a term of two years.
(c) A member of the council may not receive compensation for
services on the council, but is entitled to reimbursement, from
funds of the laboratory, for travel and subsistence expenses
incurred in performance of official duties and services for the
laboratory.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 464.005. COUNCIL MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF LABORATORY
FUNCTIONS. (a) The council shall administer the business of the
laboratory subject to the policies, controls, and direction of
the department.
(b) The council is responsible for the conduct of all tests and
evaluations provided for by this chapter. The council shall
distribute test and evaluation responsibilities to member
colleges and universities according to their abilities to perform
the activities required.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 464.006. TESTING AND EVALUATION OF MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND
SYSTEMS. (a) The laboratory shall be responsible for the
testing and evaluation of building materials, products, and
systems to establish performance capability based on the
established and generally acceptable test standards adopted by
the council and approved by the department. The council shall
report the results of these tests and evaluations to the
department, which shall publish the test data and evaluations.
(b) On receipt of a report under this section, the department
shall issue an official performance certification statement. The
statement is a public record.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 464.007. EVALUATION OF TESTS. (a) The laboratory through
its council may evaluate tests of building materials, products,
and systems conducted by a public or private testing institution
that is:
(1) accredited or approved by the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development or the National Bureau of
Standards; or
(2) included on a list of testing laboratories formulated by the
council and the department.
(b) On completion of an evaluation, the department shall review
it and issue a performance certification statement. The statement
must approve the test if it meets test standards established by
the council and department or disapprove the test if it does not
meet these standards.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Sec. 464.008. FEES. (a) The department, with the advice of the
council, shall establish a schedule of fees.
(b) The fees shall be paid to the laboratory and deposited for
the use of the laboratory in the administration, implementation,
and enforcement of this chapter.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.