| (a) Effective August 1, 2017, all industrialized housing
and buildings, modules, and modular components, shall be constructed
in accordance with the codes referenced in subsection (c) - (j).
(b) Other codes referenced in any of the mandatory
building codes adopted in subsection (c) - (j), shall be considered
part of the requirements of these codes to the prescribed extent of
each such reference.
(c) The International Building
Code, 2015 edition, published by the International Code Council,
is adopted as the Building Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing
and Buildings Program.
(d) The International Residential
Code, 2015 edition, published by the International Code Council,
is adopted as the Residential Code for one- and two-family dwellings
of the Texas Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program.
(e) The International Fuel
Gas Code, 2015 edition, published by the International Code
Council, is adopted as the Fuel Gas Code of the Texas Industrialized
Housing and Buildings Program.
(f) The International Mechanical
Code, 2015 edition, published by the International Code Council,
is adopted as the Mechanical Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing
and Buildings Program.
(g) The International Plumbing
Code, 2015 edition, published by the International Code Council,
is adopted as the Plumbing Code of the Texas Industrialized Housing
and Buildings Program.
(h) The International Energy
Conservation Code, 2015 edition, published by the International
Code Council, is adopted as the Energy Conservation Code of the Texas
Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program.
(i) The International Existing
Building Code, 2015 edition, published by the International
Code Council, is adopted as the Existing Building Code for industrialized
buildings that are altered in accordance with §70.74(f).
(j) The National Electrical
Code, 2014 edition, published by the National Fire Protection
Association, is adopted as the Electrical Code of the Texas Industrialized
Housing and Buildings Program.
(k) The effective dates of adoption of past editions
of the mandatory building codes are as follows:
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