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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the practice of engineering. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1001.003(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The practice of engineering includes: |
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(1) consultation, investigation, evaluation, |
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analysis, planning, engineering for program management, providing |
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an expert engineering opinion or testimony, engineering for testing |
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or evaluating materials for construction or other engineering use, |
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and mapping; |
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(2) design, conceptual design, or conceptual design |
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coordination of engineering works or systems, including buildings |
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or related structures; |
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(3) development or optimization of plans and |
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specifications for engineering works or systems; |
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(4) planning the use or alteration of land or water or |
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the design or analysis of works or systems for the use or alteration |
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of land or water; |
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(5) responsible charge of engineering teaching or the |
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teaching of engineering; |
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(6) performing an engineering survey or study; |
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(7) engineering for construction, alteration, or |
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repair of real property; |
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(8) engineering for preparation of an operating or |
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maintenance manual; |
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(9) engineering for review of the construction or |
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installation of engineered works to monitor compliance with |
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drawings or specifications; |
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(10) a service, design, analysis, or other work |
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performed for a public or private entity in connection with a |
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utility, structure, building, machine, equipment, process, system, |
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work, project, or industrial or consumer product or equipment of a |
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mechanical, electrical, electronic, chemical, hydraulic, |
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pneumatic, geotechnical, or thermal nature; |
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(11) providing an engineering opinion or analysis |
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related to a certificate of merit under Chapter 150, Civil Practice |
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and Remedies Code; or |
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(12) any other professional service necessary for the |
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planning, progress, or completion of an engineering service. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1051.601(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) This chapter does not prohibit an engineer licensed |
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under Chapter 1001 from: |
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(1) planning and supervising work on: |
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(A) a construction project primarily intended |
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for engineering use, including a railroad, hydroelectric work, or |
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industrial plant; or |
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(B) a structure incidental to a construction |
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project described by Paragraph (A); or |
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(2) planning, designing, or supervising work on the |
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[mechanical, electrical, or structural] features of buildings or |
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related structures [a building]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |