CHAPTER 385. INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
SUBTITLE C. AIR QUALITY
CHAPTER 385. INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
Sec. 385.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Air contaminant" means a gaseous, liquid, or solid
substance or combination of substances that is in a form that is
transported by or in air and has the potential to be detrimental
to human health.
(2) "Board" means the Texas Board of Health.
(3) "Government building" means a building that is:
(A) owned, or leased for a term of at least three months, by a
state governmental entity or by a political subdivision of this
state, including a county, municipality, special purpose
district, or school district; and
(B) regularly open to members of the public or used by the state
or local governmental entity for a purpose that involves regular
occupancy of the building by an employee or by a person in the
custody or control of the governmental entity such as a public
school student.
(4) "Indoor air pollution" means the presence, in an indoor
environment, of one or more air contaminants in sufficient
concentration and of sufficient duration to be capable of causing
adverse effects to human health.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 690, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 2001.
Sec. 385.002. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board by
rule shall establish voluntary guidelines for indoor air quality
in government buildings, including guidelines for ventilation and
indoor air pollution control systems. The board may adopt other
rules necessary to implement this chapter.
(b) In establishing the guidelines, the board shall consider:
(1) the potential chronic effects of air contaminants on human
health;
(2) the potential effects of insufficient ventilation of the
indoor environment on human health;
(3) the potential costs of health care for the short-term and
long-term effects on human health that may result from exposure
to indoor air contaminants; and
(4) the potential costs of compliance with a proposed guideline.
(c) A guideline adopted under this chapter may include a
contaminant concentration, a control method, a sampling method, a
ventilation rate, design, or procedure, or a similar
recommendation.
(d) The board's guidelines may differ for different pollution
sources or different areas of the state and may differ for
buildings that are regularly occupied or visited by children.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 690, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 2001.
Sec. 385.003. LIABILITY AND IMMUNITY. This chapter does not
create liability for a governmental entity for an injury caused
by the failure to comply with the voluntary guidelines
established under Section 385.002.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 690, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 2001.