(a) Effective February 15, 2021, except as modified in the remaining sections of this subchapter, the Commission adopts by specific reference the provisions established by the National Fire Protection Association in its 2013 edition of the Vehicular Gaseous Fuel Systems Code, commonly referred to as NFPA 52 or Pamphlet 52. Nothing in this section or subchapter shall prevent the Commission, after notice, from adopting additional requirements, whether more or less stringent, for individual situations to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public. Any documents or parts of documents incorporated by reference into these rules shall be a part of these rules as if set out in full.
(b) Effective February 15, 2021, the Commission also adopts by reference all other NFPA publications or portions of those publications referenced in NFPA 52 which apply to LNG activities only. The pamphlets adopted by reference in NFPA 52 are:
  (1) NFPA 30A, Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages, 2012 edition;
  (2) NFPA 37, Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines, 2010 edition;
  (3) NFPA 51B, Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work, 2009 edition;
  (4) NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, 2012 edition;
  (5) NFPA 59A, Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), 2013 edition;
  (6) NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2014 edition;
  (7) NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, 2013 edition;
  (8) NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2012 edition;
  (9) NFPA 259, Standard Test Method for Potential Heat of Building Materials, 2013 edition;
  (10) NFPA 302, Fire Protection Standard for Pleasure and Commercial Motor Craft, 2010 edition;
  (11) NFPA 303, Fire Protection Standard for Marinas and Boatyards, 2011 edition;
  (12) NFPA 496, Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, 2013 edition; and
  (13) NFPA 5000, Building Construction and Safety Code, 2012 edition.

Source Note: The provisions of this §14.2801 adopted to be effective February 15, 2021, 46 TexReg 1044; amended to be effective February 7, 2023, 48 TexReg 512