Sec. 26.364.  REGISTRATION OF PERSONS WHO CONTRACT TO PERFORM CORRECTIVE ACTION.  (a)  The commission may implement a program under Chapter 37 to register persons who contract to perform corrective action under this subchapter.
(b)  The commission, on the request of an engineer licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, shall register the engineer in the program.
(c)  An engineer registered in the program may contract to perform corrective action under this subchapter unless the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors determines the engineer is not qualified to perform a corrective action.
(d)  An engineer registered under this section is not subject to the commission's examination or continuing education requirements, fees, or disciplinary procedures.
(e)  The commission may not adopt minimum qualifications for an engineer licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors to contract with an eligible owner or operator to perform a corrective action under this subchapter.
(f)  Any qualified contractor registered under Chapter 37 may conduct the characterization, study, appraisal, or investigation of a site.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 2.16, eff. September 1, 2019.