TRCC Contracts Training...
It appears substantial revisions to the Texas Residential Construction Commission are being adopted by the 80th Texas Legislature through the passage of House Bill 1038. The bill was recently sent to Governor Perry for signature (with no foreseeable objections by the Governor).
In addressing these changes the Temple Area Builders Association is working with the attorneys who have worked with our association to create the TRCC contracts package that is available to all of our members. These attorneys will put on a seminar in Temple titled TRCC Update: New Contractual Disclosures and Severe Penalties. This will likely be the most important contracts seminar of the last few years due to the revisions.
The likely training date for the seminar is scheduled for June 27th from 3 to 5 pm. Be on the lookout for further information next month.
Please also mark Thursday, September 6th on your calendars for some very important training on storm water issues.
Storm Water Training…
Over the past few years the Texas Association of Builders has developed a good working relationship with the EPA and the TCEQ and together they’ve worked to ensure that the fines for storm water non-compliance are not so often for paperwork violations, but for actual environmental damages.
Most of our readers also know that the TCEQ is in the process of approving the permit for cities that have populations of less than 200,000, or the “MS4” or “Phase II” cities. (The first cities “Phase I” that have been under EPA and TCEQ storm water regulation for several years are those with populations of over 200,000.)
With the new permit due this summer and the changes that we are seeing with the EPA, it’s time to bring everyone – builders, inspectors, local building officials, EPA, TCEQ – together so that everyone will be on the same page. Therefore, the Texas Association of Builders is developing this new training seminar.
There is a great deal of information available on storm water compliance, but the most easy to read guide is on the EPA website. TAB will be using this document in the trainings which will be conducted by Paradigm Engineering.
Be on the lookout for additional information as the training date approaches.
