SECTION 70.61. Responsibilities of the Department--Monitoring Inspections

(a) The department shall monitor and evaluate the performance of third party inspection agencies, third party inspectors, third party site inspectors, and design review agencies in accordance with procedures set by the council, and make performance reports and recommendations to the council as may be necessary.

(b) The manufacturer shall reimburse the department an hourly monitoring fee for expenses incurred outside headquarters in monitoring the performance of the third party inspection agency or third party inspector.

(c) The industrialized builder or the REF builder shall reimburse the department an hourly monitoring fee for expenses incurred outside headquarters in monitoring the performance of the third party inspection agency, third party inspector, or third party site inspector.

(d) The design review agency shall reimburse the department an hourly monitoring fee for expenses incurred outside headquarters in monitoring the performance of the agency.

Source Note: The provisions of this §70.61 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9409