SECTION 70.80. Commission Fees

(a) The manufacturer's registration fee is $750 annually.

(b) The REF builder's registration fee is $750 annually.

(c) The industrialized builder's registration fee is $325 annually.

(d) The design review agency's registration fee is $300 annually.

(e) The third party inspection agency's registration fee is $150 per firm and $100 per inspector annually.

(f) The third party site inspector registration fee is $100 annually.

(g) The registration fee shall be paid before the certificate of registration is issued and annually thereafter.

(h) The fee for department personnel for certification inspections at a manufacturing facility shall be $40 per hour. Travel and per diem costs shall be reimbursed by the manufacturer in accordance with the current rate as established in the current Appropriations Act. The department shall present a billing statement to the manufacturer at the completion of the inspection that is payable upon receipt.

(i) When the department acts as a design review agency, the fee for such serviced is $40 per hour. The manufacturer for whom the services are performed shall pay the fee before the approval of the designs, plans, specifications, compliance control documents, and installation manuals and before the release of the documents to the manufacturer. Travel and per diem costs shall be reimbursed by the manufacturer in accordance with the current rate as established in the current Appropriations Act.

(j) The fees for issuing decals and insignia are:

(1) modules and site-built REFs (decals): $0.07 per square foot of gross floor area, with a minimum of $25 for each decal; and

(2) modular component (insignia): $0.02 per square foot of gross surface area with a minimum of $0.60 for each insignia or $0.07 per square foot of gross floor area with a minimum of $15 for each insignia.

(k) The fee for department personnel for special inspections shall be $40 per hour. A special inspection is any inspection for industrialized housing and buildings that is not covered by other fees. The department will present a billing statement at the conclusion of the inspection that is payable upon receipt. Travel and per diem costs shall be reimbursed in accordance with the current rate as established in the current Appropriations Act.

(l) The fee for department monitoring of design review agencies and third party inspection agencies outside headquarters shall be $40.00 per monitor hour. Travel and per diem costs shall be reimbursed in accordance with the current rate as established in the current Appropriations Act. The department will present the agency or manufacturer a statement at the conclusion of the monitoring trip, and it is payable upon receipt.

(m) Thee fee for an installment permit shall be $75 for each building containing industrialized housing and buildings modules or modular components. A separate application must be submitted for each building containing industrialized housing and buildings modules or modular components.

(n) The fee for issuing an alteration decal is $50 for each decal.

(o) Revised or duplicate certificate fee: $25 for manufacturers, industrialized builders, and REF builders registration types.

Source Note: The provisions of this §70.80 adopted to be effective April 13, 1990, 15 TexReg 1787; amended to be effective July 13, 1990, 15 TexReg 3741; amended to be effective August 8, 1991, 16 TexReg 4074; amended to be effective November 16, 1993, 18 TexReg 7925; amended to be effective October 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 7279; amended to be effective March 16, 1998, 23 TexReg 1305; amended to be effective February 25, 1999, 23 TexReg 13059; amended to be effective May 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 4867; amended to be effective December 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 11028; amended to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 9409