COMMISSIONER'S BULLETIN
NO. B-0024-03
June 11, 2003
TO: ALL BUILDERS,
CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS AND ALL LICENSED PROPERTY AND
CASUALTY INSURERS
Re:
COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES AREAS
Senate Bill 14, enacted
by the 78th Legislature, included amendments to Article 21.49 of the
Texas Insurance Code, defining insurable properties and providing new
certification requirements to establish insurance eligibility for the
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Program. The purpose of this
bulletin is to alert you to certain changes regarding inspection of
insurable property that became law June 11, 2003, the effective date of
Senate Bill 14.
Section 3(f) of Article
21.49 provides, in pertinent part, that "all residential structures,
other than a condominium, apartment, duplex, or other multifamily
residence, or a hotel or resort facility, which are located within
those areas designated as units under the federal Coastal Barrier
Resources Act (Public Law 97-348) and for which a building permit or
plat has been filed with the municipality, the county, or the United
States Army Corps of Engineers before the effective date of Senate Bill
14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, are insurable
property."
The Coastal Barrier
Resources Areas have been identified to be in those areas located
seaward of the intracoastal canal in a First Tier Coastal County and
those areas in the counties of Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda, and
Kleberg located in the Inland I area as defined by the Commissioner in
28 Texas Administrative Code §5.4008.
Accordingly, on and after
June 11, 2003, the effective date of Senate Bill 14, a complete
application for windstorm inspection (WPI-1) for a structure located in
the areas identified above must contain a statement indicating if the
structure is located in the Coastal Barrier Resources Areas as defined
by the Flood Insurance Rate Map, and if the structure is within the
designated area, a copy of the filed-stamped building permit or plat
showing the file date as prior to June 11, 2003, the effective date of
Senate Bill 14.
Questions regarding this
bulletin should be directed to:
Welch V. Watt
512-322-2202 or
John Dudney 512-322-4262
Windstorm Inspection
Texas Department of Insurance, MC 103-1E
P. O. Box 149104
Austin, TX 78714-9104
Sincerely,
Alexis Dick
Deputy Commissioner
Inspections Division
For further information,
please contact Angela.Arizpe@tdi.state.tx.us.
Texas Department of
Insurance
Created 6-18-2003
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