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(d) A "qualified inspector" includes; (1) a person determined by the Board to be qualified to perform building inspections because of training or experience; (2) a licensed professional engineer meeting the requirements of the rules adopted by the commissioner for appointment to conduct windstorm inspections; and (3) an inspector who is certified by the International Code Council, the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., the International Conference of Building Officials, or the Southern Building Code ConQress International, Inc., who has certifications as a buildings inspector and coastal construction inspector, and who also complies with other requirements specified by rule by the commissioner. A qualified inspector must be approved and appointed or employed by the Board to perform building inspections. The Board may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed $200 for the filing of applications and determining the qualifications of persons for appointment as qualified inspectors. SECTION 3. (a) Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to residential construction, remodeling, alteration, or repair that begins under an agreement made on or after January 1, 2002, or that begins, in the absence of an agreement, on or after that date. Residential construction, remodeling, alteration, or repair that begins under an agreement made before January 1, 2002, or that begins, in the absence of an agreement, before that date is governed by the law in effect when the agreement was made or the activity began, as appropriate, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. (b) Municipalities shall, before January 1, 2002, establish rules and take other necessary actions to implement Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Local Government Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2002, except that Subsection (b), Section 3 of this Act, and this section take effect September 1, 2001.