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.!3!2.., ARTICLE 9102, ARCHITEcruRAL BARRIERS POLICY Section 1. The provisions of this article are to further the policy of the State of Texas to encourage and promote the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and to eliminate, insofar as possible, unnecessary barriers encountered by persons with disabilities, whose ability to engage in gainful occupations or to achieve maximum personal independence is needlessly restricted when such persons cannot readily use public buildings. APPLICATION Section 2. (a) The standards adopted under this article apply to: (1) a building or facility used by the public that is constructed, or substantially renovated, modified, or altered, in whole or in part on or after January 1, 1970, through the use of state, county, or municipal funds, or the funds of any political subdivision of the state; (2) tbe temporary or emergency construction of a building or facility described by , this subsection or Subsection (b) of this section; (3) a building leased or occupied in whole or in part for use by the state under any lease or rental agreement entered into on or after January 1, 1972; (4) a privately funded building or facility defined as a "public accommodation" by Section 301(7) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 D.S.C. Section 12181), that is constructed or substantially renovated, modified, or altered on or after January 1, 1992; and (5) a privately funded building or facility defined as a "commercial facility" by Section 301, Americans ,with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.c. Section 12181), that is constructed or substantially renovated, modified, or altered on or after September 1, 1993. (b) To the extent there is no conflict with federal law and it is not beyond the state's power of regulation, the standards adopted under this article also apply to a building or facility construct~d in this state, or a building or facility leased or rented for use Article 9102 Pllge 1-5 ~ptember 1, 1993