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<br />53~ <br /> <br />responsibilities of such agencies are achieved through the arlmini!::tration of this <br />article. In enforcing this article the commissioner shall also receive the assistance of <br />all appropriate elective or appointive state officials. The commissioner may contract <br />with other state agencies, political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, and private <br />independent contractors to perform the commi"Sioner's review and inspection <br />functions for privately financed buildings that are not leased by the state or a <br />political subdivision and may terminate those contracts for cause. The department <br />shall from time to time inform professional organizations and others, including <br />persons with disabilities, architects, engineers, and other building professionals, of <br />this law and its application. Information disseminated by the department about the <br />program shall include the types of buildings and leases covered by this article, the <br />procedures for submitting plans and specifications for review, complaint procedures, <br />and the address and phone number of the department's program. The department <br />may enter into cooperative agreements to integrate information about the program <br />with information produced or distributed by other public entities or by private <br />entities. <br /> <br />(b) The commissioner has all necessary powers to require compliance with the <br />department's rules and regulations and modifications thereof and substitutions <br />therefor. The commission may also impose an administrative penalty under Section <br />17, Article 9100, Revised Statutes, on a building owner for a violation of this article <br />or a rule adopted under this article. Each day that the violation" is not corrected <br />constitutes a separate violation. The commissioner, when the commission considers <br />imposing an administrative penalty under this section, shall first notify a person <br />responsible for the building and allow that person 90 days to bring the building into <br />compliance. The commissioner shall have the authority to extend the 90-day period <br />when circumstances justify sucb extension. Ptu"agraph (b) iUlUrukd effective September 1,1993 <br />by Acts oj the 73rd LegislatUT't! <br /> <br />(c) The standards and specifications to be adopted by the commissioner under this <br />article shall be consistent in effect to those. adopted by the American National <br />Standards Institute, Inc. (or its federally recognized successor in function), and the <br />department shall publish the standards and specifications in a readily accessible form <br />for the use of interested parties. The standards, specifications, and other rules to be <br />adopted by the commissioner under this article shall also be consistent with those <br />adopted under federal law. <br /> <br />(d) .An plans and specifications for construction or for the substantial renovation, <br />modification, or alteration of a building or facility that has an estimated construction <br />cost of $50,000 or more and that is subject to the provisions of this article shall be <br />submitted to the department for review and approval prior to the time that <br />construction or that substantial renovation, modification, or alteration on tbe building <br />or facility begins in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the <br /> <br />Article 9102 <br /> <br />Page 4-5 <br /> <br />September 1, 1993 <br />