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  2. Veeck v. Southern Building Code Congress Int'l - Wikipedia

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    The Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) published a standard building code that it proposed as a model code for municipalities. It encourages local government entities to enact its codes into law by reference, without cost to them. The towns of Anna and Savoy in North Texas adopted the SBCCI code as law. Peter Veeck operates a ...

  3. List of acts of the 111th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    Amended title 28 of the United States Code, to require the Attorney General to share criminal records with state sentencing commissions 111-370: January 4, 2011 (No short title) Directed the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas: 111-371: January 4, 2011

  4. List of landmark African-American legislation - Wikipedia

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    Noted for the devastating loss of life and property among African-Americans in New York City. Black Codes (1865–66) - series of laws passed by Southern state legislatures restricting the political franchise and economic opportunity of free blacks, with heavy legal penalties for vagrancy and restrictive employment contracts.

  5. List of acts of the 113th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents (H.R. 2576; 113th Congress)|To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents]] Pub. L. 113–30 (text) 113-31: August 9, 2013

  6. List of acts of the 115th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration. Pub. L. 115–238 (text) 115-239

  7. Resilience (engineering and construction) - Wikipedia

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    A home in Gilchrist, Texas, designed to resist flood waters survived Hurricane Ike in 2008.. In the fields of engineering and construction, resilience is the ability to absorb or avoid damage without suffering complete failure and is an objective of design, maintenance and restoration for buildings and infrastructure, as well as communities.

  8. Private policing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    These officers have full police powers on the property of the university and must meet all certification and training requirements as established by the state. The law also indemnifies the state of any liability associated with 'acting or failing to act', and instead, places the financial responsibility on the respective college or university. [19]