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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to liability of burn bosses in connection with certain |
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prescribed burns. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 153, Natural Resources |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 153.084 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 153.084. LIMITATION OF BURN BOSS LIABILITY. (a) In |
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this section, "burn boss" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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153.083. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a burn boss is not |
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liable for property damage, personal injury, or death caused by or |
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resulting from the burn in excess of the insurance requirements |
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established by the board under Section 153.046 if the burn boss has: |
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(1) completed an accredited prescribed burning |
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training course approved by the board; and |
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(2) satisfied the experience requirements prescribed |
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by the board. |
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(c) This section does not apply to a burn boss who commits |
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gross negligence or intentionally causes property damage, personal |
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injury, or death. |
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SECTION 2. Section 153.084, Natural Resources Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |