HOUSE BILL 680 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Turner, Bob et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-97 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Ogden |
House Bill 680 amends the Education Code to restrict the liability of companies or other entities who donate used or obsolete fire control or fire rescue equipment to the Texas Forest Service for statewide distribution to volunteer and rural fire departments. Both the donating entity and the Texas Forest Service are exempt from equipment defect liability unless acting with malice, gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct. The act also creates a definition for "fire control or fire rescue equipment."