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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a limitation on liability for prescribed burning |
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conducted on land owned by, leased by, or occupied by certain |
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self-insured governmental units. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 153.082, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 153.082. INSURANCE. The limitation on liability under |
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Section 153.081 does not apply to an owner, lessee, or occupant of |
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agricultural land unless: |
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(1) the certified and insured prescribed burn manager |
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conducting a burn on the land has liability insurance coverage: |
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(A) [(1)] of at least $1 million for each single |
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occurrence of bodily injury or death, or injury to or destruction of |
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property; and |
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(B) [(2)] with a policy period minimum aggregate |
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limit of at least $2 million; or |
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(2) the owner, lessee, or occupant is a governmental |
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unit, as that term is defined by Section 2259.001, Government Code, |
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that has a self-insurance program approved by the board that |
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provides the amount of coverage required by Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |