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AN ACT
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relating to certified and insured prescribed burn managers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 153.046, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 153.046. DUTIES. The board shall: |
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(1) establish standards for prescribed burning; |
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(2) develop a comprehensive training curriculum for |
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certified and insured prescribed burn managers; |
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(3) establish standards for certification, |
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recertification, and training for certified and insured prescribed |
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burn managers; |
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(4) establish minimum education and professional |
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requirements for instructors for the approved curriculum; and |
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(5) establish [minimum] insurance requirements for |
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certified and insured prescribed burn managers in amounts not less |
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than those required by Section 153.082. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 153.048, Natural |
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Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 153.048. CERTIFIED AND INSURED [CERTIFICATION OF] |
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PRESCRIBED BURN MANAGERS. |
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SECTION 3. Subsections (a) and (b), Section 153.048, |
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Natural Resources Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Minimum standards established by the board for |
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certification as a certified and insured prescribed burn manager |
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must require the completion of the approved training curriculum to |
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be developed and promulgated by the board and taught by an approved |
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instructor. |
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(b) The board shall certify a person as a certified and |
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insured prescribed burn manager if the person: |
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(1) applies to the board for certification; |
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(2) demonstrates completion of an approved training |
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program by an approved instructor; [and] |
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(3) pays a fee to the board in an amount determined by |
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the board; and |
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(4) meets the insurance requirements established by |
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the board under Section 153.046. |
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SECTION 4. Subsection (f), Section 352.081, Local |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(f) This section does not apply to outdoor burning |
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activities: |
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(1) related to public health and safety that are |
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authorized by the Texas [Natural Resource Conservation] Commission |
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on Environmental Quality for: |
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(A) firefighter training; |
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(B) public utility, natural gas pipeline, or |
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mining operations; or |
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(C) planting or harvesting of agriculture crops; |
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or |
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(2) that are conducted by a certified and insured |
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prescribed burn manager certified under Section 153.048, Natural |
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Resources Code, and meet the standards of Section 153.047, Natural |
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Resources Code. |
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SECTION 5. Not later than November 1, 2013, the Prescribed |
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Burning Board shall establish insurance requirements under Section |
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153.046, Natural Resources Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 702 passed the Senate on |
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March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 702 passed the House on |
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May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 3, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |