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1 for injury or death to persons caused by or resulting from
2 prescribed burning conducted on the land owned by, leased by, or
3 occupied by the person if the prescribed burning is conducted under
4 the supervision of a certified and insured prescribed burn manager.
5 (b) This section does not apply to an owner, lessee, or
6 occupant of agricultural land who is a certified and insured
7 prescribed burn manager and conducts a burn on that land.
8 SECTION 2.09. Section 153.082, Natural Resources Code, is
9 amended to read as follows:
10 Sec. 153.082. INSURANCE. The limitation on liability under
11 Section 153.081 does not apply to an owner, lessee, or occupant of
12 agricultural land unless the certified and insured prescribed burn
13 manager conducting a burn on the land has liability insurance
14 coverage:
15 (1) of at least $1 million for each single occurrence
16 of bodily injury or death, or injury to or destruction of property;
17 and
18 (2) with a policy period minimum aggregate limit of at
19 least $2 million.
20 SECTION 2.10. Chapter 153, Natural Resources Code, is
21 amended by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
22 SUBCHAPTER D. COMPLAINTS, ENFORCEMENT, AND PENALTIES
23 Sec. 153.101. COMPLAINTS. The department shall receive and
24 process complaints concerning certified and insured prescribed
25 burn managers in the manner described by Section 12.026,
26 Agriculture Code, and rules adopted under that section.
27 Sec. 153.102. DISCIPLINARY ACTION; SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS.24
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, House Bill 1016, Chapter 506, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149265/m1/24/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.