87(R) HB 222 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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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 for certified and insured prescribed burn |
 
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managers under Section 153.046 if the burn boss: |
 
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                         (1)    has completed an accredited prescribed burning |
 
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training course approved by the board; |
 
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                         (2)    has satisfied the minimum experience requirements |
 
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prescribed by the board; and |
 
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                         (3)    has liability insurance coverage equal to or in |
 
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excess of the amounts provided by Section 153.082(1). |
 
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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. |
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     President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House           |
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             I certify that H.B. No. 222 was passed by the House on April |
 
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16, 2021, by the following vote:    Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
 
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voting. |
 
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Chief Clerk of the House       |
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             I certify that H.B. No. 222 was passed by the Senate on May |
 
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27, 2021, by the following vote:    Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
 
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Secretary of the Senate         |
 
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APPROVED:    _____________________ |
 
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                                 Governor               |