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S.B. No. 1016
1 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
2 ARTICLE 2. PRESCRIBED BURNING BOARD
3 SECTION 2.01. Section 153.001, Natural Resources Code, is
4 amended to read as follows:
5 Sec. 153.001. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION] . In this chapter:
6 (1) "Board"[ "b.r8X d"] means the Prescribed Burning
7 Board.
8 (2) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
9 SECTION 2.02. Subchapter A, Chapter 153, Natural Resources
10 Code, is amended by adding Section 153.004 to read as follows:
11 Sec. 153.004. PRESCRIBED BURNING IN STATE OF EMERGENCY OR
12 DISASTER. A certified and insured prescribed burn manager may
13 conduct a burn in a county in which a state of emergency or state of
14 disaster has been declared by the governor or the president of the
15 United States, unless the declaration expressly prohibits all
16 outdoor burning.
17 SECTION 2.03. Subsection (a), Section 153.041, Natural
18 Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
19 (a) The Prescribed Burning Board is established within the
20 department [De artvCmnt r u ,lure] and is composed of:
21 (1) an employee of the Texas Forest Service designated
22 by the director of the Texas Forest Service;
23 (2) an employee of the Parks and Wildlife Department
24 appointed by the executive director of the Parks and Wildlife
25 Department;
26 (3) an employee of the Texas Commission on
27 Environmental Quality [tura Resourc Cnervaio n Cmmi. ion]20
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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/m1/20/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.