81st Texas Legislature, House Bill 1016, Chapter 506 Page: 22 of 136
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S.B. No. 1016
1 Act). The board shall be reviewed during the period in which the
2 Department of Agriculture is reviewed [Unlo&ss c-tinucd in
4 thi haptcr c..x pircs c mbcr 1, 209].
5 SECTION 2.05. Section 153.046, Natural Resources Code, is
6 amended to read as follows:
7 Sec. 153.046. DUTIES. The board shall:
8 (1) establish standards for prescribed burning;
9 (2) develop a comprehensive training curriculum for
10 certified and insured prescribed burn managers;
11 (3) establish standards for certification,
12 recertification, and training for certified and insured prescribed
13 burn managers;
14 (4) establish minimum education and professional
15 requirements for instructors for the approved curriculum; and
16 (5) establish minimum insurance requirements for
17 certified and insured prescribed burn managers.
18 SECTION 2.06. Section 153.047, Natural Resources Code, is
19 amended to read as follows:
20 Sec. 153.047. PRESCRIBED BURNING STANDARDS. Minimum
21 standards established by the board for prescribed burning must:
22 (1) ensure that prescribed burning is the controlled
23 application of fire to naturally occurring or naturalized
24 vegetative fuels under specified environmental conditions in
25 accordance with a written prescription plan:
26 (A) designed to confine the fire to a
27 predetermined area and to accomplish planned land management22
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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/m1/22/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.