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TX Nat Res Code § 153.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter B. Prescribed Burning Board|Section 153.048. Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Managers

Sec. 153.048.  CERTIFIED AND INSURED PRESCRIBED BURN MANAGERS.  (a)  Minimum standards established by the board for certification as a certified and insured prescribed burn manager must require the completion of the approved training curriculum to be developed and promulgated by the board and taught by an approved instructor.(b)  The board shall certify a person as a certified and insured prescribed burn manager if the person:(1)  applies to the board for certification;(2)  demonstrates completion of an approved training program by an approved instructor;(3)  pays a fee to the board in an amount determined by the board; and(4)  meets the insurance requirements established by the board under Section 153.046.(c)  The certification is for two years.(d)  A person may renew certification only by completing a continuing education program established by the board.(e)  The board shall maintain a register of certified and insured prescribed burn managers and dates of completion of initial and continuing training.(f)  The board may waive any prerequisite to obtaining certification for an applicant after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a valid certification from another state that has certification requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1432, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 2.07, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 565 (S.B. 702), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 565 (S.B. 702), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 153.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter B. Prescribed Burning Board|Section 153.049. Criminal History Evaluation

Sec. 153.049.  CRIMINAL HISTORY EVALUATION.  The board shall perform the duties of a licensing authority under Chapter 53, Occupations Code, for each certification issued by the board under this chapter or other law, including issuing guidelines under Section 53.025, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 153.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter C. Limitations on Liability|Section 153.081. Limitation of Owner Liability

Sec. 153.081.  LIMITATION OF OWNER LIABILITY.(a)  Subject to Section 153.082, an owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural or conservation land is not liable for property damage or for injury or death to persons caused by or resulting from prescribed burning conducted on the land owned by, leased by, or occupied by the person if the prescribed burning is conducted under the supervision of a certified and insured prescribed burn manager.(b)  This section does not apply to an owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural or conservation land who is a certified and insured prescribed burn manager and conducts a burn on that land.(c)  In this section, "agricultural or conservation land" means land that is located in this state and that is suitable for:(1)  use and production of plants and fruits for human or animal consumption or plants grown for the production of fibers, floriculture, viticulture, horticulture, or planting seed;(2)  forestry and the growing of trees for the purpose of rendering those trees into lumber, fiber, or other items used for industrial, commercial, or personal consumption;(3)  domestic or native farm or ranch animals kept for use or profit;(4)  management of native or exotic wildlife; or(5)  conservation or management of an ecosystem, a forest, a habitat, a species, water, or wildlife.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1432, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 764), Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 169 (H.B. 2119), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 2053), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 153.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter C. Limitations on Liability|Section 153.082. Insurance

Sec. 153.082.  INSURANCE.  The limitation on liability under Section 153.081 does not apply to an owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural or conservation land unless:(1)  the burn is conducted under the supervision of a certified and insured prescribed burn manager who has liability insurance coverage:(A)  of at least $1 million for each single occurrence of bodily injury or death, or injury to or destruction of property; and(B)  with a policy period minimum aggregate limit of at least $2 million; or(2)  the owner, lessee, or occupant is a governmental unit, as that term is defined by Section 2259.001, Government Code, that has a self-insurance program that provides the amount of coverage required by Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1432, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 829, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 2.09, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 764), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 169 (H.B. 2119), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 2053), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 153.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter C. Limitations on Liability|Section 153.083. Liability Regarding Certain Prescribed Burns

Sec. 153.083.  LIABILITY REGARDING CERTAIN PRESCRIBED BURNS.  (a)  In this section, "burn boss" means an individual responsible for directing a prescribed burn under a written prescription plan described by Section 153.047.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), if a prescribed burn is conducted in accordance with a written prescription plan described by Subsection (d) and Section 153.047, a person may be held liable for property damage, personal injury, or death caused by or resulting from the burn only if the person:(1)  is the burn boss; and(2)  is otherwise liable under other law.(c)  Subject to Sections 153.081 and 153.082, a person other than the burn boss, including a person assisting or acting under the direction of the burn boss, may be held liable for property damage, personal injury, or death caused by or resulting from the burn only if the person:(1)  commits gross negligence or intentionally causes the property damage, personal injury, or death; and(2)  is otherwise liable under other law.(d)  For purposes of this section, if the burn boss is not the owner, lessee, or occupant of the land on which the burn is conducted, the written prescription plan must include:(1)  the signature of:(A)  the burn boss; or(B)  the owner, lessee, or occupant of the land on which the burn is conducted; and(2)  a contract acknowledging liability.(e)  Nothing in this section may be construed to create a cause of action or to create a standard of care, obligation, or duty that forms the basis of a cause of action.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 2053), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 153.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter C. Limitations on Liability|Section 153.084. Limitation of Burn Boss Liability

Sec. 153.084.  LIMITATION OF BURN BOSS LIABILITY.  (a)  In this section, "burn boss" has the meaning assigned by Section 153.083. Text of subsection as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 222), Sec. 1 (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a burn boss is not liable for property damage, personal injury, or death caused by or resulting from the burn in excess of the insurance requirements established by the board for certified and insured prescribed burn managers under Section 153.046 if the burn boss:(1)  has completed an accredited prescribed burning training course approved by the board;(2)  has satisfied the minimum experience requirements prescribed by the board; and(3)  has liability insurance coverage equal to or in excess of the amounts provided by Section 153.082(1). Text of subsection as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 1 (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), if a burn boss is a certified and insured prescribed burn manager under Section 153.048, the burn boss is not liable for property damage, personal injury, or death caused by or resulting from smoke that occurs more than 300 feet from the burn.(c)  This section does not apply to a burn boss who commits gross negligence or intentionally causes property damage, personal injury, or death.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (H.B. 222), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 153.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter D. Complaints, Enforcement, and Penalties|Section 153.101. Complaints

Sec. 153.101.  COMPLAINTS.  The department shall receive and process complaints concerning certified and insured prescribed burn managers in the manner described by Sections 12.026 and 12.02601, Agriculture Code, and rules adopted under those sections.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 2.10, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 153.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter D. Complaints, Enforcement, and Penalties|Section 153.102. Disciplinary Action; Schedule of Sanctions

Sec. 153.102.  DISCIPLINARY ACTION; SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS.  (a)  The department may impose an administrative sanction, including an administrative penalty, as provided by Sections 12.020, 12.0201, 12.0202, and 12.0261, Agriculture Code, for a violation of this chapter.(b)  The board by rule shall adopt a schedule of the disciplinary sanctions that the department shall impose under this chapter.  In adopting the schedule of sanctions, the board shall ensure that the severity of the sanction imposed is appropriate to the type of violation or conduct that is the basis for disciplinary action.(c)  In determining the appropriate disciplinary action, including the amount of any administrative penalty to assess, the department shall consider:(1)  whether the person:(A)  is being disciplined for multiple violations of either this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter; or(B)  has previously been the subject of disciplinary action by the department under this chapter and has previously complied with department rules and this chapter;(2)  the seriousness of the violation;(3)  the threat to public safety; and(4)  any mitigating factors.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 2.10, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 153.1025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter D. Complaints, Enforcement, and Penalties|Section 153.1025. Certain Disciplinary Action Prohibited

Sec. 153.1025.  CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY ACTION PROHIBITED.  Notwithstanding Section 153.102 or any other law, the department or another state agency may not take disciplinary action against a certified and insured prescribed burn manager in relation to a prescribed burn conducted in accordance with this chapter on the basis that the burn resulted in emissions or is a nuisance.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Nat Res Code § 153.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter D. Complaints, Enforcement, and Penalties|Section 153.103. Injunction

Sec. 153.103.  INJUNCTION.  (a)  The department may apply to a district court in any county for an injunction to restrain a person who is not a certified and insured prescribed burn manager from representing that the person is a certified and insured prescribed burn manager.(b)  At the request of the department, the attorney general shall initiate and conduct an action in a district court in the state's name to obtain an injunction under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 2.10, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 153.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 6 - Timber|Chapter 153 - Prescribed Burning|Subchapter D. Complaints, Enforcement, and Penalties|Section 153.104. Emergency Suspension

Sec. 153.104.  EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.  (a)  On determining that a certification holder is engaged in or about to engage in a violation of this chapter and that the certification holder's continued practice constitutes an immediate threat to the public welfare, the department may issue an order suspending the certification holder's certification without notice or a hearing.  The department shall immediately serve notice of the suspension on the certification holder.(b)  The notice required by Subsection (a) must:(1)  be personally served on the certification holder or be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the certification holder's last known address according to the department's records;(2)  state the grounds for the suspension; and(3)  inform the certification holder of the right to a hearing on the suspension order.(c)  A certification holder whose certification is suspended under this section is entitled to request a hearing on the suspension not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of notice of the suspension.  Not later than the fifth day after the date a hearing is requested, the department shall issue a notice of hearing.(d)  A hearing on a suspension order under this section is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.  If the hearing is before an administrative law judge, after the hearing, the administrative law judge shall recommend to the department whether to uphold, vacate, or modify the suspension order.(e)  A suspension order issued under this section remains in effect until further action is taken by the department.  If the administrative law judge's recommendation under Subsection (d) is to vacate the order, the department shall determine whether to vacate the order not later than the second day after the date of the recommendation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 2.10, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.011. Veterans Land Board Designated

Sec. 161.011.  VETERANS LAND BOARD DESIGNATED.  The Veterans Land Board is a state agency designated to perform the governmental functions authorized in Article III, Section 49-b of the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2655, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.0111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.0111. Sunset Provision

Sec. 161.0111.  SUNSET PROVISION.  The Veterans' Land Board is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter.  The board shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies abolished in 2031 are reviewed and every 12th year after that.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 798, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.20(42), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec. 3.08, eff. Nov. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 970, Sec. 2.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1169, Sec. 2.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1481, Sec. 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1112, Sec. 2.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 3140), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 523 (S.B. 607), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.013. Executive Secretary and Assistant Executive Secretary

Sec. 161.013.  EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.  (a)  The board shall select an executive secretary and an assistant executive secretary, each of whom shall be nominated by the commissioner and approved by a majority of the board.(b)  The executive secretary and assistant executive secretary shall perform all duties required of them by the board.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2655, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.014. Employees

Sec. 161.014.  EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The commissioner may employ all other employees that may be necessary for the discharge of the board's duties.  The employees may include stenographers, typists, bookkeepers, surveyors, appraisers, and other employees in the number and for the time necessary to perform these duties.(b)  The employees of the board are considered to be employees of the land office, and civil and criminal laws regulating the conduct and relations of the employees of the land office apply to the employees of the board.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2656, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.0141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.0141. Separation of Responsibilities

Sec. 161.0141.  SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.  The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive secretary, assistant executive secretary, and staff of the board.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 523 (S.B. 607), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.015. Compensation and Duties of Employees

Sec. 161.015.  COMPENSATION AND DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES.  The employees of the board shall be paid their compensation and shall perform their duties with the same rules and requirements of the general law governing other state employees in those respects.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2656, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.016. Fiscal Agent

Sec. 161.016.  FISCAL AGENT.  (a)  The board may designate the comptroller as the fiscal agent for payment of principal of and interest on the bonds.(b)  The comptroller shall act as fiscal agent without compensation.(c)  In the alternative, the board may employ a private fiscal agent to perform these services and shall pay him adequate compensation.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2656, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 14.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.017. Meetings of Board

Sec. 161.017.  MEETINGS OF BOARD.  (a)  When necessary, the board shall meet on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the land office, where its session shall be held and continue until its docket is cleared.  The board may recess at its own discretion.(b)  The chairman of the board may call special meetings of the board at any time he thinks necessary by giving the other members notice.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2656, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.018. Minutes of Board

Sec. 161.018.  MINUTES OF BOARD.  Minutes of each meeting of the board shall be kept, and only those matters that actually transpire at the meeting shall be entered in the minutes.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2656, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.019. Depository for Papers, Records, and Archives

Sec. 161.019.  DEPOSITORY FOR PAPERS, RECORDS, AND ARCHIVES.  Papers, records, and archives of the board shall be deposited and kept in the land office.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2656, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.020. Purchase of Supplies

Sec. 161.020.  PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES.  The board may purchase at state expense through the comptroller supplies, including stationery, stamps, printing, record books, and other things that may be needed to carry on the board's functions as a state agency in performing the duties imposed by this chapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2656, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.105, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.021. Seal

Sec. 161.021.  SEAL.  The board shall procure and adopt a seal bearing the words "Veterans Land Board" encircled by the oak and olive branches common to other official seals.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2656, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 161.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 7 - Resources Programs|Chapter 161 - Veterans Land Board|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 161.022. Chapter Application to Successor Boards

Sec. 161.022.  CHAPTER APPLICATION TO SUCCESSOR BOARDS.  The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any successor of the board.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2657, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|