Beau Baird
- Republican
- Representative
- District 44
Author
Defines "prescribed burn". Provides for the following: (1) Requirements to be met before a person conducts a prescribed burning. (2) That a certified prescribed burn manager and a completed prescribed burn plan must be present during a prescribed burning. (3) Certain civil liability immunities related to conducting a prescribed burn and the prescribed burn certification program. (4) Under certain conditions, exemption of prescribed burning from certain local regulations. (5) That a prescribed burning and the smoke produced by the prescribed burning do not constitute a nuisance. (6) That the division of forestry shall administer the training and certification program for prescribed burning. Limits damages for injuries or losses as result of a prescribed burn to actual damages.
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 124
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the Speaker
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 488: yeas 80, nays 10
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the House with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 329: yeas 38, nays 9
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
Referred to the Senate
Senate sponsor: Senator Glick
Representatives Karickhoff and Bauer added as coauthors
Representative Aylesworth added as coauthor
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 92: yeas 73, nays 15
Amendment #1 (Boy) failed; voice vote
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Authored by Representative Baird
First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
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| Fiscal Note: HB1557.04.ENRS.FN001 |
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